Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)

Chaowa Pawa (transl. Desires and Fulfilment) is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by three directors Sachin Mukherjee, Dilip Mukherjee, and Tarun Majumdar. It is based on the 1934 Academy Awards winning American film It Happened One Night. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen.[1] This is the debut film of the legendary director Tarun Majumder and it is regarded as one of the best films pairing Uttam-Suchitra. The film became a huge success.

Chaowa Pawa
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Bengaliচাওয়া পাওয়া
Directed bySachin Mukherjee
Dilip Mukherjee
Tarun Majumdar
Written byNripendrakrishna Chatterjee
Screenplay byNripendrakrishna Chatterjee
Based onIt Happened One Night
StarringUttam Kumar
Suchitra Sen
Chhabi Biswas
Tulsi Chakraborty
Jiben Bose
Bharati Devi
CinematographyAnil Gupta
Jyoti Laha
Edited byDulal Dutta
Music byNachiketa Ghosh
Production
company
Time Films
Distributed byMitali Films Private Limited
Release date
27 February
  • 27 February 1959 (1959-02-27)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

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Rajat is a young journalist who works for his father's newspaper agency and is on the verge of being fired. He meets Manju, who has run away from home. He falls in love with her.

Cast

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  • Uttam Kumar as Rajat Sen, a young, smart journalist working as an employee under Manju's father at the newspaper agency 'Janamat', who initially eyes for the bounty announced for Manju's return but later falls in love with her.
  • Suchitra Sen as Manju Chowdhury, the single daughter of a rich, newspaper tycoon, who initially is short-tempered and spoiled kid later turns into a benevolent and sweet personality as she gradually develops a romantic interest in Rajat.
  • Chhabi Biswas as Manju's father K. Chowdhury, a newspaper tycoon, and a dignified man full of authority and professionalism. He is a caring father, who is determined to marry his daughter to a person of his choice initially and later announces prize money over his daughter's safe return.
  • Tulsi Chakraborty as Chakraborty "Chokkotty" Moshai, a clever innkeeper who plots a plan to grab the prize money.
  • Jiben Bose as Banku/Banka, Rajat's friend, a jovial good-hearted person who invites Rajat and Manju to his home.
  • Bharati Devi as Banku's wife, a friendly woman who acts as a catalyst in Rajat and Manju's relationship.
  • Anil Chatterjee as office staff of newspaper company.
  • Amar Mullick
  • Rajlakshmi Devi as Chakraborty's wife.
  • Shailen Mukherjee as guest house manager.

Crew

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Soundtrack

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Chawa Pawa
Soundtrack album by
Released1959
Recorded1958
StudioTime Films
Length0:06:44
LabelSa Re Ga Ma Pa
Nachiketa Ghosh chronology
Bandhu
(1958)
Chawa Pawa
(1959)
Rajdhani Theke
(1959)

All lyrics are written by Gauriprasanna Mazumder; all music is composed by Nachiketa Ghosh

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Jodi Babo E To Khelaghar"Hemant Kumar2:56
2."Ei Je Kache Daka"Sandhya Mukherjee3:29
Total length:6:25

Reception

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This is the debut film of the legendary director Tarun Majumder. The film is one of the most iconic films of Uttam Suchitra pair. The film became a blockbuster hit at the box office and ran over 63 days in theaters.

References

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  1. ^ "Watch: Five iconic Suchitra Sen scenes from her best movies". Firstpost. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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