Sujata (1959)
सुजाता
An orphan adopted by an upper caste family never learns of her untouchable caste background. This proves problematic when years later, she falls in love with an upper caste man.
Casting
- Nutan — Sujata
- Sunil Dutt — Adhir
- Tarun Bose — Upendranath Chowdhury
- Sulochana Latkar — Charu
- Asit Sen — Bhavani Shankar Sharma
- Shashikala — Rama Chowdhury
- Lalita Pawar — Buaji
- Ashim Kumar
- Paul Mahendra — Actor in theatrical production
- Baij Sharma
- Brahm Bhardwaj — Masterji
- Moni Chatterjee — Father of the supposed Sujata’s groom
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Filmfare Award for Best Film
Sujata is a 1959 Hindi-language drama film directed by Bimal Roy. It stars Nutan and Sunil Dutt in lead roles, supported by Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Sulochana Latkar and Tarun Bose. Based on a Subodh Ghosh's Bengali short story of the same name, the film explored the situation of caste in India. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.
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