Dhanyee Meye | |
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Directed by | Arabinda Mukhopadhyay |
Written by | Debanshu Mukherjee |
Screenplay by | Arabinda Mukhopadhyay Himanish Goswami (Co-Screenplay) |
Story by | Debanshu Mukherjee |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
Edited by | Amiyo Mukhopadhyay |
Music by | Nachiketa Ghosh |
Production company | Shree Productions |
Distributed by | Chandimata Films Pvt Ltd |
Release date | 1971 [1] |
Running time | 138 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Dhanyee Meye is a 1971 [2] Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay. The cast includes Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Partho Mukherjee, Jaya Bhaduri, Jahor Roy and Nripati Chattopadhyay. [3] This is the third and only the second Bengali film of Jaya Baduri The music of the film composed by Nachiketa Ghosh.
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.
Dhanni Meye | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Studio | Shree Productions | |||
Length | 0:16:47 | |||
Label | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | |||
Nachiketa Ghosh chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Pulak Banerjee, Pronab Roy; all music is composed by Nachiketa Ghosh
No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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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 Dey | 3:32 |
Total length: | 16:47 |
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. [4]
It was the highest grossing bengali film in 1971.
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