Sabyasachi (film)

Sabyasachi
Sabyasachi
Soundtrack album by Uttam Kumar, Nidan Bandhu Baneejee
Released	1977
Recorded	1976
Studio	Usha Films
Label	Angel Digital Pvt Ltd
Producer	Ashim Sarkar
Uttam Kumar, Nidan Bandhu Baneejee chronology

Sabyasachi
Sabyasachi
Directed by	Pijush Bose
Written by	Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay
Screenplay by	Pijush Bose
Based on	Pather Dabi by Sharatchandra Chattopadhay
Produced by	Asim Sarkar
Starring	Uttam Kumar; Supriya Devi; Jayashree Kabir; Anil Chatterjee
Cinematography	Bijoy Ghosh
Edited by	Baidyanath Chatterjee
Music by	Uttam Kumar, Nidan Bandhu Bannerjee
Production; company	Usha Films
Distributed by	Chandimata Films Pvt Ltd
Release date	21 January 1977;
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Sabyasachi is a 1977 Bengali language period political action film directed by Pijush Bose.^[1] Based on the novel Pather Dabi written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay,^[2]^[3] produced by Asim Sarkar under the banner of Usha Films. It stars Uttam Kumar in the titular role, alongside Supriya Devi, Bikash Roy, Kiran Lahiri and Tarun Kumar in lead roles.^[4] It marks the second film of Uttam Kumar, in which he also composed the soundtrack after Kal Tumi Aleya (1966).^{[citation needed]}

Plot

The plot revolves with the activities of an absconded Bengali revolutionary Sabyasachi and India's freedom movement against the British rule. The protagonist Sabyasachi forms a secrete revolutionary organization Pather Dabi. He is extremely talented, highly educated, courageous and committed to his organisation. He meets Rose in a brothel and inspires her to come into the freedom struggle. Rose become Sumitra and takes active part to organise the movement. Several other revolutionaries join with them to lead an armed uprising. Sabyasachi also inspires Apuraba and Bharati, a Bengali couple. But there is a story of betrayal behind Sabyasachi to gain the leadership, love and power.^[5]

Cast

Uttam Kumar as Sabyasachi Mallick, founder of 'Pather Dabi'
Supriya Devi as Sumitra / Rose
Kiran Lahiri as Apurba
Bikash Roy as Inspector Nimai Roy
Anil Chatterjee as Brajendra
Tarun Kumar as Kabi
Sulata Chowdhury as Burmese servant
Shambhu Bhattacharya as Police officer
Nripati Chattopadhyay
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
Sujata Dutta as Nabatara
Satya Bandyopadhyay
Mantu Bandyopadhyay

Music

All lyrics are written by Rabindranath Tagore, Kaji Najrul Islam, Dwijendralal Ray^[6]; all music is composed by Rabindranath Tagore, Kaji Najrul Islam, Dwijendralal Roy. Music scored and composed by Uttam Kumar and his childhood singing trainer Nidan Bannerjee

Songs
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jodi Tor Dak Sune"
2.	"Karar Oi Louha Kopat"
3.	"Banga Amar Janoni Amar"

References

^ "'Sabyasachi' to 'Gumnaami': Bengali patriotic films to watch this Independence Day". The Times of India. 15 August 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "9 Bengali films that captured India's freedom struggle". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ Chattopadhyay, Sharatchandra. Pather Dabi পথের দাবী. Gurudas Chattopadhyay and Sons, Kolkata.
^ FilmiClub. "Sabyasachi (1977)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ Chan, F.; Karpovich, A.; Zhang, X. (29 March 2011). Genre in Asian Film and Television: New Approaches. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-30190-0.
^ "ARTICLE".

External links

Sabyasachi at IMDb

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[1] "'Sabyasachi' to 'Gumnaami': Bengali patriotic films to watch this Independence Day". The Times of India. 15 August 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[2] "9 Bengali films that captured India's freedom struggle". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[3] Chattopadhyay, Sharatchandra. Pather Dabi পথের দাবী. Gurudas Chattopadhyay and Sons, Kolkata.

[4] FilmiClub. "Sabyasachi (1977)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[5] Chan, F.; Karpovich, A.; Zhang, X. (29 March 2011). Genre in Asian Film and Television: New Approaches. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-30190-0.

[6] "ARTICLE".

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