| Bhranti Bilas | |
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| Directed by | Manu Sen |
| Written by | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| Screenplay by | Bidhayak Bhattacharya (Dialogues) |
| Based on | Comedy Of Errors by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Uttam Kumar |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Bhanu Bandopadhyay Sabitri Chatterjee Sandhya Roy |
| Edited by | Haridas Mahalanabish |
| Music by | Shyamal Mitra |
Production company | Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd |
| Distributed by | Chayabani Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Bhranti Bilash (transl. Comedy of Errors) is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language action comedy film directed by Manu Sen. Produced by Uttam Kumar under his banner of Uttam Kumar Films, the film is based on the 1869 play of the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar,[1] which is itself is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. It stars Kumar himself and Bhanu Bandopadhyay, both in dual roles, alongside Sabitri Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy, Chhaya Devi and Sabita Bose in another pivotal roles. The music of the film was composed by Shyamal Mitra. The film was remade in Bollywood thrice as Do Dooni Char, Angoor[2] and Cirkus.[3][4]
In this movie, Uttam Kumar and Bhanu Bandyopadhyay were cast as a merchant and his servant, respectively. They visit a new town but don't know about the existence of their respective twin brothers and it ultimately leads to a series of confusions leading to a laugh riot.[5]
Although the original play was set in an unspecified, but distant past, the film relocates the story to modern day India. The film tells the story of a Bengali merchant from Kolkata and his servant who visit a small town for a business appointment, but, whilst there, are mistaken for a pair of locals, leading to much confusion.
| Bhranti Bilash | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Studio | Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd | |||
| Length | 0:11:32 | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | |||
| Producer | Uttam Kumar | |||
| Shyamal Mitra chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Gouri Prasanna Majumder, Pulak Bandopadhyay, Bidhayak Bhattachariya; all music is composed by Shyamal Mitra.
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nachre Putul Nach" | Dhananjay Bhattacharya, Chorus | 5:49 |
| 2. | "Sei Basaro Nei" | Shyamal Mitra | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Tumi Ki Sei Tumi Nai" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 11:32 | ||
The story was written by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar which he adapted from The Comedy Of Errors written by William Shakespeare.
This was the third film produced by Uttam Kumar after the blockbuster iconic Harano Sur and Saptapadi which he produced along with Ajoy Kar. But this time he separated from Ajoy Kar and made his only own production and named Uttam Kumar Films Private Limited. In the film Uttam Kumar played dual role and this is the third film after Tasher Ghar in 1957 and iconic Jhinder Bandi in 1961 where Uttam playing in double role. Bhanu Bandopadhyay also played a dual role in the film.
The film is remade several times. At first it's remade in 1968 Hindi as Do Dooni Char directed by Debu Sen starring Kishore Kumar, Asit Sen and Tanuja. Later, a Hindi remake in 1982 was directed by the legendary lyricist and director Gulzar as Angoor starring Sanjeev Kumar and Moushumi Chatterjee. Bharanti Bilash was also remade into Hindi as Cirkus (2022) by Rohit Shetty.
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