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Sujata (1959)

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Sujata (1959)

Sujata (1959)
Sujata (1959)

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Bimal Roy directs Nutan and Sunil Dutt in this sensitive adaptation of a Subodh Ghosh story challenging caste discrimination and social inequality in India

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Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Sujata, 1959 | Photographic Still

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Sujata, 1959 | Photographic Still

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Sujata, 1959 | Lobby Card

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Sujata, 1959 | Lobby Card

Roy, Bimal (Director), Sujata, 1959 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Roy, Bimal (Director), Sujata, 1959 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Sujata (1959) was a classic film directed by Bimal Roy, featuring Nutan and Sunil Dutt in the lead roles, with strong supporting performances from Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Sulochana Latkar, and Tarun Bose. Based on the Bengali short story of the same name by Subodh Ghosh, the film explores the deeply rooted caste system in India. Its sensitive portrayal of caste discrimination and social inequality made it a landmark in Indian cinema. The film tells the story of a romance between Adheer (Sunil Dutt), a young Brahmin man, and Sujata (Nutan), an untouchable woman. At its heart, Sujata is also about the intense emotional conflict a mother faces in accepting her adopted daughter. The film features Mahatma Gandhi's fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in Hinduism as subtext, using...

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सुजाता (1959) अपने दौर की एक यादगार फ़िल्म थी, जिसके निर्देशक बिमल रॉय थे। इस फ़िल्म में नूतन और सुनील दत्त ने प्रमुख भूमिकाएँ निभाई थीं। शशिकला, ललिता पवार, सुलोचना लाटकर और तरुण बोस जैसे अभिनेता सहायक भूमिकाओं में थे। इस फ़िल्म का कथानक सुबोध घोष की इसी 'सुजाता' नाम से लिखी बांग्ला कहानी पर आधारित था और यह भारतीय समाज में भीतर तक पैठी जाति व्यवस्था पर टिप्पणी करती है। जिस तरह इस फ़िल्म में जाति आधारित भेदभाव और समाज में मौजूद गैरबराबरी का मार्मिक चित्रण किया गया, भारतीय सिनेमा इतिहास में यह फ़िल्म एक मील का पत्थर बन गई। फ़िल्म एक ब्राह्मण नौजवान अधीर (सुनील दत्त) और एक अछूत स्त्री सुजाता (नूतन) के बीच पनपे प्रेम संबंध की कहानी कहती है। इसके साथ ही यह फ़िल्म अपनी गोद ली हुई बेटी को स्वीकार करने को लेकर एक माँ के मन में उपजे गहरे भावनात्मक संघर्ष की कहानी भी कहती है। फ़िल्म के कथानक की पृष्ठभूमि में महात्मा गांधी का अछूतोद्धार आन्दोलन मौजूद है। इसके साथ यह हिंदू पौराणिक कथाओं में मौजूद 'चंडालिका' की कथा को जोड़कर भारतीय समाज में मौजूद छूआछूत की कुप्रथा की कठोर आलोचना पेश करती है। सुजाता को रिलीज़ के वक़्त ज़बरदस्त सफलता मिली और इसे कई प्रतिष्ठित पुरस्कारों से सम्मानित किया गया। बिमल रॉय...

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Sujata (1959)

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Bimal Roy Productions

Cinematographer

Kamal Bose

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Bimal Roy

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Sunil Dutt,

Lalita Pawar,

Nutan,

Shashikala

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Brahm Bhadrwaj,

Shivji Bhai,

Sailen Bose,

Tarun Bose,

Moni Chatterjee,

Paul Mahendra,

Asit Sen,

Baij Sharma,

Madhup Sharma,

Sulochana

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