Dadar Kirti
Dadar Kirti (Bengali: দাদার কীর্তি) (Deeds of my elder brother) (1980) is a Bengali romantic drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar.[3] The film was based on an unpublished novel of Saradindu Bandopadhyay. It stars Tapas Paul, Mahua Roychoudhury, Ayan Banerjee, Debashree Roy, Sandhya Roy, Kali Banerjee, Ruma Guha Thakurta and Anup Kumar.
| Dadar Kirti | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Tarun Majumdar |
| Story by | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Hemanta Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Shakti Banerjee[1] |
| Edited by | Ramesh Joshi, Shakti Pada Roy |
Release date | 1980[2] |
Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
The film attained a huge box office success upon its release and still has a popular following.[4][5][6][7]
Plot
Kedar Chatujye (Tapas Paul), a dim-witted simpleton, is exiled to his uncle’s house in a small town in Bihar by his father, who is extremely angry with him for being unable to pass his B.A. exams after three attempts. The simple-minded Kedar becomes the butt of all jokes of his cousin Santu's (Ayan Banerjee) gang of friends led by Bhombol Bhattacharjee also known as Bhombolda (Anup Kumar).
He falls in love of Saraswati (Mahua Roychoudhury), a girl with a strong, no-nonsense character who is the elder sister of Santu’s betrothed Beena (Debashree Roy), at first sight. Saraswati even falls in love of Kedar not because of Bhombal's many lies but because of his simple nature. Saraswati’s parents too are impressed by Kedar’s decency and simplicity; they soften up to Kedar. However, Bhombolda and his gang create misunderstandings between the two. A disappointed Saraswati decides to marry a rich boy from Bhagalpur (Kaushik Banerjee). At the end, Bhombolda realises that Kedar has a heart of gold and admits his wrongdoing leading Saraswati to marry Kedar.
Cast
- Tapas Paul as Kedar a.k.a. Phulda
- Mahua Roychoudhury as Saraswati
- Debashree Roy as Beena
- Ayan Banerjee as Santu
- Anup Kumar as Bhombolda
- Satya Bandyopadhyay as Santu's father
- Kali Banerjee as Saraswati, Beena father
- Sandhya Roy as Santu's boudi
- Ruma Guha Thakurta as Saraswati, Beena's mother
- Sulata Chowdhury as Phulmatia (Maid at Saraswati's house)
- Haradhan Banerjee as Kedar's father (guest)
- Kaushik Banerjee as Amarnath (rich boy from Bhagalpur) (guest)
- Shamit Bhanja as Santu's elder brother (guest)
- Nimu Bhowmik
Crew
- Direction: Tarun Majumdar
- Production: Ram Cine Arts
- Producer: Ram Gupta
- Production Controller: Ishwar Lal Sharma
- Production Controller Assistants: Savitri Das & Narendra Lata
- Story: Saradindu Bandopadhyay
- Screenplay: Tarun Majumdar
- Cinematography: Shakti Bannerjee
- Music: Hemanta Mukherjee
- Editing: Ramesh Joshi, Shaktipada Roy
- Art Direction: Suresh Chandra Chandra
- Audiography: Anil Dasgupta, Jyoti Chatterjee, Somesh Chatterjee, Amulya Das
Music
The music director of the film is Hemanta Mukherjee. The film has many uses of Rabindra Sangeet such as Charana Dharite, Ei korechho bhalo and also Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe, Guru Guru Guru Guru Ghono Megho which was the part of the play 'Chitrangada' in the movie. There was also a song which was originally written by Saradindu Bandopadhyay himself titled as Janam Abdhi. The music of the film was a huge hit upon release and is still popular today.
| Dadar Kirti | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by |
All lyrics are written by Rabindranath Tagore, Pulak Bandyopadhyay, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and Hridayesh Pandey; all music is composed by Hemanta Mukherjee.
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Badhu Kon Alo (1)" | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Badhu Kon Alo (2)" | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Chorono Dhorite" | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Chorono Dhorite" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Ei Korechho Bhalo" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Eso Pranbharan" | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury and Bitu Samajpati | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Janam Abdhi" | Manna Dey | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Saat Suron Ki" | Hemanta Mukherjee, Shakti Thakur | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Tomar Dake Sara Dite" | Aarti Mukherjee | 3:07 |
References
- "BFI – DADAR KIRTI (1980)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- "DADAR KIRTI - Film Database - Movie Database". www.citwf.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- "Dadar Kirti (1980)". www.cinestaan.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Dadar Kirti". www.upperstall.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- "Dadar Kirti". www.calcuttaglobalchat.net. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- "Bengali Dadar Kirti (1980) - Streaming - Bollywood". www.tv-links.cc. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- "Dadar Kirti". www.bitcoca.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- http://play.raaga.com/bengali/browse/movies/year-1980-1980/popular/Dadar-Kirti-B0000598
| External video | |
|---|---|
 Dadar Kirti - Full movie on YouTube |