Stree (1972 film)

Stree is a 1972 Bengali film directed by Salil Dutta starring actors Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee and Arati Bhattacharya. Nachiketa Ghosh composed the music.[1] The film was remade in Hindi as Ayaash. Film was based on the novel of Bimal Mitra as same title.

Stree
Directed bySalil Dutta
Starring
CinematographyBijoy Ghosh
Edited byAmiyo Mukhopadhyay
Music byNachiketa Ghosh
Distributed byS. B. Films
Release date
18 August 1972
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

Sitapati (Soumitra Chatterjee), a homeless youth, comes to landlord Madhav Dutta's (Uttam Kumar) house and gets a job as his cameraman. Sitapati discovers his former girlfriend Mrinmoyee (Arati Bhattacharya) is now Madhav Dutta's wife. Madhav's polygamy and Mirnmoyee's loneliness prompt her extramarital relationship with Sitapati. Baiji dance and alcoholism, love, betrayal, hatred - Sitapati's lens captures it all. Finally, Sitapati leaves the house, Mrinmoyee dies, and gradually Madhav learns about their relationship. Madhav cannot bear the fact that his wife has committed adultery. He goes to take revenge and shoots Sitapati who is already dead, then becomes mad and shoots himself.[2]

Cast

Soundtrack
Stree
Soundtrack album by
Nachiketa Ghosh

{{Track listing | headline = Songs | extra_column = Playback | all_lyrics = Gouri Prasanna Majumdar and [[Pulak Banerjee | all_music = Nachiketa Ghosh

| title1 = Khirki Theke Singhaduar | extra1 = Hemanta Mukherjee | length1 = 3:30

| title2 = Hazar Takar Jharbatita | extra2 = Manna Dey and Hemanta Mukherjee | length2 = 3:24

| title3 = Jemon Sapinike Posh Manay Ojha | extra3 = Manna Dey | length3 = 3:10

| title4 = Sakshi Thakuk Jhora Pata | extra4 = Hemanta Mukherjee | length4 = 3:14

| title5 = Sakhi Kalo Amar Bhalo | extra5 = Manna Dey and Hemanta Kumar | length5 = }}

Awards
BFJA Awards (1973)
  • Best Actor - Uttam Kumar
  • Best Actor In a Supporting Role - Soumitra Chatterjee
  • Best Dialogue - Salil Dutta
  • Best Lyrics - Pulak Bandopadhyay
  • Best Music - Nachiketa Ghosh
  • Best Playback Singer (Male) - Manna Dey

Remake

The film was remade in hindi as Ayaash starring by Sanjeev Kumar substitute on Uttam Kumar role. The film is directed by Shakti Samanta.

References
  1. "Stree". Gomolo. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  2. "Stree (1972) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. "স্ত্রী (Film): Reviews, Ratings, Cast and Crew - Rate Your Music".


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