Mahua Roychowdhury Top Films As Second Lead

 In Bengal film industry it is said that so far as actresses are concerned there two eras - one is Sabitri Chottopadhyay era and after that Mahua Roychowdhury era. Both are known for natural spontaneous acting in films. Many film critics find similarities in their acting. Mahua and Sabitri Chatterjee acted in many Bengali films and few of the films are listed below.

Before Dadar Kirti, Mahua was getting mostly second lead roles in Bengali films. During that stage of her career, film industry realised that a new actress has entered in Bengali film industry and in near future she will rule the industry.

Most interesting is that Mahua worked with Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee in most of her initial stage films.

Je Jekhane Danriye (1974)

Cast

Kaberi Bose, Dipankar Dey, Mahua Roy Chowdhury, Kshuram Bhattachartya, Runu Bose, Keya Chakraborty, N. Viswanathan and others

Directed by : Agragami, Saroj De

Plot

This film is based on famous novel of Ramapada Chowdhury 'Je Jekhane Danriye'.

Bagh Bondi Khela (1975)

Mahua Roychowdhury played a role of a girl of strong spine. Sharing screen with Uttam Kumar at such a tender age was not easy but Mahua was excellent in this movie.

Story of the film

Bhabesh Banerjee is a corrupt and loose character. He lives in Ranipur, involved with unauthorised business, smuggling and immoral trafficking. His son Rajesh is an honest man who loves Dolon. Bhabesh cheated Dolon's father using counterfeit documents. When Rajesh comes to visit his father, Bhabesh gifts all his properties to Rajesh for getting political mileage and enters into politics. Bhabesh's second wife Bibha knows the whole plot and reveals it to Rajesh. When police come to arrest Bhabesh, he(Bhabesh) commits suicide.

Cast

Uttam Kumar as Bhabesh Banerjee

Supriya Chowdhury as Bibha

Partho Mukherjee as Rajesh

Mahua Roychoudhury as Dolon

Asit Baran as Dolon's father

Samita Biswas as Bhabesh's first wife

Sulata Chowdhury

Kalyani Mondal

Ashim Kumar

Dilip Bose

Sei Chokh (1976)

Sei Chokh is a Bengali romantic drama film directed by Salil Dutta based on a story on Bengali novelist Bimal Mitra. The film was released 30 July 1976. Nachiketa Ghosh was the music director of Sei Chokh.

Plot

Nabakrishna's uncle Prankrishna bring back him to their home from a mental home. Before that Nabakrishna lives a bindas life, always developed relationship with women and being kind hearted he always gifted them. His uncle and aunt tries to impose restrictions on his life style but he never change himself. He soon escapes with his servant Bipul. They don't have any place to stay hence Nabakrishna goes to Mrs. Nandi's home. Nita, Mrs. Nandi's niece is a simple girl who loved Amal against her aunts will, but Mrs. Nandi plans to separate them and fixes Nita's marriage with Nabakrishna. Hearing the news of the marriage another lady Malati rushes to cancel the marriage because she was Nabakrishna's ex lover. By this time Nita's lover Amal also returns. Finally Nita gets her lover and Nabakrishna realises the need of change in his life according to his age.

Cast

Uttam Kumar as Nabakrishna

Utpal Dutt as Nabakrishna's uncle

Sabitri Chatterjee as Malati

Mahua Roychoudhury as Nita

Partha Mukhopadhya as Amal

Sulata Chowdhury

Chhaya Devi

Jahor Roy

Dilip Roy

Basabi Nandi

Kalyani Adhikari

Haradhan Bannerjee

Moni Srimani

Sailen Mukhopadhyay

Sabitri and Uttam Kumar are excellent in this film but Mahua Roychowdhury proved her talent in this film. She shared the screen with Sabitri and Uttam Kumar successfully. 

