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Bipasha (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Bipasha' is a 1962 Indian Bengali-language drama film starring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen. and directed by Agradoot. The film is based on a novel titled 'Bipasha' by Sri Tarashankar Bandyopadhay.
The story fleetingly describes the horror of riots in West Pakistan during the time of Partition of India. Bipasa was described as a victim of that riot in the film. However, the film deviates from the original novel and avoids describing Bipasha as a gang rape victim by Pakistani Islamist rioters.
It is one of the many hit films in which Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen worked as a pair. The other cast members included Chhabi Biswas, Chhaya Deb
Plot
The storyline goes when Dibyendu Chattopadhyay (Uttam Kumar) the young engineer meets Bipasha Bhattacharya (Suchitra Sen) in today's M
The film revolves around the story of redemption of honour of Dibyendu's mother's in the eyes of society. It became known by the end of the film that Dibyendu's father had been in an affair with and thereafter married an English girl. To save himself from being imprisoned, he alleged that his wife (Dibyendu's mother) was unfaithful, and refused to acknowledge his own son (Dibyendu) as legitimate.
Cast
*Suchitra Sen as Bipasha Bhattacharya
*Uttam Kumar as Dibyendu Chattopadhyay
*Chhabi Biswas as Swamiji alias Dibyendu's father
*Chhaya Debi as Dibyendu's mother
*Nitish Mukherjee as Maternal Uncle to Dibyendu
*Pahari Sanyal as Barrister, a friend of Dibyendu's father
*Tulsi Chakrabarti as Paan Shop Owner
*Jiben Bose as Dibyendu's co-worker and a friend
Production
For this role Sen became the highest paid actor in Bengali cinema at that time, while Uttam Kumar got the payment of rupees 80000. After this film Sen permanently fixed her salary of one lakh.
Reception
In an article honoring the actors 35 years after Uttam Kumar's death, 'The Indian Express' wrote "Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar heralded the golden era of Bengali cinema", and listed 'Bipasha' as among their most popular films. 'The Telegraph' listed it among the duo's "string of memorable hits", and when speaking the two as box office draws, 'The Pioneer' listed at as among their biggest hits.
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References
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