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Jatugriha
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Wikipedia article
'Jatugriha' is a 1964 Bengali social drama film directed by Tapan Sinha and produced by Uttam Kumar based on the novel of the same name by Subodh Ghosh. The film was produced and released on 20 March 1964 under the banner of Uttam Kumar Films Private Limited. A 1987 Bollywood film 'Ijaazat', directed by Gulzar, follows a similar plot. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Arundhati Devi, Anil Chatterjee and Bikash Roy.
Plot
Shatadal meets Madhuri after a long time in a railway station and their story is narrated through a series of flashbacks. They actually were a happily-married couple. Satadal was a successful engineer who lived with his wife Madhuri. But day-by-day, their relationship runs into emotional stress due to childlessness. Madhuri cannot bear a child and her husband Shatadal is fond of children. Finally, the couple decided to break up. When they meet in the station, they realize their fondness for each other has not died.
Cast
* Uttam Kumar as Shatadal
* Arundhati Devi as Madhuri
* Anil Chatterjee as Supryio
* Bikash Roy
* Kajal Gupta
* Binota Roy
Remake
The film was remade in Hindi by the filmmaker and writer Gulzar in 1987 as 'Ijaazat', which loosely followed the plot of 'Jatugriha'. 'Ijaazat' stars Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and Anuradha Patel.
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