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'Nilachaley Mahaprabhu' was a 1957 Indian Bengali biographical film directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay, based on the life of 15th-century mystic Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who started his spiritual journey and Hindu reform movement, part of the Bhakti movement during his years at Nilachal, the shrine of Jagannath at Puri. It stars Asim Kumar in the titular role with Dipti Roy, Sumitra Devi, Ahindra Choudhury, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Nripati Chattopadhyay and Chhabi Biswas in supporting roles.

At the beginning of his career, a 20-year-old Soumitra Chatterjee was rejected in his screen test for the film by director Kartik Chattopadhyay, he later made his debut with 'Apur Sansar' (1959). The film continues to be a popular amongst Chaitanya and Krishna devotees and ISKCON followers.

Cast



* Asim Kumar as Chaitanya

* Dipti Roy as Vishnupriya

* Ahindra Choudhury

* Dhiraj Bhattacharya

* Nitish Mukhapadhyay

* Kanu Banerjee

* Gurudas Bandyopadhyay

* Bhanu Bandopadhyay

* Nripati Chattopadhyay

* Chhabi Biswas

* Sumitra Devi

* Molina Devi

* Padma Devi

* Shikharani

* Sumita Bandha

* Jnanadakakuti

* Suruchi Sengupta

* Kumari Indrani

References




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