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Sujata
Sujata
Directed by	Bimal Roy
Written by	Nabendu Ghosh (screenplay); Subodh Ghosh (story); Paul Mahendra (dialogue)
Produced by	Bimal Roy
Starring	Nutan; Sunil Dutt; Shashikala
Cinematography	Kamal Bose
Edited by	Amit Bose
Music by	S. D. Burman
Release date	20 March 1959;
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Sujata is a 1959 Hindi language Bimal Roy film. It stars Nutan and Sunil Dutt in lead roles, supported by Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Sulochana Latkar and Tarun Bose. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer Subodh Ghosh,^[1] the film explored the situation of caste in India.^[2] The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.^[3] It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

Plot

Sujata is a romance between a Brahmin young man, Adheer and an untouchable woman, Sujata. It's also a story of the intense emotional conflict a mother faces in fully accepting an adopted daughter. The film has Mahatma Gandhi's fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in Hinduism as its subtexts, based on which it tries to criticize the practice of untouchability in India.

Brahmin couple, Upen and Charu bring up an orphaned child and name her Sujata. Although Upen is fond of the adopted child, his wife Charu and Aunt (Adheer's mother) can never fully embrace Sujata because she was born in an untouchable's family. They keep hinting to Sujata at times that she doesn't belong amongst Brahmins. Adheer falls in love with Sujata but Charu and Aunt want Adheer to marry Charu's real daughter Rama. Sujata also admires Adheer but finding her reality of being untouchable by birth feels uncomfortable. One day, Upen's wife falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that to save Charu, they need the rare group of blood. Only Sujata's blood matches and she willingly donates blood. When Charu become aware that her life was saved by Sujata, she realizes her mistake and accepts her as her daughter. Sujata and Adheer are then married happily by everyone's consent.

Cast

Nutan as Sujata
Sunil Dutt as Adhir
Shashikala as Rama Chowdhury
Lalita Pawar as Giribala
Tarun Bose as Upendranath Chowdhury
Sulochana Latkar as Charumati Chowdhury
Asit Sen as Pandit Bhavani Shankar Sharma
Cuckoo Moray as Rama's friend singing the song "Tum Jeeoo Hazaaron Saal"

Awards

Golden Palm - Cannes Film Festival - Nominated
Filmfare Best Movie Award - Bimal Roy - Won
Filmfare Best Director Award - Bimal Roy - Won
Filmfare Best Actress Award - Nutan - Won
Filmfare Best Story Award - Subodh Ghosh - Won
National Film Awards (1959) All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film^[5]

Soundtrack

Song	Singer
"Suno Mere Bandhu Re"	S. D. Burman
"Jalte Hain Jiske Liye"	Talat Mahmood
"Kali Ghata Chhaye"	Asha Bhosle
"Tum Jeeo Hazaaron Saal"	Asha Bhosle
"Bachpan Ke Din Bhi Kya Din The, Udte Phirte Titli Banke"	Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt
"Nanhi Kali Sone Chali"	Geeta Dutt
"Wah Bhai Wah"	Mohammed Rafi

References

^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
^ "Bollywood Rewind | Sujata: When Bimal Roy took on caste discrimination and disguised it with a love story". 9 October 2021.
^ "Asha Bhosle dedicates 'Sujata' song to her didi Lata Mangeshkar : The Tribune India".
^ "Festival de Cannes: Sujata". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
^ "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

External links

Sujata at IMDb

[1] Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.

[2] "Bollywood Rewind | Sujata: When Bimal Roy took on caste discrimination and disguised it with a love story". 9 October 2021.

[3] "Asha Bhosle dedicates 'Sujata' song to her didi Lata Mangeshkar : The Tribune India".

[festival-cannes.com-4] "Festival de Cannes: Sujata". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 February 2009.

