Thana Theke Aschi (1965 film)

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Thana Theke Aschi
Directed by Hiren Nag
Written byAjit Ganguly
Screenplay byAjit Ganguly (Dialogues)
Based on An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley
Starring Uttam Kumar
Madhabi Mukherjee
Kamal Mitra
Chaya Debi
CinematographyKanai Dey
Edited byBaidyanath Chatterjee
Music byTimir Baran Bhattacharya
Production
company
United Cine Productions
Release date
  • 29 January 1965 (1965-01-29)(Kolkata)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget1 crore (US$130,000)

Thana Theke Aschi is a 1965 Bengali thriller drama film directed by Hiren Nag. It is an adaptation of the English play An Inspector Calls. [1] [2] [3] The film starring Uttam Kumar in lead role as inspector Tin Kari Halder. Others cast like Madhabi Mukherjee, Kamal Mitra, Chaya Debi playing supporting role. The film remembered Uttam's one of the finest performance ever. The film become successful at the box office.

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Plot

Chandra Madhab Sen, an industrialist, finds his life changed with the arrival of Tinkari Haldar, a sub-inspector, at his doorstep inquiring about a suicide mystery. [4]

Cast

Soundtrack

Thana Theke Aschi
Soundtrack album by
Timir Baran Bhattacharya
Released1965
Recorded1964
StudioUnited Cine Productions
Genre Feature Film Soundtrack
Label Angel Digital Pvt Ltd
Timir Baran Bhattacharya chronology
Bicharak
(1959)
Thana Theke Aschi
(1965)

Reception

The film has been regarded as one of the finest thriller films ever made. Uttam Kumar as Inspector Tinkari Haldar gave one of his finest performances ever and his performance gained overwhelming appreciation all over India. The film became hit at the box office.[ citation needed ]

Remake

The film is remade again in Bengali in 2010 as same name Thana Theke Aschi . Film starring Pramabrata Chatteejee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Paoli Daam, Rudranil Ghosh and Dulal Lahiri. [5]

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