| Sujata | |
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| Directed by | Bimal Roy |
| Produced by | Bimal Roy |
| Written by | Nabendu Ghosh (screenplay), Subodh Ghosh (story), Paul Mahendra (dialogue) |
| Starring | Nutan Sunil Dutt Lalita Pawar |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
| Editing by | Amit Bose |
| Release date(s) | May 1960 (Cannes Film Festival) |
| Running time | 161 mins. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sujata is a 1959 Hindi language Bimal Roy film. The film starred Sunil Dutt and Nutan supported by Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. Based on a Bengali short story by the same name by writer, Subodh Ghosh , [1], the film explored the situation of caste in India. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
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Sujata is a romance between a Brahmin young man, Adheer (Sunil Dutt) and an untouchable woman, Sujata (Nutan). The movie has Gandhi's fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in Buddhism as its subtexts on the basis of which it tries to criticize the practice of untouchability in India.
Brahmin couple Upen and Charu bring up the orphaned Sujata. Although Upen is fond of the adoptive child, his wife Charu and mother can never fully embrace Sujata because she is an untouchable. They never fail to remind Sujata that she doesn't belong amongst Brahmins. One day, Upen's wife falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that in order to save Charu, they need blood of a rare group. Only Sujata's blood matches, and she willingly donates blood. When Upen's wife knows that her life was saved by Sujata, she realizes her mistakes and accepts her as her daughter. Sujata and Adheer are finally married.
| Song | Singer(s) |
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| Jalte Hain Jiske Liye Teri Aankhon Ke Diye | Talat Mehmood |
| Kaali Ghata Chhaye Mora Jiya Tarsaaye | Asha Bhosle |
| Bachpan Ke Din Bhi Kya Din The | Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle |
| Tum Jiyo Hazaaron Saal, Saal Ke Din Ho Pachaas Hazaar | Asha Bhosle |
| Suno Mere Bandhu Re, Suno Mere Mitwa | S. D. Burman |
| Nanhi Kali Sone Chali Hawa Dheere Aana | Geeta Dutt |
| Andhe Ne Bhi Sapne Dekha Kya Hai Zamaana... Waah Bhai Waah | Mohd. Rafi |
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