Nishan (1978 film)

Nishan
Directed by	S.S. Balan
Starring	Uttam Kumar Arati Bhattacharya Nazir Hussain Shekhar Chatterjee Sulochana Chatterjee
Cinematography	MC Sekar
Music by	Shyamal Mitra [1]
Production company	Gemini Production Circuit Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	1978 (1978)
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Nishan is a Bengali language swashbuckler film directed by S.S. Balan. ^[2] This film was released on 4 August 1978 under the banner of Gemini Production Circuit Private Limited. ^{[3] [4]}

Plot

The story concerns two neighbouring kingdoms and their vendetta. Uttam Kumar played a double role as twin princes Bijay and Bikram.

Cast

• Uttam Kumar as Prince Bijay/Bikram
• Arati Bhattacharya as Ranjana
• Nazir Hussain as Doctor Shankarprasad
• Shekhar Chatterjee as King
• Sulochana Chatterjee
• Arabinda Panda
• Rajani Bala
• Mukul Ghosh
• Manik Dutta ^[5]

Soundtrack

Music direction was done by Shyamal Mitra and Lyricist was Gouri Prasanna Majumdar. ^[6] Lead singers of the film are Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Chandrani Mukherjee, Arati Mukhopadhyay and Shyamal Mitra. ^[7]

Song	Singer
"Tumi Je Premer"	Kishore Kumar, Aarti Mukherji
"Pranbhara Swapna"	Kishore Kumar, Chandrani Mukherjee
"Surja Dube"	Shyamal Mitra, Chorus
"Tinak Ta Dhin"	Asha Bhosle, Chorus
"Ananda Bhara"	Chorus

References

1. "Nishan (1978)".
2. Mukherjee, Madhuja; Bakshi, Kaustav (9 June 2020). Popular Cinema in Bengal: Genre, Stars, Public Cultures. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-000-44892-4.
3. Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN   9781135943189 . Retrieved 30 April 2018.
4. "NISHAN (1978)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
5. FilmiClub. "Nishan (1978) Complete Cast & Crew". FilmiClub. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
6. "NISHAN SHYAMAL MITRA BENGALI FILM rare EP RECORD 45 vinyl INDIA 1978 VG-". eBay. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
7. "Nishan (1978 - Bengali)" . Retrieved 30 April 2018.