[7thawardPDF-5] "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

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-'''''Sujata''''' is a 1959 [[Hindi language]] [[Bimal Roy]] film. It stars [[Nutan]] and [[Sunil Dutt]] in lead roles, supported by [[Shashikala]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Sulochana Latkar]] and [[Tarun Bose]]. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer [[Subodh Ghosh]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|author=Gulzar |author-link=Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2003|isbn=81-7991-066-0 |page=337 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Sahib+Bibi+Aur+Golam+Bimal+Mitra+%28novel%29&pg=PT361 }}</ref> the film explored the situation of [[caste]] in [[India]]. The music is by [[S. D. Burman]] and the lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]. The film was highly praised by critics. It was entered into the [[1960 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3316/year/1960.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Sujata |access-date=2009-02-19|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
+'''''Sujata''''' is a 1959 [[Hindi language]] [[Bimal Roy]] film. It stars [[Nutan]] and [[Sunil Dutt]] in lead roles, supported by [[Shashikala]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Sulochana Latkar]] and [[Tarun Bose]]. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer [[Subodh Ghosh]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|author=Gulzar |author-link=Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2003|isbn=81-7991-066-0 |page=337 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Sahib+Bibi+Aur+Golam+Bimal+Mitra+%28novel%29&pg=PT361 }}</ref> the film explored the situation of [[caste]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-rewind-sujata-nutan-sunil-dutt-bimal-roy-7555296/|title=Bollywood Rewind &#124; Sujata: When Bimal Roy took on caste discrimination and disguised it with a love story|date=9 October 2021}}</ref> The music is by [[S. D. Burman]] and the lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/asha-bhosle-dedicates-sujata-song-to-her-didi-367810|title=Asha Bhosle dedicates 'Sujata' song to her didi Lata Mangeshkar : The Tribune India}}</ref> It was entered into the [[1960 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3316/year/1960.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Sujata |access-date=2009-02-19|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-''Sujata'' is a romance between a [[Brahmin]] young man, Adheer ([[Sunil Dutt]]) and an [[Dalit (outcaste)|untouchable]] woman, Sujata ([[Nutan]]). It's also a story of intense emotional conflict of a mother in fully accepting an adopted daughter. The film has Mahatma Gandhi's fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in [[Hinduism]] as its subtexts on the basis of which it tries to criticize the practice of untouchability in [[India]].
+''Sujata'' is a romance between a [[Brahmin]] young man, Adheer and an [[Dalit (outcaste)|untouchable]] woman, Sujata. It's also a story of the intense emotional conflict a mother faces in fully accepting an adopted daughter. The film has Mahatma Gandhi's fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in [[Hinduism]] as its subtexts, based on which it tries to criticize the practice of untouchability in [[India]].
-Brahmin couple, Upen and Charu bring up an orphaned child and name her Sujata. Although Upen is fond of the adopted child, his wife Charu and Aunt (Adheer's mother) can never fully embrace Sujata because she was born in an untouchable's family. They keep hinting to Sujata at times that she doesn't belong amongst Brahmins. Adheer falls in love with Sujata but Charu & Aunt want Adheer to marry Charu's real daughter Rama. Sujata also admires Adheer but finding her reality of being an untouchable by birth feels at discomfort. One day, Upen's wife falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that in order to save Charu, they need the rare group blood. Only Sujata's blood matches and she willingly donates blood. When Charu become aware that her life was saved by Sujata, she realizes her mistake and accepts her as her daughter. Sujata and Adheer are then married happily by everyone's consent.
+Brahmin couple, Upen and Charu bring up an orphaned child and name her Sujata. Although Upen is fond of the adopted child, his wife Charu and Aunt (Adheer's mother) can never fully embrace Sujata because she was born in an untouchable's family. They keep hinting to Sujata at times that she doesn't belong amongst Brahmins. Adheer falls in love with Sujata but Charu and Aunt want Adheer to marry Charu's real daughter Rama. Sujata also admires Adheer but finding her reality of being untouchable by birth feels uncomfortable. One day, Upen's wife falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that to save Charu, they need the rare group of blood. Only Sujata's blood matches and she willingly donates blood. When Charu become aware that her life was saved by Sujata, she realizes her mistake and accepts her as her daughter. Sujata and Adheer are then married happily by everyone's consent.
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