Shap Mochan (1955)
Film become blockbuster hit and ran for 77 days in theater.
Young Mahendra belongs to a family of musicians, but once the family is cursed by their teacher. Mahendra's elder brother becomes blind and to avoid the same fate he goes to Kolkata and lives in the house of his father's friend Umeshchandra. He gets romantically involved with Umeshchandra's daughter Madhuri. Madhuri tries to make Mahendra modern and pursue his musical career. Despite his good singing ability, Mahendra refuses to accept this due to his family values. He leaves their home and takes shelter in Kolkata. But the curse strikes him also and he falls seriously ill.
Director: Sudhir Mukherjee
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 164 min
Release Date: May 27, 1955
Cast
- Suchitra Sen - Madhuri
- Uttam Kumar - Mahendra
- Pahadi Sanyal - Debendra
- Kamal Mitra - Umeshchandra
- Bikash Roy
- Suprova Mukerjee
- Amar Mullick
- Dipak Mukherjee
- Tapati Ghosh
- Banani Choudhury
Screenplay
- Nripendra Krishna Chattopadhyay (Screenplay)
- Bimal Chandra Ghosh (Lyricist)
- Falguni Mukhopadhyay (Story)
Music: Hemanta Mukherjee
Cinematography: Deojibhai Padhiar
Editing: Baidyanath Chatterjee
Production: Production Syndicate Limited
Country: India
Language: বাংলা
Original Language: bn
More Films by Director: Sudhir Mukherjee
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Shap Mochan about?
- Young Mahendra belongs to a family of musicians, but once the family is cursed by their teacher. Mahendra's elder brother becomes blind and to avoid the same fate he goes to Kolkata and lives in the house of his father's friend Umeshchandra. He gets romantically involved with Umeshchandra's daughter Madhuri. Madhuri tries to make Mahendra modern and pursue his musical career. Despite his good singing ability, Mahendra refuses to accept this due to his family values. He leaves their home and takes shelter in Kolkata. But the curse strikes him also and he falls seriously ill.
- Who directed Shap Mochan?
- Shap Mochan was directed by Sudhir Mukherjee.
- Who stars in Shap Mochan?
- Shap Mochan stars Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Pahadi Sanyal, Kamal Mitra, Bikash Roy, Suprova Mukerjee.
- How long is Shap Mochan?
- Shap Mochan has a runtime of 2h 44m (164 minutes).
- What genre is Shap Mochan?
- Shap Mochan is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Shap Mochan produced?
- Shap Mochan was produced in India.