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Pro. Rajat Sen
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Seema
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Postmaster Nivaran
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Pandit Tarkalankarji
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Bhanj Babu
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Doctor
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Ajanta
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Rani Maa / J.C. Roy's Mother
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Seema's Mother
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Mrs. Tandav Tarafdar
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Doctor's Wife
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Kaviraj / Vaidyaji
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Compounder Keshto
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Radheshyam | ... |
Bhujbal
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Hari Shivdasani | ... |
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Shankar |
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Sudarshan | ... |
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Vikram Kapoor | ... |
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Directed by
| Bimal Roy | ||
Written by
| Shailendra | ... | (dialogue) |
| Salil Choudhury | ... | (story) (as Salil Chowdhury) |
Produced by
| Bimal Roy | ... | producer |
Music by
| Salil Choudhury | ... | (as Salil Chowdhury) |
Cinematography by
| Kamal Bose | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Amit Bose | ||
Editorial Department
| Sakharam Borse | ... | assistant editor (as Sakharam) |
| Ramchandra V. Pawar | ... | assistant editor (as Ramchander) |
| Madhu Prabhavalkar | ... | associate editor (as Madhukar Prabhavalkar) |
Art Direction by
| Sudhendu Roy | ||
Set Decoration by
| Dattu R. Nikam | ... | (settings) (as Dattu Nikam) |
Makeup Department
| Bijoy Kumar | ... | makeup artist |
| Shanti | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Peerachand | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Basu Bhattacharya | ... | assistant director (as Basudev Bhattacharya) |
| Raghunath Jhalani | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Shanker Kurade | ... | settings (as Shankar Kurade) |
Sound Department
| George D'Cruz | ... | audiographer |
| Mivar H. Patel | ... | assistant audiographer (as Murar H. Patel) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jagadish Banerjee | ... | assistant photography (as Jagadish Bannerjee) |
| Chinu Shah | ... | assistant photography |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kishan B. Damania | ... | costumes (as Kishan B. Dhamnia) |
Music Department
| Sebastian D'Souza | ... | assistant music (as Sebastian) |
| Manna Dey | ... | playback singer |
| Kanu Ghosh | ... | assistant music |
| Lata Mangeshkar | ... | playback singer |
| Shailendra | ... | lyrics |
| Badri Nath Sharma | ... | song recording (as B.N. Sharma) |
Additional Crew
| Munna Shaukat Ali | ... | production assistant (as Shaukat Ali) |
| Chandi Das | ... | production assistant (as Chandidas) |
| Shamrao M. Dhurandar | ... | processing (as Shamrao S. Dhurandhar) |
| Amrit Babli Kamrakar | ... | production assistant (as Amrit Babli Karmarkar) |
| Paul Mahendra | ... | dialogue direction |
| Badri Prasad | ... | choreographer (as Badriprasad) |
| Govindrao G. Raut | ... | processing (as Govndrao G. Raut) |
| Amrit Shah | ... | production secretary |
| Gurmuks Singh | ... | controller of production (as Gurmukh Singh) |
Production Companies
- Bimal Roy Productions (present)
Distributors
Special Effects
Other Companies
- His Master's Voice (gramaphone records)
- Photocrafts India Pvt. Ltd. (stills)
- R.C.A. (recorded on)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Niravan (Nazir Hussain), the village postmaster receives an envelope with a cheque for a very large amount, with the instructions that he is to turn this cheque over to the most honest man in the village. Honest Niravan calls a village meeting and informs them of this outcome. They mutually agree that there are five people in the village who can be called honest, however, since the stipulation states that the amount is to be turned to only one, they decide to hold elections in the village, so that everyone can decide who the most honest man is. The outcome is hilarious as all the five prominent people bend over backwards not only to be honest and caring, but also be seen to be honest and caring. The village doctor starts treating all patients regardless of their ability to pay him; the village money-lender starts forgiving loans; the wealthy zamindar allows everyone to drink water from his property; the village priest allows the untouchables to worship in the temple. Can these people be trusted with a large sum of money? Can Niravan be trusted with this money, as he has his own liabilities, a large sum he owes to money-lenders, as well as provide dowry for the forthcoming marriage of his daughter, Seema (Sadhana). Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Originally, Bimal Roy planned Parakh as a 'songless' movie, when Salil shared the story. They onboarded India's top lyricist Shailendra as "dialogues writer" for the first time ever. Now once Salil and Shailendra completed writing, they slowly convinced Bimal da to add songs "how can you make a movie without songs ??!!". And finally, we got jewel of a song like "O Sajna Barkha bahaar aayi" one of Lata's top songs. This also tells us how great talents like Shailendra could write songs that took the story forward or rather sometimes eliminated the need for 3-4 scenes to explain a situation - song would be enough. See more » |
| Soundtracks | O sajna barkha bahaar aayi See more » |
| Quotes |
Seema:
O sajana, barkha bahar aai, ras ki puhar lai, ankhiyon me pyar lai... O sweetheart, it is raining, a shower of nectar, love in eyes... See more » |