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'Harano Sur' is a 1957 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film by Ajoy Kar, starring Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar, with music by Hemant Kumar, and sung by Geeta Dutt. The film is regarded as one of the finest examples of Bengali cinema of this early period. The film is based on the 1942 American film 'Random Harvest'.

Synopsis



Suchitra in the film

An amnesiac after a train accident, Alok Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is rescued on escaping from the asylum where he is admitted by doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen) who takes him to her father's (Pahadi Sanyal) country house in a village called Palaspur. There, while treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry but a second accident makes him recall his life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget the memories spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta and meets him there but he doesn't recognise her. He hires her as governess to his niece instead. Roma keeps trying to simulate Alok's memory but is looked at suspiciously by Lata, Alok's fiance in Calcutta who thinks Roma is snatching Alok away from her and who complains to Alok's mother. The latter has Roma kicked out. Alok realizing she is from Palaspur and that is where he got back his memory goes there and regains his memory of times spent with Roma there. All's well that end well.

Cast



*Uttam Kumar as Alok Mukherjee

*Suchitra Sen as Dr Roma Banerjee

*Pahadi Sanyal as Roma's father

*Chandrabati Devi as Alok mother

*Utpal Dutta as Dr Majumder

*Khagen Pathak as Station Master

*Shailen Mukherjee as Manager

*Haren Mukherjee as Dr. Haren Mukherjee

*Dipak Mukherjee as Mihir Bhattacharya

*Kajori Guha as Lata

Soundtrack



Production



'Harano Sur' was the first film produced by Uttam Kumar along with Ajoy Kar under their banner Alochaya Production Pvt Ltd. It was released in India on 6 September 1957 under the banner of Alochaya Production.

Awards



* 1957 Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film in Bengali

References




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