Adarsha Hindu Hotel (film)

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Adarsha Hindu Hotel is a Bengali drama film directed by Ardhendu Sen based on the same name novel of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. [1] [2] This film was released on 31 May 1957 under the banner of Sreelekha Pictures. [3]

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Plot

The plot revolves with two rival hotels near Ranaghat railway station. One run by Bechu Chakraborty with an excellent cook, Hajari Thakur. Padma, a maidservant of the hotel, steals some utensils and falsely alleges Hajari and the police arrest him. After release from the jail, Hajari starts his new business of Adarsha Hindu Hotel which becomes most popular in the town. He gets the railway contract to start the hotel in the station.

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References

  1. Bandyopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan. "Adarsha Hindu-hotel" . Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. Mukherjee, Uddalak (30 March 2018). "Hidden battles". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. "Adarsha Hindu Hotel" . Retrieved 25 January 2019.