Jatugriha

Jatugriha (1964)

জতুগৃহ

Madhuri cannot bear a child yet her husband Shatadal is fond of children. They decide to part ways but years later when they meet in a railway station they realize their fondness for each other hasn't died.

Date of release
1964-03-20
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Tapan Sinha

Casting

Interesting facts

Jatugriha is a 1964 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Tapan Sinha and produced by Uttam Kumar based on the novel of the same name by Subodh Ghosh. The film was produced and released on 20 March 1964 under the banner of Uttam Kumar Films Private Limited. The music was composed by the legendary Ashish Khan. This was the fifth film produced by Uttam Kumar. A 1987 Bollywood film, Ijaazat, directed by Gulzar, follows a similar plot. Jatugriha stars Uttam Kumar, Arundhati Devi, Anil Chatterjee and Bikash Roy.

Production

The story of the film was written by the famous author Subodh Ghosh. Uttam Kumar was impressed by the story and wanted to produce it as a movie and requested Tapan Sinha to direct the project. This was the fifth film produced by Uttam and the third film under his own banner Uttam Kumar Films Private Limited. Uttam wanted to do something unique and Jatugriha perfectly served his purpose. Their pair became a brand in Bengal.

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