Sesh Raksha (1977)

Sabitri and Mahua in Film Sesh Raksha

Film is based on Rabindranath Thakur's drama 'Sesh Raksha'. Mahua, Sabitri and Sumitra are three friends and they are united against the male characters in the film. Mahua Roychoudhury and Sabitri Chatterjee duel in this film is worth seeing. In 2-3 scenes where Mahua is teaching tricks to Sabitri to control her husband are really fantastic.  Throughout the film, Mahua is spontaneous and natural. Both Sabitri Chatterjee and Mahua Roychowdhury are famous for natural acting and in this film, jugolbondi of the two is outstanding.

  

Characters in the film

Nibarana - neighbor of Chandrakanta; ; Sivacharan - Nimai's father; Kamalmukhi - adopted daughter of Nibarana; Indumati - daughter of Nibarana; Khantamani - wife of Chandrakanta

Binod Bihari; Chandrakanta; Nalinaksha; Nimai; Shripati; Bhupati; 

Director : Shankar Bhattacharya

Story : Rabindranath Tagore

Music Director : Hemanta Mukherjee

Lyricist : Rabindranath Tagore

Playback : Hemanta Mukherjee, Chinmoy Chatterjee, Dhiren Basu, Sumitra Roy, Indrani Roy

Star Cast : 

Mahua Roychoudhury as Indumati

Sumitra Mukherjee as Kamalmukhi

Sabitri Chatterjee as Khantamoni

Anil Chatterjee as Chandrakanta

Dipankar Dey

Santu Mukhopadhyay

Satya Banerjee

Bharati Dev

 Padmadevi

Aloka Ganguly

Indulekha Devi

Imon Kalyan (1982)

Directed by Shantimoy Bannerjee. With Dipankar Dey, Mahua Roy Chowdhury, Uttam Kumar, Supriya Choudhury, Tarun Kumar, Anup Kumar, Subrata Chatterjee, Gita Dey and others.

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Uttam Kumar Biopic Achena Uttam

 Atanu Bose’s much-anticipated Uttam Kumar biopic ‘Achena Uttam’ will be released release on June 24. Saswata Chatterjee will be seen as the matinee idol in film Achena Uttam.

‘Achena Uttam’, with an ensemble cast, aims to shed light beyond Uttam Kumar’s public persona and film journey. The film will see Rituparna Sengupta as Suchitra Sen, Ditipriya Roy as Sabitri Chatterjee, Srabanti Chatterjee as Gouri Devi and Priyanshu Chatterjee as Satyajit Ray.

The biopic will also feature debutant Tirtharaj Basu in Uttam Kumar’s younger age.

Crew Members

Director: Atanu Basu

Story Writer: Sibasish Bhattacharjee

Music: Upali Chottopadhyay

Director of Photography: Supriya Dutta

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Locked Lips Kiss Scenes In Bengali Films

 Tollywood is not yet comfortable in kissing scenes. Many actors and actresses are not willing to perform in deep kissing or even simple kiss scenes. All time great actor of Bengali films, Uttam Kumar wondered in 60's why kiss scenes are not in Bengali films. Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray had no prejudice on kiss scenes in films. At the end of 2020, we find all actors in Bengali films are not willing in lip lock scenes. 

Best Kiss Scenes In Bengali Films

Film Bastushaap

Bastushaap is a Kaushik Ganguly film of 2016 where Parambrata and Raima Sen were in pivotal roles of the film.

Film Nirbaak

Sushmita Sen and Jisshu Sengupta who were in lead roles of Bengali film Nirbaak, locked lips for couple of scenes. This is a Srijit Mukherji film of 2015.

Film Family Album

Paoli Dam and Swastika Mukherjee played lesbians in Mainak Bhoumik's film Family Album. The actresses were seen in deep locked lips scenes. This is a film of 2015.

Film Ebar Shabor

Abir Chatterjee shared a passionate kiss with Payel Sarkar in film Ebar Shabor.It lasts for not more than 5 seconds.

