Bandini (film)
Bandini (translation: Imprisoned) is a 1963 Hindi drama film directed and produced by Bimal Roy.It stars Nutan, Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra. The film tells the story of a woman prisoner serving life imprisonment for murder, Kalyani, the all suffering, selfless, sacrificing and strong, yet weak Indian woman. She must make a choice between two very different men, Devendra (Dharmendra), the loving prison doctor, and Bikash (Ashok Kumar), a man from her past.
| Bandini | |
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| Directed by | Bimal Roy |
| Written by | Nabendu Ghosh (screenplay) Paul Mahendra (dialogue) |
| Based on | Tamasi by Charu Chandra Chakraborty |
| Produced by | Bimal Roy |
| Starring | Nutan Ashok Kumar Dharmendra |
| Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
| Edited by | Madhu Prabhavalkar |
| Music by | Sachin Dev Burman |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film is based on the Bengali novel Tamasi by Jarasandha (Charu Chandra Chakrabarti), a former jail superintendent who spent much of his career as a jailor in Northern Bengal, and wrote many fictional versions of his experiences.
Bandini was the tenth highest grosser of the year and was declared a 'Semi Hit' by Box Office India. It received critical acclaim and swept that year's Filmfare Awards, winning six awards in all, including the top awards of Best Film and Best Director, as well as Best Actress, and is still considered a landmark movie of the 1960s, especially being the last feature film of the director Bimal Roy.