Dhanyee Meye

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Dhanyee Meye
Directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
Screenplay by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
Himanish Goswami (Co-Screenplay)
Story byDebanshu Mukherjee
Starring
CinematographyBijoy Ghosh
Edited byAmiyo Mukhopadhyay
Music by Nachiketa Ghosh
Production
company
Shree Productions [1]
Distributed byChandimata Films Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 1971 (1971) [2]
Running time
138 minutes
Country India
Language Bengali

Dhanyee Meye is a 1971 [3] Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay. [4] [5] The cast includes Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Partho Mukherjee, Jaya Bhaduri, Jahor Roy and Nripati Chattopadhyay. [6] This was Bhaduri's third film overall and only her second Bengali film. The music of the film was composed by Nachiketa Ghosh.

Contents

Plot

The story centers around the character of Bogola; who is the younger brother of Kali Dutta. Bogola is the captain of a football team Sarbamangala Club managed by his elder brother. The team goes to a village Harbhanga to play in the finals of the Nangteshwar Shield. Monosha's maternal uncle (mama) Gobordhan Chowdhury is the president of the local football club and after losing the ancestral "Nangteshwar shield" (named after his father, Nangteshwar Chowdhury); decides to forcefully marry off Monosha and Bogola to keep the "Shield" in the family. All matters are soon resolved because Monosha and Bogola love each other. [7]

Cast

Soundtrack

Dhanni Meye
Soundtrack album by
Released
  • 1971 (1971)
Recorded1970
StudioShree Productions
Length0:16:47
Label Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Nachiketa Ghosh chronology
Chhinnapatra
(1971)
Dhanni Meye
(1971)
Natun Diner Alo
(1972)

All lyrics are written by Pulak Banerjee, Pronab Roy; all music is composed by Nachiketa Ghosh

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."E Betha ki je Betha Bojhe ki" Hemanta Mukherjee 3:12
2."Radhe Monta rekhe eli" Hemanta Mukherjee 3:11
3."Bou kotha kou" Aarti Mukherji 3:30
4."Sob khelar sera" Manna De 3:32
5."Lathibaji Hockey Noy"Manna Dey3:32
Total length:16:47

Reception

Reviews

The Times Of India wrote that It’s no doubt an all-time best Bengali comedy flick; ‘Dhanyee Meye’ also explored the beautiful relationship between a sister and his brother. [8]

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