Film Taan

Debleena Dutt and Rajesh Sharma performed in a hot lovemaking and kiss scene for Mukul Roychowdhury’s debut film Taan, which revolves around the “water prostitutes” of the Sunderbans. The film was released on 2014.

Rituparna Sengupta and Rajesh Sharma kiss scene in the same film also indicates that Bengali film industry is gradually becoming adult.

Film Parama

Aparna Sen is the director of film Parama. Rakhi Gulzer played the role of Parama in the film and Mukul Sharma was Rahul. This is a film of 1985 and Aparna Sen had the courage to picturised a passionate kiss and love making scene between Rakhi and Mukul in the film.

Film Ghare Baire

Ghare Baire is  a romantic drama film made by Satyajit Ray based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel Ghara Baire. Soumitra Chatterjee played the role of Sandip and Swatilekha Sengupta was Bimala in the film. The film was made in 1984 and at that time Satyajit Ray picturised a passionate kiss scene between Soumitra and Swatilekha in the film.

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Aurobindo Mukherjee passes away

Veteran Bengali film director Aurobindo Mukherjee passed away today at his Kolkata residence. He was 97.

Aurobindo Mukherjee was ailing from geriatric problems for some time and he is survived by two sons and a daughter. The director's wife died earlier. Aurobindo Mukherjee has directed many superhit Bengali films like 'Agniswar', 'Mouchak' and 'Nishipadma' and matinee idol Uttam Kumar acted in those films.

Jaya Bachchan, then Jaya Bhaduri was discovered by Aurobindo Mukherjee in his film 'Dhanyee Meye' in 1971.

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Tanusree Chakraborty as Supriya Devi in TV serial Mahanayak

Tanusree Chakraborty

Mahanayak is one of the most awaited teleseries of the coming months and the serial is  based on the life of Uttam Kumar who is popularly known as Mahanayak. Prosenjit Chatterjee will play the role of Uttam Kumar while Tanusree Chakraborty will be Supriya Devi in the serial. Earlier it was decided that Raima Sem will play the character of Supriya Devi. It is learnt that Raima Sen has date problems.

Uttam Kumar without Suchitra Sen is unthinkable and Paoli Dam will be Suchitra in the TV serial Mahanayak.

Tanusree will work with Prosenjit for the first time and she is very much excited. The other artists in the TV serial Mahanayak are Mishka Halim as Gauri Devi, Gargee Roychowdhury will play the role of Kanan Devi. Parno Mittra and Ridhima Ghosh are also in the serial. Theatre actor Anirban Bhattacharya will essay the character based on Soumitra Chatterjee. Birsa Dasgupta is the director of the serial Mahanayak which will be telecasted from January next year.

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Rituparna Sengupta and Prosenjit Chottopadhyay pair back again with film Praktan

Prosenjit and Rituparna in Praktan

Second innings of Rituparna Sengupta and Prosenjit Chottopadhyay in Tollywood has begun. After 14 years, Prosenjit and Rituparna pair working in Shiboprosad-Nandita’s film Praktan. Shooting of the film has been started.

 

Fourteen years is a long time. Prosenjit-Rituparna pair worked in many super hit films earlier and they are considered as the most successful romantic pair in Bengali films after Uttam Kumar-Suchitra Sen pair.

 

Both Rituparna and Prosenjit are excited about the film. Rituparna and Prosenjit are again coming closer is a good news for Bengali film industry. Why Ritu and Prosenjit did not worked together for last 14 years is still unknown. It is a better sign that the ice is melting and both are coming closer keeping their ego asides. Bengali films need Prosenjit and Ritu together as both of them are still integral part of Bengali films.

 

Rituparna Sengupta herself knows that fans are expecting a lot from them. Ritu said: “Well, people are certainly curious about us not working together for such a long time and I am sure there will be a lot of excitement among our fans.

