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कमला की मौत
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Mrinal Deo, fl. 1989, Radha Asrani, fl. 1989 and Dimple Arora, fl. 1989 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 31 mins
A supposedly pregnant and unmarried Kamla shocks the neighborhood when she jumps to her death one day. Geeta and Charu, neighbors and friends of Kamla, then spend the night wondering if they might one day find themselves in a similar situation, while their parents recall the follies and misdeeds of their youths,...
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Mrinal Deo, fl. 1989, Radha Asrani, fl. 1989 and Dimple Arora, fl. 1989 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 31 mins
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A supposedly pregnant and unmarried Kamla shocks the neighborhood when she jumps to her death one day. Geeta and Charu, neighbors and friends of Kamla, then spend the night wondering if they might one day find themselves in a similar situation, while their parents recall the follies and misdeeds of their youths, and how close they each came to disaster. An astute look at love, pre-marital sex and relationships in modern India.
Date Written / Recorded
1989
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mrinal Deo, fl. 1989, Radha Asrani, fl. 1989, Dimple Arora, fl. 1989
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Mrinal Deo, fl. 1989, Radha Asrani, fl. 1989, Dimple Arora, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
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Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Mrinal Deo, fl. 1989, Radha Asrani, fl. 1989, Dimple Arora, fl. 1989
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सारा आकाश
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Rakesh Pandit, fl. 1969-2011, Nandita Thakur, fl. 1969-2007 and Madhu Chakravarty, fl. 1969 (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 32 mins
Agra-based collegian Samar Thakur, lives in a joint family consisting of his dad, mom; brother Amar and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, who has been estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha, who is a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans. T...
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Rakesh Pandit, fl. 1969-2011, Nandita Thakur, fl. 1969-2007 and Madhu Chakravarty, fl. 1969 (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 32 mins
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Agra-based collegian Samar Thakur, lives in a joint family consisting of his dad, mom; brother Amar and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, who has been estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha, who is a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans. The marriage does take place, and he soon finds that she is not only incompatible with him, but also not well versed in household chores...
Agra-based collegian Samar Thakur, lives in a joint family consisting of his dad, mom; brother Amar and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, who has been estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha, who is a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans. The marriage does take place, and he soon finds that she is not only incompatible with him, but also not well versed in household chores - leading to arguments, abuse and neglect - that may result in the end of this marriage.
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Date Written / Recorded
1969
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
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Performer / Ensemble
Rakesh Pandit, fl. 1969-2011, Nandita Thakur, fl. 1969-2007, Madhu Chakravarty, fl. 1969
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Rakesh Pandit, fl. 1969-2011, Nandita Thakur, fl. 1969-2007, Madhu Chakravarty, fl. 1969
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Marriage
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1969 Used by permission of Basu Chatterjee.
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Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Rakesh Pandit, fl. 1969-2011, Nandita Thakur, fl. 1969-2007, Madhu Chakravarty, fl. 1969
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টক ঝাল মিষ্টি
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Ferdous Ahmed, fl. 2001-2012, Arjun Chakraborty, fl. 1983 and Priyanka Trivedi, fl. 1985-2011 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 26 mins
Dilip and Mukund, both married with a child each, live in a building in the city of Kolkata. Both the families do not mix due to the difference in status. A new tenant moves into the building, inadvertently bringing trouble with her. The bubbling and warm Deepa barges into both the apartments and befriends the hus...
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Ferdous Ahmed, fl. 2001-2012, Arjun Chakraborty, fl. 1983 and Priyanka Trivedi, fl. 1985-2011 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 26 mins
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Dilip and Mukund, both married with a child each, live in a building in the city of Kolkata. Both the families do not mix due to the difference in status. A new tenant moves into the building, inadvertently bringing trouble with her. The bubbling and warm Deepa barges into both the apartments and befriends the husbands, as their wives seethe with anger and jealousy. They decide to call on their relatives for help. This rigmarole brings Dilip and...
