Maya Mriga

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Maya Mriga
Directed by Chitta Bose
Screenplay byMani Barman
Story by Nihar Ranjan Gupta
Produced bySunil Basu Mallick
Starring Uttam Kumar
Sandhya Roy
Biswajit Chatterjee
Sunanda Banerjee
CinematographyBhabotosh Bhattachariya, Sukumar Shee
Edited byRobin Das
Music by Manabendra Mukherjee
Production
company
MKG Productions Private Limited
Distributed byKalika Films Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Maya Mriga is a 1960 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Chitta Bose. [1] This film released under the banner of MKG Private Production Limited. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Sandhya Roy and Biswajit Chatterjee. [2] It is based on the play of the same name by Nihar Ranjan Gupta. [3] [4] [5]

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Plot

Sabitri and Seeta are the older and younger daughter of a rich man. Sabitri is married to barrister Amiyanath Mukherjee. She is childless. Seeta gets married to an educated, unemployed person, named Bibhuti chatterjee. Their father gets angry and after his death, all the property goes to Sabitri. Seeta gives birth to a male child. Sabitri starts loving the child very much, and wants the child from Seeta, but she refused. One year later, Bibhuti goes to prison. Seeta takes the money from Sabitri to save her husband and gives her child to Sabitri. She promises that she will not reveal the truth to anybody till her death. The baby, Shuvra grows up and enters a medical college. Amiya and Sabitri, very good host and hostess, have a lot of guests in their house. They are poor and got everything needed for living. One of them is Nirupama, a young beautiful college student. One is Mahendra, a gambler but very kind. The funny Mani shurva is in love with Nirupama. Sabitri and Shuvra have an extremely rich bond between them. One day Sabitri receives a letter from Seeta, saying that they are coming. Shocked Sabitri, decides to keep them far from her son. Bibhuti has lost one leg and they have lost their younger son, Rajat. Bibuthi and Seeta get a shelter from Sabitri, in their other house. But destini sends Shuvra to them. Bibhuti meets in another house. But destiny sends Shuvra takes him to the doctor and comes close to this older couple. Their thirst for child grows up, Seeta starts to visit him secretly. Sabitri, with great fear, insults them. They leave but Mahendra is able to trace them on the request of Sabitri. Sabitri comes to know about the love affair between Nirupama and Shuvra. She insults her. Getting excited, Bibhuti gets a heart attack and meets with death. Widow Seeta leaves the house with Nirupama. Mahendra tells the story to Shuvra, advices him to reveal the truth. Shuvra asks her mother and comes to know the truth. He comes to Seeta, and accepts both sister as two mothers. Nirupama returns into his life.

Cast

Soundtrack

Mayamriga
Soundtrack album by
Manabendra Mukherjee
Released1959
Recorded1960
StudioMKG Productions Private Limited
Length0:10:02
Producer Sunil Basu Mallick
Manabendra Mukherjee chronology
Nader Nimai
(1960)		Mayamriga
(1959)		 Maa
(1961)

All lyrics are written by Shyamal Gupta; all music is composed by Manabendra Mukherjee

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Kshati Ki Na Hoy Aaj Porbe"Manabendra Mukherjee2:56
2."Ore Son Son Gerobaj" Hemanta Mukherjee 4:06
3."O Bak Bak Bak Bakam Bakam" Sandhya Mukherjee 3:00
Total length:10:02

Remakes

The film was remade in Tamil as Annai (1962) and in Hindi as Laadla (1966) starred Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy and in Malayalam as Amma in (1976). [4] [3]

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