Nayika Sangbad (transl. News About the Heroine) is a 1967 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Agradoot and written by Prasanta Deb. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Anjana Bhowmick. It was remade in Tamil as Sumathi En Sundari (1971).
| Nayika Sangbad | |
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| Directed by | Agradoot |
| Written by | Prasanta Deb |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Anjana Bhowmick |
| Cinematography | Bibhuti Laha |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chattopadhyay |
| Music by | Hemant Kumar |
Production company | B. K. Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
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Urmila, a popular film actress, accidentally misses a train somewhere in the midway to her new shooting spot. She takes shelter in the quarter of the station master Alok for the next few days and falls in love with the new place as well as its people.
Cast
edit- Uttam Kumar as Alok[1]
- Anjana Bhowmick as Urmila[1]
- Pahari Sanyal as Lahiri
- Anubha Gupta as Rama
- Mrinal Mukherjee
Production
editNayika Sangbad was produced under B. K. Productions, directed by Agradoot and written by Prasanta Deb. Cinematography was handled by Bibhuti Laha, and editing by Baidyanath Chattopadhyay. The film was shot in black and white, and contained on 14 reels.[1]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Hemant Kumar.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ei Purnima Raat" | Gauri Prasanna Majumder | Hemant Kumar | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Aaj Chanchal Mon Jodi" | Gauri Prasanna Majumder | Sandhya Mukherjee | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Keno E Hriday Chanchal Holo" | Mohini Chowdhury | Sandhya Mukherjee | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Ki Mishti Dekho Mishti" | Mohini Chowdhury | Sandhya Mukherjee | 3:02 |
| Total length: | 12:13 | |||
Other versions
editNayika Sangbad was remade in Tamil as Sumathi En Sundari (1971).[3] The 2013 film Nayika Sangbad has no relation to its 1967 namesake apart from involving the same premise of a film actress disappearing.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sur, Ansu; Goswami, Abhijit (1999). Bengali Film Directory. Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre. p. 142. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Nayeeka Sangbad". Gaana. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Vamanan (23 April 2018). "Tamil cinema's bong connection". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Another Nayika Sangbad". The Times of India. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2019.