Agni Pariksha (1954 film)

Agni Pariksha (alternatively Agni Pareeksha or Agni Pariksha or Agnipariksha, transl.The Test Of Fire) is a 1954 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film directed by Agradoot[lower-alpha 1] and starring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen. The film was adapted from Asha Purna Devi's novel of the same name.[2] The movie was remade in Hindi in 1967 as Chhoti Si Mulaqat also starring Uttam Kumar.[3] Before that the movie was simultaneously made into a 1959 Telugu - Tamil bilingual titled Mangalya Balam in Telugu and Manjal Mahimai in Tamil.[2]

Agni Pariksha
DVD cover of Agni Pariksha
Directed byAgradoot[lower-alpha 1]
Produced byM. P. Productions
Written byAshapoorna Devi
Based onAgni Pariksha
by Asha Purna Devi
StarringUttam Kumar
Suchitra Sen
Music byAnupam Ghatak
CinematographyBibhuti Laha
Bijoy Ghosh
Release date
3 September 1954
Running time
120 min
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Cast

Soundtrack

Agni Pariksha
Soundtrack album by
Anupam Ghatak
Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Aaj Achhi Kal Nei"Alpana Banerjee3:02
2."Gane Mor Kon Indradhanu"Sandhya Mukherjee3:07
3."Jodi Bhul Korei"Sandhya Mukherjee2:22
4."Jibon Nodir Jowar Bhata"Satinath Mukherjee3:00
5."Ke Tumi Amare Dako"Sandhya Mukherjee3:16
6."Phuler Kane Bhramar"Sandhya Mukherjee2:23

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Remakes

The film was remade in Telugu and Tamil as Mangalya Balam and Manjal Mahimai respectively. The film was remade in Hindi as Chhoti Si Mulaqat with Uttam Kumar reprising his role.[2][3]

Notes

  1. The pen name of a group of Indian film technicians in Bengali cinema signing collectively as director.[1]
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References

  1. Yves Thoraval (1 February 2000). The Cinemas of India. Macmillan India. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4.
  2. Narasimham, M. L. (8 October 2015). "Mangalyabalam (1959)". The Hindu.
  3. "Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "Songs Download, Bengali MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Bengali Songs - Raaga.com - A World Of Music".
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