Bilambita Loy is a 1970 Indian Bengali romantic musical film directed by Agragami and starring actors Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi and Shyamal Ghoshal. Nachiketa Ghosh composed the film's music.[4] Based on the 1954 version of A Star Is Born, it reportedly also inspired the 1973 Hindi film Abhimaan.[a]

Bilambita Loy
Directed byAgragami[2]
Produced byAjoy Basu and Anil Shah
Starring
CinematographyKrishna Chakraborty
Edited byKali Raha
Music byNachiketa Ghosh[3]
Release date
  • 1 December 1970 (1970-12-01)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

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A promising singer falls in love in college.[7] After some time she gets married against their families' wishes. She then begins performing to support her husband and becomes very much renowned. On the other hand, the husband of the artist fails to earn a livelihood and becomes an alcoholic. Later he the gets shelter of a nurse.[8]

Cast

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Soundtrack

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All songs were composed by Nachiketa Ghosh and penned by Pulak Bandyopadhyay.

  • "Ek Baishakhe Dekha Holo Dujanay" - Aarti Mukherjee
  • "Bendhona Phulomala Dore" - Manna Dey, Aarti Mukherjee
  • "Anka Banka Pathe Jodi" - Aarti Mukherjee
  • "Taap Chare To" - Manna Dey, Aarti Mukherjee
  • "Sona Roder Gaan" - Aarti Mukherjee

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1937 version of the film is in the public domain and was based on the film What Price Hollywood? (1932), itself adapted from a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, who loosely based her plot on the experiences of actress Colleen Moore and her husband, alcoholic producer John McCormick, and the life and death of director Tom Forman, who committed suicide following a nervous breakdown.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Bilambita Loy". pendujatt.net. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bilambita Loy (1970)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Bilambita Loy". gaana.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Bilambita Loy". digit.in. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ Pierce, David (June 2007). "Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain". Film History: An International Journal. 19 (2): 125–43. doi:10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125. ISSN 0892-2160. JSTOR 25165419. OCLC 15122313. S2CID 191633078.
  6. ^ "What Price Hollywood?". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Bilambita Loy". ottplay.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Bilambita Loy (1970) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Bilambita Loy". saregama.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Bilambita Loy (1970)". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Bilambita Loy". saregama.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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