Khokababur Pratyabartan (English: The Return of Little Master) is a 1960 Indian Bengali-language social drama film directed by Agradoot[a] based on the 1891 short story of the same name by Rabindranath Tagore.[2][3] The film stars Uttam Kumar in the lead with Asit Baran, Sumita Sanyal and others in supporting role. This film was released on 28 April 1960 under the banner of Agradoot Chitra. Music direction of the film was done by Hemanta Mukherjee.[4][5] The film is remember as one of the best films of Uttam's career. His performance as a servant was greatly acclaimed. The film was a hit at the box office.
| Khokababur Pratyabortan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Agradoot |
| Written by | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Screenplay by | Binoy Chatterjee |
| Based on | Khokababur Pratyabortan short story by Rabindranath Tagore |
| Produced by | Agradoot |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Asit Baran Namita Sannyal |
| Cinematography | Bibhuti Laha, Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Music by | Hemanta Mukherjee |
Production company | Agradoot chitra |
| Distributed by | Paroshmal Deepchand Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editThe plot revolves around Raicharan's tragic life. He is the obedient servant of a local zamindar and takes care of zamindar's son whom he addresses as Khokababu. One day, the little son dies in an accident in a river flood and he is blamed for the same. In a delusional state, Raicharan starts believing his own infant to be his much loved khokababu and brought him up only to return him to his master.
Cast
edit- Uttam Kumar as Raicharan
- Tulsi Chakraborty
- Sumita Sanyal as Raicharan's wife
- Asit Baran as Anukul
- Jahar Ganguly as Raicharan's Father
- Shobha Sen as Raicharan's Sister
- Sisir Batabyal
- Dipti Ray
- Master Babu as Khokababu
- Tilak Chakraborty
Soundtrack
edit| Khokababur Pratyabortan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1959 | |||
| Studio | Agradoot | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Angel Digital Pvt Ltd | |||
| Producer | Agradoot | |||
| Hemanta Mukherjee chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Rabindranath Tagore; all music is composed by Rabindranath Tagore
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tar Anta Nai Go" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 2:38 | ||
Only Rabindra Sangeet used in this film to help by Rabindra Bharati.
Reception
editThis is one of the best film of Uttam Kumar's career. For the first time he doing character actor role. In the film he was totally deglamouraized. His performance as a servant Raicharan was huge acclaimed.
In a article of Times of India wrote that - "Want to discover Mahanayak’s unmatched acting skills beyond romantic hits? You have to watch ‘Khokababur Pratyabartan’. It’s not an easy task for a charismatic lead actor to jump into the role of a next door loyal servant. Because of the screen adaptation of a famous story of Rabindranath Tagore, it was more difficult to maintain the authentic feel of the story. Uttam Kumar excelled it so well that it is still regarded as one of the most touching Bengali films ever created."[6]
The film become hit at the box office. It's also remembered as the first successful film based on Rabindranath Tagore story.
Notes
edit- ^ The pen name of a group of Indian film technicians in Bengali cinema signing collectively as director.[1]
References
edit- ^ Yves Thoraval (1 February 2000). The Cinemas of India. Macmillan India. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4.
- ^ K. A. JAMUNA (June 2017). Children's Literature in Indian Languages. ISBN 9788123024561. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Bengali films that proved Uttam Kumar was not just a romantic matinee idol". The Times of India. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Khokababur Pratyabartan (1960 - Bengali)". Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Khokha Babur Pratyabartan". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "'Khokababur Pratyabartan' - Bengali films that proved Uttam Kumar was not just a romantic matinee idol". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 November 2022.