Agni Pariksha (1954 film)

Agni Pariksha
DVD cover of Agni Pariksha
Directed byAgradoot[a]
Written byAshapoorna Devi
Screenplay byNitai Bhattachariya
Based onAgni Pariksha
by Asha Purna Devi
Produced byTarak Pal
StarringUttam Kumar
Suchitra Sen
CinematographyBibhuti Laha
Bijoy Ghosh
Edited bySantosh Ganguly
Music byAnupam Ghatak
Production
company
M. P. Productions
Distributed byD Looks Films Distributors Limited
Release date
  • 3 September 1954 (1954-09-03)
Running time
120 min
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

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 become overwhelming success from both 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]


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  1. ^ Yves Thoraval (1 February 2000). The Cinemas of India. Macmillan India. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference hindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend?". The Times of India.