Hrad (film)

Hrad (The Lake) is a Bengali drama film directed by Ardhendu Sen.[1][2] The film starring Uttam Kumar, Sandhyarani, Chhabi Biswas, Asit Baran. This film was released on 29 July 1955 under the banner of Rupmaya films. The story was based on Bimal Kar's novel of same name. The film showed to Uttam's one of the most different and critical character, where he played a memory lost patient and give one of the finest performance in his entire career.[3] Uttam received for the first time BFJA Best Actor Award in his career. The famous music composer Manabendra Mukhopadhyay was the music director of the film.[4] This was a mental health and a psychological treatment film.[5] The film became moderate success at the box office.

Hrad
Directed byArdhendu Aen
Written byBimal Kar
Screenplay byArdhendu Sen (Dialogues also)
Based onHrad by Bimal Kar
Produced byRupamaya
StarringUttam Kumar, Sandhyarani,

Chhabi Biswas,

Asit Baran
CinematographySantosh Guha Roy
Edited byShib Bhattachariya
Music byManabendra Mukherjee
Production
company
Rupamaya Films
Distributed byFilmsharani
Release date
  • 29 July 1955 (1955-07-29)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

Uttam Kumar in a mental asylum where he has forgotten slices of his life and behaves in a way that make people feel he is mad. The doctor however, does not agree and treats him with gentle kindness. However, the novel was better than the film.[6]

Cast

Soundtrack
Hrad
Soundtrack album by
Manabendra Mukherjee
Released1955
Recorded1954
StudioRupamaya Films
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length0:06:22
LabelJio Savan
ProducerRupamaya
Manabendra Mukherjee chronology
Saajher Pradip
(1955)		 Hrad
(1955)		 Duttak
(1955)

All lyrics are written by Shyamal Gupta; all music is composed by Manabendra Mukherjee

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Bansari Baje"Manabendra Mukherjee 
2."Chand Dube Gele"Pratima Banerjee, Mira Dasgupta 
Total length:6:22

Award
BFJA Award 1955[7]

References
  1. "Hrad (1955) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. Mukherjee, Madhuja; Bakshi, Kaustav (9 June 2020). Popular Cinema in Bengal: Genre, Stars, Public Cultures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-44892-4.
  3. Hrad ( 1955) Full Movie।হ্রদ । Uttam Kumar movies। old Bangla movie, retrieved 3 April 2023
  4. Ray, Ayan, Hrad ( 1955), Internet Archive, retrieved 30 May 2021
  5. "Mind matters: How Bengali cinema treats mental health". Get Bengal. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. Hrad ( 1955) Full Movie।হ্রদ । Uttam Kumar movies। old Bangla movie, retrieved 3 April 2023
  7. "Bengal Film Journalists' Award (1955)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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