The second project with Uttam Kumar was ‘Dui
Purush’, it was about the transformation from the Panchayat protagonist to a
well to do lawyer was a act of masterpiece. The leading man was not only a
powerhouse of acting but a character of excellence. He listened to all the directors with great enthusiast
and put his valuable inputs in the respective projects.Other artists involved
in this project was Supriya Devi, Partho, Nandini Malia, Lily Chakraborty,
Dilip Roy,etc.
After that he did ‘Sudhur Niharika’ with Soumitra
Chatterjee and Sumitra Mukherjee, the story was based on reincarnation. In this
movie Debasree Roy and Arindam Ganguly acted as the child artist for the
leading pair. Soumitro Chatterjee was another great human being. He interferes
very little in director’s activity, he was a dedicated entertainer.
Next comes the super hit ‘Shayam Siddha’,
Mithu Mukherjee was the female protagonist and bagged many awards for her
excellent performance in the film. Even Ranjit Mullick got tremendous exposure
with the character of a mentally challenged and earned fame.. It should be added that Mr.Ranjit Mullick thought and experimented a
great deal to portray a character of a mentally retarded, who was regularly and
slowly poisoned by his step mother from childhood. He used a betel nut in his
mouth constantly during the shoot to create a impression of a retarded person.
It was definitely a challenging act. My father welcomed inputs from him regarding the character. It was marketed very well and
did business all over the state, still remembered by many people.
Heard about the success of the film. The
Orissa film maker approached my father to do the film in Orissa version. He did
that and was super hit in Orissa as well. It was named as ‘Gauri’, acted by
Mahasweta and Prashanta Nanda. It was a gateway for him to work in another
regional film fraternity. The door opened and they greeted him with wide open
hands. But the situation of the artists were worse there. My father advocates
for the actors and did great deal for the improvement of the Orissa film
industry.
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