| Usne Kaha Tha | |
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| Directed by | Moni Bhattacharjee |
| Based on | Usne Kaha Tha by Chandradhar Sharma Guleri |
| Produced by | Bimal Roy |
| Starring | Sunil Dutt Nanda Durga Khote Tarun Bose Asit Sen Leela Mishra |
| Music by | Salil Choudhury |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Usne Kaha Tha (transl. He said) is a 1960 Bollywood drama film directed by Moni Bhattacharjee starring Sunil Dutt and Nanda in lead roles. This film is Bhattacharjee's first independent directorial venture. He had previously assisted Bimal Roy on various films, notably Madhumati and Do Bigha Zameen. Bimal Roy produced this film under his banner "Bimal Roy Productions".[1]
The film is based on a renowned Hindi short story of the same name written by Chandradhar Sharma Guleri which was published in 1915 in Saraswati. The writing is critically acclaimed for the "perfection of technique, characterization and effect".[2] However, the film itself was a "none too smooth takeoff" and did not do well at the box office.[3] This was the debut film of actress, Indrani Mukherjee.[4]
- ^ Suresh Kohli (29 November 2008). "Usne Kaha Tha 1961". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Amaresh Datta (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti), Volum 2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1503. ISBN 81-260-1194-7. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Bharatan, Raju (1969). "Indian Film Scene". The Illustrated Weekly of India. 9 (3): 47. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Still remember Rajesh Khanna as a shy boy: Indrani". The Times of India. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.