Dilip and Mukund, both married with a child each, live in a building in the city of Kolkata. Both the families do not mix due to the difference in status. A new tenant moves into the building, inadvertently bringing trouble with her. The bubbling and warm Deepa barges into both the apartments and befriends the husbands, as their wives seethe with anger and jealousy. They decide to call on their relatives for help. This rigmarole brings Dilip and Mukund together; they have a common problem - their suspicious wives. The wives also come together, their common enemy being the youthful Deepa and their wayward husbands. Watch the movie to learn how this comic quagmire unfolds further...
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Performer / Ensemble
Ferdous Ahmed, fl. 2001-2012, Arjun Chakraborty, fl. 1983, Priyanka Trivedi, fl. 1985-2011
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Ferdous Ahmed, fl. 2001-2012, Arjun Chakraborty, fl. 1983, Priyanka Trivedi, fl. 1985-2011
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Family, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Person
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Ferdous Ahmed, fl. 2001-2012, Arjun Chakraborty, fl. 1983, Priyanka Trivedi, fl. 1985-2011
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Us-Paar
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; produced by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Padma Khanna, 1940-, Moushumi Chatterjee, fl. 1967-2010 and Vinod Mehra, 1945-1990 (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 48 mins
Mohan is a college student and a slacker. His father asks him to come to their village home so that he can continue on with his studies without any interruptions, and also look after his ailing grandfather, while his dad goes out to travel to bring his mother back home. Mohan instead takes his camera and goes for...
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; produced by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Padma Khanna, 1940-, Moushumi Chatterjee, fl. 1967-2010 and Vinod Mehra, 1945-1990 (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 48 mins
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Mohan is a college student and a slacker. His father asks him to come to their village home so that he can continue on with his studies without any interruptions, and also look after his ailing grandfather, while his dad goes out to travel to bring his mother back home. Mohan instead takes his camera and goes for long walks amongst the wilderness. One day he comes across a mela (fair) run by gypsies, and instantly falls head over heels in love wi...
Mohan is a college student and a slacker. His father asks him to come to their village home so that he can continue on with his studies without any interruptions, and also look after his ailing grandfather, while his dad goes out to travel to bring his mother back home. Mohan instead takes his camera and goes for long walks amongst the wilderness. One day he comes across a mela (fair) run by gypsies, and instantly falls head over heels in love with Kamli. He takes her photograph, rides on her carousel (merry go round), and they become friends. They meet in secret every day. When Mohan asks Kamli to marry him, she tells him that she is to marry Bhairo, part of the gypsy group, but she also indicates that she loves him. Mohan and Kamli plan to run away together. Kamli accordingly packs up and waits for Mohan to show up. But Mohan does not show up, instead Bhairo shows up and takes Kamli by force back to their camp. Will Kamli ever come to know why Mohan did not come as they had planned? Adult
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Date Written / Recorded
1974
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Padma Khanna, 1940-, Moushumi Chatterjee, fl. 1967-2010, Vinod Mehra, 1945-1990
Contributor
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Sachin Dev Burman, 1906-1975
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Padma Khanna, 1940-, Moushumi Chatterjee, fl. 1967-2010, Vinod Mehra, 1945-1990
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Used by permission of Basu Chatterjee.
Person
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Padma Khanna, 1940-, Moushumi Chatterjee, fl. 1967-2010, Vinod Mehra, 1945-1990, Sachin Dev Burman, 1906-1975
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लाखों की बात
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Anita Raj, fl. 1981-2012, Farooq Shaikh, 1948- and Sanjeev Kumar, 1938-1985 (India: Privately Published), 2 hours 16 mins
Freelance photographer, Alok Prakash, while photographing women hockey players in action, is hit by the puck, loses his senses and his hospitalized. His brother-in-law, a lawyer by the name of Prem Sagar, decides to capitalize on this accident, and to sue Alok's employer for a large sum of money, so that they can...
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Anita Raj, fl. 1981-2012, Farooq Shaikh, 1948- and Sanjeev Kumar, 1938-1985 (India: Privately Published), 2 hours 16 mins
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Freelance photographer, Alok Prakash, while photographing women hockey players in action, is hit by the puck, loses his senses and his hospitalized. His brother-in-law, a lawyer by the name of Prem Sagar, decides to capitalize on this accident, and to sue Alok's employer for a large sum of money, so that they can live comfortably for the rest of their lives. He explains his plan to Alok, and asks the rest of the family also to go on with this cha...
