Nishi Padma

Nishi Padma
Directed by Aravinda Mukherjee
Screenplay by Aravinda Mukherjee
Based on Hinger Kochuri  
by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
Starring Uttam Kumar
Sabitri Chatterjee
Music by Nachiketa Ghosh
Production
company
Chirantan Chitra
Release dates
  • October 23, 1970 (India)
Country India
Language Bengali

Nishi Padma is a 1970 Bengali drama film written and directed by Aravinda Mukherjee,[1] based on a short story Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and starring Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee as leads. The film had music by Nachiketa Ghosh, and went on to win two awards at the 1970 National Film Awards: Manna Dey won Best Male Playback Singer for "Ja Khushi Ora Bole", while Sandhya Mukherjee won the Best Female Playback Singer for "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo".

The film was remade into a Hindi film, Amar Prem (1972) directed by Shakti Samanta, with screenplay by Aravind Mukherjee, and starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna as leads.[2]

Cast

Soundtrack

Nishipadma
Soundtrack album by Nachiketa Ghosh

All lyrics written by Gouri Prasanna Majumdar, all music composed by Nachiketa Ghosh.

Songs
No. TitlePlayback Length
1. "Ja Khushi Ora Bole"  Manna Dey  
2. "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo"  Sandhya Mukherjee  
3. "Na Na Aj Rate Ar Jatra Sunte"  Manna Dey  
4. "Rajar Pakhi Uira Gela"  Shyamal Mitra  

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Also spelled Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
  2. ↑ "It’s All About Love". Indian Express. May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "18th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India.
  4. ↑ "18th National Film Awards (PDF)". Directorate of Film Festivals.

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