Dr. Bezbarua

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Doctor Bezbarua
Poster of Dr. Bezbarua.jpg
Theatrical release poster of Dr. Bezbarua
Directed byBrajen Barua
Written byBrajen Barua
Produced byRangghar Cine Productions
StarringBrajen Barua
Nipon Goswami
Meghali Devi
Pratibha Thakur
Renu Saikia
CinematographySujit Singha
Music byRamen Barua
Release date
  • 7 November 1969 (1969-11-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageAssamese

Dr. Bezbarua is a 1969 Indian Assamese language thriller film, the first film of this genre in the language, directed by Brajen Barua and produced by Rangghar Cine Productions. [1] The film was released on 7 November 1969. [2] It marked the beginning of success of commercial films in Assamese cinema. [3] It was also first time the outdoor and indoor shooting entirely took place in various locations of Assam. [3]

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Plot

Dr. Bezbarua, a hardworking doctor who has finished his studies in England, decides to open his own laboratory in a place near Dibrugarh to serve the country. His son Moti disappears while his childhood friend Lalit Duwara, the owner of a tea plantation, was visiting Dr. Bezbarua's laboratory with his family. Dr. Bezbarua blames himself for the incident and begins to live under the influence of alcohol.

One night, some thugs come and capture the doctor and occupy his laboratory and hospital. They take the disguise of Dr. Bezbarua, and put themselves in the position of doctors and do despicable things. Lalit Duwara's wife looses her mental balance after the loss of her son and comes to Dibrugarh to see Dr. Bezbarua (actually the fake doctors). On their way back from Dibrugarh, they see a small boy sitting in the back of their car. The boy has the name Pradeep engraved on his hand, the Duwara family adopt him.

Pradeep grows up to be a doctor and goes to Dibrugarh, he learns the truth and defeats the gang of bad guys and rescues Dr. Bezbaruah who learns that Pradeep is his missing child Moti.

Cast

Music

The music of the film was composed by Ramen Barua, the younger brother of director Brajen Barua.

No.TitleSingersLyrics
1Jilika Jilika Tora Akakhore Dwipen Barua Brajen Barua
2Ki Naam Di MatimDwipen Barua, Nirmala Mishra Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi
3Moyna Kon Bidhatai XajileDwipen BaruaBrajen Barua
4Phool Phool PhoolDwipen Barua, Nirmala Mishra Eli Ahmed

Awards

Dr. Bezbarua was awarded with the Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese at the 17th National Film Awards. [4] [5]

Legacy

A Hindi film titled Shivam (2011) has been remade from this film. [6] It was produced by Jogiraj Choudhury and directed by Anshuman Barua, nephew of the film’s original director Brojen Barua. [7]

A sequel, Dr. Bezbaruah 2, was released on 3rd February 2023 after 53 years, being a colour sequel to this black and white film.

References

  1. ↑ "History of Assamese Cinema". itsmynortheast.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Sarkar, Dipankar. "How a fan's persistence led to the rediscovery of Assamese classic 'Dr Bezbarua'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "History of Assamese Film". rupaliparda.com. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "17th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "7 Facts You Need to Know About The First Assamese Thriller Film". Magical Assam. 13 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hindi remake of Dr Bezbaruah to hit screen soon". Assam Times. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
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