Freelance photographer, Alok Prakash, while photographing women hockey players in action, is hit by the puck, loses his senses and his hospitalized. His brother-in-law, a lawyer by the name of Prem Sagar, decides to capitalize on this accident, and to sue Alok's employer for a large sum of money, so that they can live comfortably for the rest of their lives. He explains his plan to Alok, and asks the rest of the family also to go on with this charade - with hilarious results - that will change their lives forever.
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Date Written / Recorded
1984
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Anita Raj, fl. 1981-2012, Farooq Shaikh, 1948-, Sanjeev Kumar, 1938-1985
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Anita Raj, fl. 1981-2012, Farooq Shaikh, 1948-, Sanjeev Kumar, 1938-1985
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Family loyalty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 Used by permission of Basu Chatterjee.
Person
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Anita Raj, fl. 1981-2012, Farooq Shaikh, 1948-, Sanjeev Kumar, 1938-1985
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Pasand Apni Apni
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Utpal Dutt, 1929-1993, Rati Agnihotri, 1960- and Mithun Chakraborty, 1950- (India: Privately Published), 2 hours 14 mins
Sandeep Anand is a wealthy industrialist. He runs an organization, and falls in love with one of his employees named Geeta, who comes from a lower middle class family, and wants to marry a man in the same class. Sandeep convinces her that he works for Mr. Anand, and both fall in love. When Geeta and her family fin...
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Utpal Dutt, 1929-1993, Rati Agnihotri, 1960- and Mithun Chakraborty, 1950- (India: Privately Published), 2 hours 14 mins
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Sandeep Anand is a wealthy industrialist. He runs an organization, and falls in love with one of his employees named Geeta, who comes from a lower middle class family, and wants to marry a man in the same class. Sandeep convinces her that he works for Mr. Anand, and both fall in love. When Geeta and her family find out that Sandeep has been lying to them, they have him arrested for impersonation. When Sandeep convinces the police that he is indee...
Sandeep Anand is a wealthy industrialist. He runs an organization, and falls in love with one of his employees named Geeta, who comes from a lower middle class family, and wants to marry a man in the same class. Sandeep convinces her that he works for Mr. Anand, and both fall in love. When Geeta and her family find out that Sandeep has been lying to them, they have him arrested for impersonation. When Sandeep convinces the police that he is indeed the real Sandeep Anand, he is released. When Sandeep attempts to woo Geeta back, she will have nothing to do with him, as he lied to her. Sandeep will now have to prove his love for Geeta all over again.
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Performer / Ensemble
Utpal Dutt, 1929-1993, Rati Agnihotri, 1960-, Mithun Chakraborty, 1950-
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Utpal Dutt, 1929-1993, Rati Agnihotri, 1960-, Mithun Chakraborty, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Marriage, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1983 Used by permission of Basu Chatterjee.
Person
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Utpal Dutt, 1929-1993, Rati Agnihotri, 1960-, Mithun Chakraborty, 1950-
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Triyacharitra
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-, Rajeshwari Sachdev, fl. 1991-2013 and Om Puri, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 1 mins
A daughter of poor parents was engaged to a man when she was 13. The man is away working in Calcutta. In the meanwhile, she befriends a truck-driver who promises her parents a huge amount of money. The girl is snatched away by her father-in-law and raped by him. But she is punished for his crime.
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-, Rajeshwari Sachdev, fl. 1991-2013 and Om Puri, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 1 mins
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A daughter of poor parents was engaged to a man when she was 13. The man is away working in Calcutta. In the meanwhile, she befriends a truck-driver who promises her parents a huge amount of money. The girl is snatched away by her father-in-law and raped by him. But she is punished for his crime.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-, Rajeshwari Sachdev, fl. 1991-2013, Om Puri, 1950-
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-, Rajeshwari Sachdev, fl. 1991-2013, Om Puri, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Crime, Family
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Person
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-, Rajeshwari Sachdev, fl. 1991-2013, Om Puri, 1950-
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Zevar
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Alok Nath, 1956-, RavI Baswani, 1946-2010 and Anupam Kher, 1955- (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 30 mins
Narendra is the owner of a newspaper that faces financial difficulties. His wife comes from a rich family and refuses to assist Narendra with his problems, and complains about his financial inadequacies all the time, and takes off to visit her family frequently. Financial difficulties compound to such an extend th...
