Thana Theke Aschhi (English: Coming From Police Station) is a 1965 Indian Bengali-language psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Hiren Nag. Produced by Hemen Mitra, Tapas Saha and Ratan Chakraborty under the banner of United Cine Producers, it was based on a play of the same name by Ajit Gangopadhyay, which itself was an adaptation of the English play An Inspector Calls (1945) by J. B. Priestly.[1][2] The film stars Uttam Kumar, Madhabi Mukherjee and Anjana Bhowmick in the lead, while Kamal Mitra, Chhaya Debi, Dilip Mukherjee, Prashanta Kumar and Jahor Roy play another pivotal roles. It revolves around a suicide mystery of a stranger woman, to look into which Tinkari Halder, an inspector from Padmapukur police station, makes his arrival at the house of Chandra Madhab Sen, an eminent industrialist and later it gets revealed that every members of Sen's family is however connected to the victim's commitment of the suicide, including Sen himself.
| Thana Theke Aschhi | |
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| Directed by | Hiren Nag |
| Written by | Ajit Ganguly |
| Screenplay by | Ajit Ganguly (Dialogues) |
| Based on | An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kanai Dey |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Music by | Timir Baran Bhattacharya |
Production company | United Cine Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Thana Theke Aschhi was remade with the same name by Saran Dutta in 2010, where Sabyasachi Chakraborty portrayed Tinkari Halder.
Plot
editChandra Madhab Sen, an industrialist, finds his life changed with the arrival of Tinkari Haldar, a sub-inspector, at his doorstep inquiring about a suicide mystery.[3]
Cast
edit- Uttam Kumar as Tinkari Halder
- Madhabi Mukherjee
- Kamal Mitra as Chandra Madhab Sen
- Chaya Debi
- Anjana Bhowmick
- Jahor Roy
- Bireswar Sen
- Dilip Mukherjee
- Ardhendu Mukherjee
- Pranab Roy
- Khagen Pathak
Soundtrack
edit| Thana Theke Aschi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Timir Baran Bhattacharya | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Studio | United Cine Productions | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Label | Angel Digital Pvt Ltd | |||
| Timir Baran Bhattacharya chronology | ||||
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Reception
editThe film has been regarded as one of the finest thriller films ever made. Uttam Kumar as Inspector Tinkari Haldar gave one of his finest performances ever and his performance gained overwhelming appreciation all over India. The film became a hit at the box office.[citation needed]
Remake
editThe film was remade in Bengali in 2010 with the same name, Thana Theke Aschi, starring Pramabrata Chatteejee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Paoli Daam, Rudranil Ghosh and Dulal Lahiri.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Thana Theke Aschi (2010) - Movie Review, Story, Trailers, Videos, Photos, Wallpapers, Songs, Trivia, Movie Tickets". 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Roshni Mukherjee (30 January 2010). "Thana Theke Aaschi - Critic's review". Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Thana Theke Aschi (1965)". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Thana Theke Aschi (2010)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 14 April 2023.