| Srimaan Prithviraj | |
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| Directed by | Tarun Majumdar |
| Starring | Mahua Roy Choudhury Ayan Banerjee Utpal Dutta Sandhya Roy Biswajit Chatterjee Rabi Ghosh |
| Music by | Hemanta Mukherjee |
| Release date(s) | 1973 |
| Language | Bengali |
Shriman Prithviraj (Bengali: শ্রীমান পৃথ্বীরাজ) is a 1973 Bengali cinema starring Ayan Banerjee and Mahua Roy Choudhury directed by Tarun Majumdar.It is one of the sweetest Bengali films with a down to earth feel ever made on the subject of teenage love. The film continues to have a cult following.[1]
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Sriman Prithviraj proved it yet again. Ayan Banerjee and Mohua Roy Chowdhury as the child-couple are still remembered lovingly. Such a simple story of love is entertaining as well as inspiring. Moreover, the blend of the pre-Independence political backdrop with the simple love life of the newlywed is excellently portrayed. On one hand you have the caricature of a typical Babu, who’s hell-bent on getting the ‘Raibahadur’ title from the British rulers played excellently by non other than Utpal Dutt, and on the other hand you have Biswajit, a Swadeshi who’s out to teach the British rulers a lesson. But still the main focus remains on Ayan, a notorious boy. To curb him, his parents get him married to Utpal Dutt’s daughter, Mohua. But he creates havoc in his in-laws’ house as well. The brilliant interplay between the two, their becoming friends, missing each other, understanding responsibilities towards each other all make for a charming love story. And at the end of it all, it’s pure fun.
This is essentially a comedy with Tom Sawyeresque leanings laced elegantly into the ever-transforming fabric of Bengal of the late 19th or early 20th century. In the subtle backdrop of the Indian freedom movement, it is the story of the transformation of a young boy's innocent but naughty childhood to an appreciation of the Swadeshi movement and the growth of adolescent love for a girl even younger than he was. The comedy is exceedingly natural and free-flowing. It includes a number of beautifully rendered traditional Bengali songs and is punctuated by a series of stand-offs faced by the young boy, mostly with unfavourable results for the opposing party. At heart, it is a beautiful pre-pubescent/adolescent love story. It was a huge box-office success when it came out and is an oft-watched movie even today.
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