Harano Sur (transl. The Lost Tune) is a 1957 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film by Ajoy Kar, starring Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar, with music by Hemanta Mukherjee, sung by Geeta Dutt. This is the first film that Uttam had produced along with Ajoy Kar. The film is regarded as one of the finest examples[1] of Bengali cinema of this early period.[2] The film is based on the 1942 American film Random Harvest.[3][4] The film became the highest grossing Bengali film of 1957.
| Harano Sur | |
|---|---|
DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ajoy Kar |
| Screenplay by | Nripendrakrishna Chatterjee |
| Based on | Random Harvest (1942 American film) |
| Produced by | Uttam Kumar |
| Starring | Suchitra Sen Uttam Kumar Utpal Dutt Pahari Sanyal |
| Cinematography | Ajoy Kar |
| Edited by | Ardhendu Chatterjee |
| Music by | Hemanta Mukherjee |
Production company | Alo Chaya Productions |
| Distributed by | Chayabani Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Synopsis
editAn amnesiac after a train accident, Alok Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is rescued on escaping from the asylum where he is admitted by Doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen) who takes him to her father's (Pahadi Sanyal) country house in a village called Palaspur. There, while treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry but a second accident makes him recall his life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget the memories spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta and meets him there, but he doesn't recognise her. He hires her as governess to his niece instead. Roma keeps trying to simulate Alok's memory but is looked at suspiciously by Lata, Alok's fiancée in Calcutta who thinks Roma is snatching Alok away from her and who complains to Alok's mother. The latter has Roma kicked out. Alok realizing she is from Palaspur and that is where he got back his memory goes there and regains his memory of times spent with Roma there.[5]
Cast
edit- Uttam Kumar as Alok Mukherjee
- Suchitra Sen as Dr Roma Banerjee
- Pahadi Sanyal as Roma's father
- Chandrabati Devi as Alok mother
- Utpal Dutta as Dr Majumder
- Khagen Pathak as Station Master
- Shailen Mukherjee as Manager
- Haren Mukherjee as Dr. Haren Mukherjee
- Dipak Mukherjee as Mihir Bhattacharya
- Kajori Guha as Lata
Soundtrack
edit| Harano Sur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Studio | Alo Chaya Productions Pvt Ltd | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 0:06:44 | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | |||
| Producer | Uttam Kumar | |||
| Hemanta Mukherjee chronology | ||||
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Hemanta Mukherjee composed the music of the film. All the lyrics were penned by Gauriprasanna Mazumder.
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tumi Je Amar" | Geeta Dutt | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Aaj Dujanar Duti Path" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 6:44 | ||
Production
editHarano Sur was the first film produced by Uttam Kumar along with Ajoy Kar. Uttam decided to keep Bengali cinema to national level, so he came into film production under their banner Alochaya Production Pvt Ltd. The film was based on 1942 Oscar nominated film Random Harvest which itself based on the novel of same name written by James Hilton.
Release & Reception
editIt was released in India on 6 September 1957 under the banner of Alochaya Production and distributed by Chayabani Private Limited.[6]
Reviews
editThe Times of India wrote The legendary Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar – that’s what this movie is all about. It’s simply their charisma, their chemistry, their presence which will captivate you throughout.[7]
Box office
editThe film became highest grossing Bengali film in 1957.[8]
Themes
editRandom Harvest had already been adapted before in Tamil in 1956 as Amara Deepam and starred Sivaji Ganeshan and Savitri, which was later remade in Hindi as Amar Deep starring Dev Anand and Vyjainthimala.[9]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Harano Sur". Upperstall. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ^ "The Early Years of Bengali cinema".
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. pp. 349–350. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
- ^ "Images: The beautiful Suchitra Sen in Aandhi, Deep Jwele Jaai and Harano Sur". Firstpost. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "'Harano Sur' (1957) – Ten Bengali films featuring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen that are a must watch". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Once Upon a Cinema: Beyond the Trinity with Ajoy Kar". Firstpost. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "'Harano Sur' (1957)". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Once Upon a Cinema: Beyond the Trinity with Ajoy Kar". Firstpost. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
- ^ "5th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
External links
edit- Harano Sur at IMDb