Bhuvan Shome

Bhuvan Shome
Film poster
Directed byMrinal Sen
Written byBalai Chand Mukhopadhyay
Produced byMrinal Sen Productions
StarringUtpal Dutt
Suhasini Mulay
Narrated byAmitabh Bachchan
CinematographyK. K. Mahajan
Music byVijay Raghav Rao
Release date
  • 12 May 1969 (1969-05-12)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Bhuvan Shome is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Mrinal Sen[1] based on a Bengali story by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay.[2] The cast includes Utpal Dutt (Bhuvan Shome) and Suhasini Mulay (Gauri, a village belle). The film is considered a landmark in modern Indian cinema.[3]

This was the debut film of Suhasini Mulay. Amitabh Bachchan was the narrator.[4]

  1. ^ "'Bhuvan Shome': Why this Mrinal Sen classic can teach you a lot about self-isolation and social distancing - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ Banaphula (1970). Bhuvan Shome. Hind Pocket Books.
  3. ^ Mrinal Sen ucla
  4. ^ "Before stardom: Amitabh Bachchan's drudge years are a study in perseverance and persona building".[permanent dead link]