Sharey Chuattor

Sharey Chuattor (Bengali: সাড়ে চুয়াত্তর; English:Seventy Four and Half) is a 1953 Indian Bengali comedy film, directed by Nirmal Dey, story by Bijon Bhattacharya, starring Tulsi Chakrabarti and Molina Devi, and co-starring Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar. Contemporary playback singers like Dhananjay, Dwijen Mukherjee, Shamol Mitra and Manabendra Mukherjee acted in this film. Bhanu and Jahar were also cast.

Plot

The Annapurna Boarding House owned by Rajanibabu is a peaceful abode where the residents are all friendly except Shibbabu, a senior learned man, who sometimes acts as a killjoy. The story begins when Romola, a relative of Rajanibabu and her family comes to stay in the boarding, after being thrown out of their rented house. Rajanibabu calls a meeting where all the residents except Shibbabu cast vote in favour of Romola's staying.

Rampriti, the son of a wealthy family, who also stays at the boarding, is away home. On the day of his return, he telephones Annapurna Boarding to inform the cook Modon to prepare food for him that night. Seeing no one to answer the phone, Romola picks it up, but Rampriti does not believe that there's a girl in the boarding and so an exchange of hot words takes place. Rampriti, after returning narrates the incident to Kedar, another resident of the Boarding. Romola overhears them and berates Rampriti, silencing him.

However, they fall in love and exchange love letters, but this fact becomes known to the other residents and they start teasing both of them. Rajanibabu, the go-between, is given a love letter to deliver but as he's hurrying to catch the train home, he keeps it in his pocket. At home, he quarrels with his wife and leaves the house in the middle of night. His wife manages to find the love letter and thinks that her husband is running an extramarital affair.

Seeing that Romola and Rampriti are in love, Rajanibabu makes the marriage arrangements for them and calls Rampriti's and Romola's father.
Rajanibabu's wife prepares a puja to bring him back. She becomes impatient and goes to the Boarding House. She charges her husband of infidelity and drags him to another room where Rajanibabu tells her the truth about the letter. He says, it is about Rampriti and Romola, the couple who are getting married the very day. The residents make fun of them and the film ends with Rampriti and Romola sitting side by side at the marriage altar.

Cast

Music

• Lyrics by Sailen Roy
• Music Direction by Kalipodo Sen

1. Amar Eai Jouban - Chorus (Shyamal Mitra, Manabendra Mukhopadhyay, Dwijen Mukherjee, Dhananjay Bhattacharya, Pannalal Bhattacharya, Sanat Singha.)
2. E Maya Prapanchamoy - Dhananjay Bhattacharya
3. Dio Go Basete Bhalo - Suprova Sarkar

References

Citations

Sources

• Sharey Chuattar on IMDb
• http://calcuttatube.com/sharey-chuattar-1953-bengali-movie/119/