| Bicharak | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Prabhat Mukherjee |
| Written by | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay |
| Screenplay by | Prabhat Mukherjee |
| Based on | Bicharak novel by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay |
| Produced by | Arundhati Devi |
| Starring | Sisir Bhaduri Uttam Kumar Arundhati Devi Chhabi Biswas |
| Cinematography | Ajoy Mitra |
| Edited by | Haridas Mahalanbish |
| Music by | Rabindranath Tagore, Timir Baran Bhattachariya |
Production company | Prabhat Production |
| Distributed by | Shreebishnu Pictures Private Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Bicharak (English: The Judge) is a Bengali-language psychological thriller film directed by Prabhat Mukherjee. Based on a novel of the same name by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, the film was produced by Arundhati Devi.[1][2] This film was released in 1959[3] under the banner of Prabhat Productions and received National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali in 1960.[4] The film stars Uttam Kumar in the titular role alongside Arundhati Devi in the lead, while Chhabi Biswas, Pahadi Sanyal and Chandrabati Devi play other pivotal roles. The film showed Uttam Kumar one of the best performance ever as a Judge. This is also remembered as one of the best films in his career and best ever in Bengali Cinema history.[5] The film also received huge critical acclamation and saw the commercial success.