It seems that Prosenjit is ready to overcome all previous differences between them. Actually both Rituparna and Prosenjit are very sentimental. Prosenjit said: “Let’s not talk about why we did not work together for 14 years. The fact that we are working again is not only good for us, it’s good for the industry too. And I never said I wouldn’t work with Ritu.... We were the most talked-about pair, having done over 50 films together. There were a few offers a couple of years ago but nothing that got us excited.”

Most interesting news is that after film Praktan, Shiboprosad and Nandita will make another film, Gauhar Jaan, with Rituparna and Prosenjit. The film will be based on Vikram Sampath’s My Name is Gauhar Jaan!. 

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Unknown facts of Debolina Dutta

Debolina Dutta

Want to know the unknown facts of popular actress Debolina Dutta? Read this article to know about few of the interesting facts of Debolina Dutta.

Debolina Dutta is a famous Bengali TV serial and film actress. The sweet faced actress has recently tied the knot with her long time boyfriend Tathagata Mukhopadhyay.

First crush of Debolina Dutta

Debolina Dutta used to watch Bengali films since her school days. Debolina watched many romantic films of Uttam Kumar, Bengali superstar of all time and had a crush on him.

First love of Debolina Dutta

Debolina got the first proposal when she was a student of class IX. In a school competition, Debolina represented her school and in that competition a boy from a Kanpur school proposed her. Debolina Dutta herself fall in love while she was a student of class XI. The love affair between Debolina Dutta and her boyfriend failed to reach the next step of love.

Favourite male actor in Tollywood

Tathagata Mukhopadhyay, her husband is the favourite actor of Debolina Dutta. Debolina Dutta and Tathagata Mukhopadhyay came in touch while they were doing the TV serial ‘Sakhi’. At that time they were simply friends but gradually the friendship converted into love and finally reached the next stage of love, marriage.

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Jeet vs Dev in Bengali film industry

Jeet

Prasenjit Chatterjee is still the number one hero in Bengali films but he is no more the romantic hero in Bengali film industry. Among the new generation actors, Dev and Jeet are the most popular romantic actors in Bengali films. Both Dev and Jeet are working with all the recent time glamorous actresses of Bengali films. Both Jeet and Dev have their own audiences and fan clubs in social networking sites.

In the past we have seen the battle between Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee.  Both Soumitra Chatterjee and Uttam Kumar were famous for their own unique style of acting. The audiences created two different lobbies but Uttam Kumar and Soumitrs Chatterjee shared a cordial relationship between themselves.  Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee worked together in so many films but there was never any ego clash between the two great actors of Bengali films.

Prasenjit Chatterjee entered Bengali film industry in 1984. At that Tapas Paul and Chiranjit Chakraborty were two ther romantic heroes in Bengali films.  Tapas Paul and Prasenjit never had any problem so far as their career is concerned. Till today Prasenjit and Tapas Paul are good friends. In many films, Prasenjit and Tapas Paul worked together.

Film industry rumour is that Dev and Jeet have some problems. Till today they have not worked together in a single film and there is no sign that in near future they will work together. In any filmy gathering, Dev and Jeet are never seen together. Recently in a social networking site, Jeet fan club members are attacking Dev and the same action is observed from Dev fan club members. Both Dev and Jeet should think over it. Competition is good but it should be in fair manner.  Jeet and Dev may talk to each other to end the battle.

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Remake of Suchitra Sen movie in Hollywood

Many Hollywood films are remake in Indian cinema and in different regional languages and in Hindi. A film of Suchitra Sen will be remake in Hollywood. In 1969, director Asit Sen directed a Hindi film titled Khamoshi starring Suchitra Sen and Dharmendra. Khamoshi was the Hindi version of Bengali film Dwip Jele Jai. Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar and Pahari Sanyal were in the film Dwip Jele Jai. The film is based on the life of a nurse who dedicated her life for the mental patients. The nurse used to apply many tricks for the treatment of the patients but one day she becomes a mental patient.

Hollywood actress Jenifer will play the role of nurse in the English version Hollywood film ‘Silence’.

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