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Mem Saheb is a 1972 Bengali film directed by Pinaki Mukherjee who also acts in this film. The film was produced by Ashima Bhattacharya and production company by Pompy Films. The story was based on the novel of same name by Nimai Bhattachariya. The film's music was composed by Ashima Bhattacharya. This film won the Filmfare Awards East in 1972. It stars Uttam Kumar and Aparna Sen in the lead roles. Others such as Gita Dey, Sumitra Mukherjee, Bikash Roy, and Jahor Roy play supporting roles.
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Saajher Pradip is a 1955 Bengali film directed by Sudhangshu Mukherjee. This film was written by Prabhabati Devi Saraswati. The music has been composed by Manabendra Mukherjee This is a drama film. This film was released on 18 January 1955. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen in lead roles and Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi Chakraborty, Bhanu Bannerjee, Chhaya Devi, Molina Devi, Shishir Batabyal, Gurudas Bannerjee, Kanu Bannerjee, Dhiraj Bhattacharya and Sumana Bhattacharya in the supporting roles. The film was produced by Sreelekha Pictures. The film become semi hit at the box office and for 50 days in theaters.
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Sonar Khancha is a 1973 film that was directed by Agradoot Music of the film was composed by Bireshwar Sarkar. Uttam Kumar, Aparna Sen and Tarun Kumar played the lead roles.
Aparichita is a 1969 Indian Bengali-language thriller film co-written and directed by Salil Dutta. Produced by Debnath Roy and Geetali Dutta under the banner of R. D. Productions, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Samaresh Basu, which itself was actually inspired by The Idiot written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It stars Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy, and Aparna Sen in the lead, while Utpal Dutt, Bikash Roy, Tarun Kumar, Dilip Roy and Haradhan Bandyopadhyay in another pivotal roles.
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