Mouchak

Mouchak (Bengali: মৌচাক) is a Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay and produced under the banner of Pratima Pictures. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Ranjit Mullick, Mithu Mukherjee, Sulata Choudhury, Ratna Ghoshal, and Nripati Chattopadhyay in lead roles. Nachiketa Ghosh scored the music in the film. The film was released on 10 January 1974.[1] The film is one of the best and most popular comedy film ever. The film became blockbuster hit at the box office.

For the market in Dhaka, see Mouchak Market.

Mouchak
Directed byArabinda Mukhopadhyay
Written bySamaresh Basu
Screenplay byBharat Shumsher, Jung Bahadur Rana, Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
Based onAboseshe story by Samaresh Basu
Produced byBharat Shumsher, Jung Bahadur Rana
Starring
CinematographyKanai Dey
Edited byAmiya Mukherjee
Music byNachiketa Ghosh
Production
company
Srimati Pictures
Distributed byPiyali Pictures
Release date
  • 10 January 1974 (1974-01-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

Eligible bachelor Sitesh Roy lives with his elder brother Nitish and sister-in-law. He gets a job in a jute mill, which is seventy miles away from his house and so he decides to live in a rented house, there. But after few days, he becomes frantic with the marriage proposals from local residents. Everyone including his office boss coaxes him to marry his aged daughter and numerous funny incidents start rolling. However, Sitesh falls for Neepa, a headstrong, smart girl who lives opposite to Sitesh's apartment, who also falls in love with him. In the meantime, to save his brother from the hands of crazy fathers, Nitish visits Sitesh and campaigns for his brother as an alcohol addict and a man with several vices. As a result, Neepa's father does not approve of the love affair and the couple start making plans to prove that Sitesh is actually innocent. Later, Nitish and his wife come to Sitesh's flat and rescue him from all odds. After a huge drama and laugh riot, Sitesh and Neepa confess their relationship and everything is solved with a happy ending.[2]

Cast

Soundtrack
Mouchak
Soundtrack album by
Nachiketa Ghosh
Released1974
Recorded1973
StudioSrimati Pictures
Length0:12:47
LabelAngle Digital Pvt Ltd
ProducerBharat Shumsher, Jung Bahadur Rana
Nachiketa Ghosh chronology
Shravan Sandhya
(1973)		 Mouchak
(1974)		 Asati
(1974)

Every song from the movie became very popular.

All the songs are composed by Nachiketa Ghosh. The lyrics are written by Gauriprasanna Majumder and Shyamal Gupta.

Songs
No.TitleSingers(s)Length
1."E Bar Mole Suto Habo"Manna De3:13
2."Ta Bole Ki Prem Debe Na"Manna De3:00
3."Pagla Garod Kothay"Asha Bhosle, Manna De3:24
4."Besh Korechi Prem Korechi"Asha Bhosle3:10
Total length:12:47

Reception

The film is regarded as one of the best and most popular comedy film in Bengali cinema. The film become blockbuster hit at the box office and ran for 119 days in theaters.

The film is also the most remembered film ever and attracts today's audiences through the OTT Platforms to TV Channels, the viewership being always well in every where.

References
  1. Mukhopadhyay, Arabinda (10 January 1974), Mouchak, Uttam Kumar, Mithu Mukherjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, retrieved 22 October 2017
  2. "Bangla Movie Mouchak (1975) | Bangla Movie News". www.banglamovienews.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. "Mouchak (1975) Cast and Crew". gomolo.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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