Amar Sangi
Amar Sangee (lit. 'Immortal companion') is a 1987 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Sujit Guha and produced by Dipti Pal. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Vijayta Pandit in the lead roles. The musics of the film was composed by Bappi Lahiri. It is often regarded as one of the highest earning and one of the most successful films in the Bengali film industry and is famed for its popularity and catchy music. Prosenjit's career took off after this film and he's now one of the most sought actor in the industry.[2][3]
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Directed by | Sujit Guha |
Written by | Anjan chowdhury |
Screenplay by | Anjan Chowdhury |
Produced by | Dipti Pal[1] |
Starring | Prosenjit Chatterjee Vijeta Pandit |
Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
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Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Box office | 86 lakh |
Plot
Sagar (Prosenjit Chatterjee) is a young man from a rich family whose father Indranil is a very prominent businessman. Sagar goes off to pursue his education and after he returns home he meets a pretty young lady called Jhilik (Vijeta Pandit), who was a childhood friend. They meet and they fall in love. When Sagar's father finds out about their relationship he refuses to accept it because Jhilik is the daughter of Anuradha, their maid. Indranil wants his son to marry his friend's daughter Tumpa instead. Tumpa's brother Suvankar also wants his sister to marry Sagar as he has designs on the properties of Indranil & Sagar. When all his plans fail, Suvankar attempts to kill Indranil by sabotaging his car. In the meantime, Sagar finds out about this and saves his father. Later Suvankar is handed over to the police for his crime. Eventually Indranil realizes his mistakes and relents to have Jhilik as his daughter-in-law. In the end Jhilik and Sagar are re-united.
Cast
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Sagar
- Vijeta Pandit as Jhilik
- Subhendu Chatterjee as Indranil (Sagar's Father)
- Ruma Guha Thakurta as Anuradha (Jhilik's Mother)
- Shakuntala Barua as Sagar's Mother
- Rabi Ghosh
- Soumitra Bannerjee as Suvankar
- Haradhan Banerjee
- Ishani Banerjee
- Bhabesh Kundu
Soundtrack
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Released | 1987 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Venus |
Producer | Dipti Pal |
The every song of the film was become very popular specially the title track "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar" sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle that's huge hit which worthly popular till today and contribute lot for film success.
Song | Singer |
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"Chirodini Tumi Je Aamar" | Kishore Kumar |
"Chirodini Tumi Je Aamar" | Asha Bhosle |
"Aami Mon Diyechhi" | Asha Bhosle |
"Jekhanei Thako" | Asha Bhosle |
"Tomar Mukhta Ki Sundar, Ami Bolboi Bolbo" | Asha Bhosle, Bappi Lahiri |
"Mon Ta Amar Hariye Gachhe" | Vijayta Pandit |
Reception
This was the breakthrough film for Prosenjit and his career. The film was one of the highest earning and highest grossing film of all time. Making on a budget of 8 lakhs the film collected over 86 lakhs. The film ranned over 75 weeks constantly which is a record and highest for ever in the history of Bengali Cinema.
Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1988 | Asha Bhosle | BFJA Awards For Best Playback Singer (Female)[4] | Won |
References
- "Producer of Amar Sangi". Imdb. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- "Amar Sangi(1987)-Bengali Movie Reviews,Music,Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis". Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- "Amar Sangi(1987) - IMDb". Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- "Amar Sangee (1987) Awards - Award Winners Of Amar Sangee Bengali Movie". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.