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Alok Nath, 1956-, RavI Baswani, 1946-2010 and Anupam Kher, 1955- (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 30 mins
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Narendra is the owner of a newspaper that faces financial difficulties. His wife comes from a rich family and refuses to assist Narendra with his problems, and complains about his financial inadequacies all the time, and takes off to visit her family frequently. Financial difficulties compound to such an extend that Narendra may be forced to close his newspaper, and his health also suffers. Will his wife and her family help him now? Excellent act...
Narendra is the owner of a newspaper that faces financial difficulties. His wife comes from a rich family and refuses to assist Narendra with his problems, and complains about his financial inadequacies all the time, and takes off to visit her family frequently. Financial difficulties compound to such an extend that Narendra may be forced to close his newspaper, and his health also suffers. Will his wife and her family help him now? Excellent acting scores from the entire cast.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Alok Nath, 1956-, RavI Baswani, 1946-2010, Anupam Kher, 1955-
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Alok Nath, 1956-, RavI Baswani, 1946-2010, Anupam Kher, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Family, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Used by permission of Basu Chatterjee.
Person
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Alok Nath, 1956-, RavI Baswani, 1946-2010, Anupam Kher, 1955-
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बातों बातों में = Baton Baton Mein
directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; produced by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Asrani, 1941-, Tina Munim, 1957- and Amol Palekar, 1944- (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 53 mins
Rosie Perreira is an overly anxious widow, living with her guitar-obsessed son, Sabhi, and a lovely daughter, Nancy, who she would like to get married to a wealthy young man. Her helpful neighbor, Tom, introduces a young eligible Tony Braganza to Nancy in the 9:10 AM Western Railway local train from Bandra to Chur...
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directed by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; produced by Basu Chatterjee, 1930-; performed by Asrani, 1941-, Tina Munim, 1957- and Amol Palekar, 1944- (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 53 mins
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Rosie Perreira is an overly anxious widow, living with her guitar-obsessed son, Sabhi, and a lovely daughter, Nancy, who she would like to get married to a wealthy young man. Her helpful neighbor, Tom, introduces a young eligible Tony Braganza to Nancy in the 9:10 AM Western Railway local train from Bandra to Churchgate. Tom also asks Nancy to introduce Tony to Rosie, which she does. Rosie is initially apprehensive about him as he only drawing a...
Rosie Perreira is an overly anxious widow, living with her guitar-obsessed son, Sabhi, and a lovely daughter, Nancy, who she would like to get married to a wealthy young man. Her helpful neighbor, Tom, introduces a young eligible Tony Braganza to Nancy in the 9:10 AM Western Railway local train from Bandra to Churchgate. Tom also asks Nancy to introduce Tony to Rosie, which she does. Rosie is initially apprehensive about him as he only drawing a mere Rs.300, compared to Nancy's Rs.700, but soon changes her mind when she finds out that after his probationary period he will draw a monthly pay of Rs.1000, Nancy and Tom are permitted to meet and both eventually fall in love. While Nancy wants to follow her mother's directions and get married, Tony is hesitant, and this is what costs him Nancy's love, as she starts to feel that he will not come through with the marriage. And soon Rosie starts looking elsewhere for a son-in-law, while Tony is still reluctant to make any commitments Adult
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Date Written / Recorded
1979
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Asrani, 1941-, Tina Munim, 1957-, Amol Palekar, 1944-
Contributor
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Rajesh Roshan, 1955-
Author / Creator
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Asrani, 1941-, Tina Munim, 1957-, Amol Palekar, 1944-
Date Published / Released
1979
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Family, Marriage, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1979 Used by permission of Basu Chatterjee.
Person
Basu Chatterjee, 1930-, Asrani, 1941-, Tina Munim, 1957-, Amol Palekar, 1944-, Rajesh Roshan, 1955-
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