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Parineeta (1953 film)

Parineeta (Hindi pronunciation: [pəɾɪniːtaː]; transl. Married woman) is a 1953 Indian Hindi-language drama film starring Meena Kumari and Ashok Kumar, based upon the 1914 Bengali novella of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film was directed by Bimal Roy. This version of the film is considered by many to be the most faithful adaptation of the novella, particularly due to Meena Kumari's interpretation of the role of Lalita.

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Directed byBimal Roy
Screenplay byBimal Roy
Based onParineeta
by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Produced byAshok Kumar
Starring
CinematographyKamal Bose
Edited byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Music byManna Dey & Arun Mukherjee
Production
company
Ashok Kumar Production Ltd.
Release date
  • 23 January 1953 (1953-01-23)[1]
Running time
151 minutes
LanguageHindi
Box office₹60 lakh (equivalent to ₹63 crore or US$7.6 million in 2023) [2]

Story

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Lalita (Meena Kumari) is an orphaned niece of an impoverished clerk named Gurucharan (Nazir Hussain). Shekhar (Ashok Kumar), is the son of their rich landlord neighbor. Shekhar had a liking for Lalita. Gurucharan has to mortgage his house to Shekhar's father in order to get one of his daughters married as he is heavily debt-ridden. Shekhar's father often chides him about his overdue loan and a day comes when completely pressed on all sides, Gurucharan is forced to take advantage of the altruistic offer of an interest-free loan made by a wealthy young man named Girin. This gives rise to an ugly misunderstanding that Lalita has been "sold" to Girin. What happens thereafter forms the gripping conclusion of this great story of perfect love.

Cast

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Music

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Lyrics: Bharat Vyas

Music : Manna Dey & Arun Mukherjee

  1. "Gore Gore Haathon Mein Mehndi Racha Ke, Nainon Mein Kajra Daal Ke" – Asha Bhosle, Music: Arun Mukherjee
  2. "Chali Radhe Rani" – Manna Dey, Music: Manna Dey
  3. "Chand Hai Wohi, Udaas Mera Mann" – Geeta Dutt, Music: Manna Dey
  4. "Aye Baandi Tum Begum Bano Khwab Dekha Hai" – Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Music: Manna Dey
  5. "Toota Hai Naata Meet Ka Par Meet Mila Hamen Meet Ka" – Asit Baran Music: Arun Mukherjee
  6. "Tum Yaad Aa Rahe" – Asha Bhosle, Music: Arun Mukherjee

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Parineeta". Best of the Year. Retrieved 24 March 2018. Worldwide Gross: 80,00,000
  2. ^ Box office India. "Box Office 1953". box office india. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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