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'Nishi Padma' is a 1970 Bengali drama film written and directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay, based on a short story 'Hinger Kochuri' by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and starring Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee as leads. The film had music by Nachiketa Ghosh, and went on to win two awards at the 1970 National Film Awards: Manna Dey won Best Male Playback Singer for "Ja Khushi Ora Bole", while Sandhya Mukherjee won the Best Female Playback Singer for "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo".

The film was remade into a Hindi film, 'Amar Prem' (1972) directed by Shakti Samanta, with screenplay by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay, and starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna as leads.

Plot



Pushpa's (Sabitri Chatterjee) uncle forcefully sells her to a brothel in Calcutta. On her first night there, an unhappy married man named Ananda (Uttam Kumar) falls in love with her over her singing abilities and decides to visit her regularly.

Cast



* Uttam Kumar as Ananda

* Sabitri Chatterjee as Pushpa

* Anup Kumar

* Nripati Chattopadhyay

* Jahor Roy as Natabar

* Gita Dey

* Gangapada Basu

* Asha Devi

* Rajlakshmi Devi

* Premangshu Bose

* Master Molay

Soundtrack



Awards



* 1970 National Film Awards

**Best Male Playback Singer: Manna Dey - "Ja Khushi Ora Bole"

** Best Female Playback Singer: Sandhya Mukherjee - "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo".

Reception



Rajesh Khanna wrote that he watched the film 24 times.

Remake



Shakti Samanta remade the film in Hindi as 'Amar Prem', starring his regular stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore.

References






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