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| Directed by | Ajoy Kar |
| Written by | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay |
| Screenplay by | Ajoy Kar |
| Based on | Saptapadi novel by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay |
| Produced by | Uttam Kumar |
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| Cinematography | Kanai De, Ajoy Kar |
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| Music by | Hemanta Mukherjee |
Production company | Alochaya Production |
| Distributed by | Chayabani Productions Pvt Ltd |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Saptapadi (transl. Seven Steps) is a 1961 Indian Bengali-language Epic romantic drama film by Ajoy Kar, starring Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas and Chhaya Debi. Music direction and playback singing for Kumar's voice was by Hemanta Mukherjee and in Sen's voice by Sandhya Mukherjee. The story is based on a 1958 same name novel by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. This is regarded as one of the greatest romantic films in the history of Bengali cinema. The film went on to become the highest grossing Bengali film in 1961. It was featured retrospectively at the 45th IFFI in the "homage section" of Indian panorama.[1]
- ^ "45th IFFI Homage section page 152" (PDF). Retrieved 26 March 2023.