Saheb Bibi Golam (film)

Saheb Bibi Golam (Film)
Directed byKartik Chatterjee
Written byBimal Mitra
Screenplay byBimal Mitra, (Lyrics - Pranob Roy)
Based onSaheb Bibi Golam by Bimal Mitra[2]
Produced byKhagendralal Chattopadhyay[3]
StarringSumitra Devi
Uttam Kumar
Chhabi Biswas
Pahari Sanyal
Chhaya Devi
CinematographyAmulya Mukherjee
Edited byHaridas Mahalanbish
Music byRabin Chattopadhyay
Production
company
Sarkar Production Pvt Ltd
Distributed byNandan Pictures Limited
Release date
  • 1956 (1956)[1]
Running time
149 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Saheb Bibi Golam is a 1956 Bengali film directed by Kartik Chatterjee.[4][5][6] It is based on a Bengali novelist Bimal Mitra's 1953 novel of the same name. The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simultaneously exploring a platonic relationship between a beautiful, forlorn wife of an aristocrat and a career-driven clerk. The film stars Sumitra Devi, Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Pahari Sanyal.[7][8]

This film is considered to be one of the greatest Bengali films ever made.[9][10] The storyline is based on the backdrop of the British rule in India and deals with the shocking downfall of Bengal feudalism during that period. Featuring Uttam Kumar, Sumitra Devi along with Chhabi Biswas this film is one of the best Bengali films that has ever been made and was later saw a Hindi remake titled ‘Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam’ that proved to be one of the most critically acclaimed Bollywood movies.[11] The film is considered one of Best Bengali films ever made.[12]

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  9. ^ "Meenakumari Was Heroine In Hindi Remakes Of 3 Bengali Movies | বাংলার তিন নায়িকার ছবির হিন্দি রিমেকে একমাত্র মুখ মীনাকুমারী". 1 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. ^ ঘোষ, দোলন (27 November 2018). "শিকড়ে সবুজে সতেজপ্রাণ". বঙ্গদেশ. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  11. ^ "'Saheb Bibi Golam' - Bengali classics and their notable Hindi remakes". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Bengali classics and their notable Hindi remakes | The Times of India". www.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 6 May 2018.