| Agni Pariksha | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Agnipariksha.jpg) DVD cover of Agni Pariksha | |
| Directed by | Agradoot[a] |
| Written by | Ashapoorna Devi |
| Screenplay by | Nitai Bhattachariya |
| Based on | Agni Pariksha by Asha Purna Devi |
| Produced by | Tarak Pal |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Suchitra Sen |
| Cinematography | Bibhuti Laha Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Santosh Ganguly |
| Music by | Anupam Ghatak |
Production company | M. P. Productions |
| Distributed by | D Looks Films Distributors Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Agni Pariksha (alternatively Agni Pareeksha or Agni Pariksha or Agnipariksha, transl. The Test Of Fire) is a 1954 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film directed by Agradoot[a] and starring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen. The film was adapted from Asha Purna Devi's novel of the same name.[2] The film became an overwhelming success critically and commercially. The movie was remade in Hindi in 1967 as Chhoti Si Mulaqat also starring Uttam Kumar.[3] Before that, the movie was simultaneously made into a 1959 Telugu - Tamil bilingual titled Mangalya Balam in Telugu and Manjal Mahimai in Tamil.[2]
The plot was set to a girl who is an educated young girl who falls in love with Kiriti. But the fact that she was married as a teenager poses a hurdle; however, she decides to face her past in order to help her move ahead in life. This is one of the earlier romantic film like a typical and regular masala film of Bollywood at that time. The film was highly noted for the pairing and chemistry of Kumar and Sen and it's outstanding music.[4]
It's a trend setter for the Bengali industry. As to make a modern masala romantic film which is a very audience favor the film at the time the film become instent blockbuster. The film create a record at the box office and become highest grosser ever and collect five times more from it's budget. The film reached the indistry on a new height and the first breakthrough film for Kumar and Sen who both become star after this film.[5]
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- ^ Yves Thoraval (1 February 2000). The Cinemas of India. Macmillan India. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব (23 January 2023). "পর্ব-২১: কে তুমি নিলে আমার চিরসবুজের 'অগ্নিপরীক্ষা'". সময় Updates. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Uttam Kumar the Mahanayak".