Balika Vadhu
Directed by Shakti Samanta, the film of the same name was a huge hit and became popular. Later, the film was remade in Hindi as ‘Balika Badhu‘. The film ‘Balika Vadhu’ is a priceless treasure of the cinema world. It is mainly based on child marriage. This film is about how the life of a child girl changes after marriage. The story of her life problems and experiences before marriage touches our hearts. The film presents a difficult topic like child marriage in a very sweet way, and it’s releasing it in a series. Sachin and Rajni Sharma played the lead roles in this film. In this film, how two minor husband and wife fall in love with each other, that sweet story will touch our hearts till the end. Kora Kagaz
Amar Prem
Amar Prem is an Indian film directed by Shakti Samanta and is considered a classic today. This film highlights the touching aspects of human relationships and emotions. The film revolves around the love that develops between Pushpa, a young woman deprived of the socio-economic system, and Anand Babu, a lonely businessman. The director wants to show how a deep emotional connection develops from an initial misunderstanding between them. This film is a remake of the Bengali film ‘Nishipadma’. The performances of Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore in this film are quite responsive.
Chupke Chupke
‘Chupke Chupke‘ is a timeless comedy film released in 1975, directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It is a remake of the 1971 Bengali film “Chhadmabeshi” directed by Agradoot. Starring Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, and Sharmila Tagore, the film revolves around a newly married couple. Dharmendra, a botany professor, plays a prank by pretending to be a driver to fool his wife. Later, Amitabh Bachchan also became a part of the prank. The film also stars Jaya Bachchan and Lily Chakraborty. The film earned about 1 crore rupees at the box office. Even today, the film has gained popularity in Indian cinema as a classic.
Begum Jaan
Srijit Mukherjee directed the Bengali film ‘Rajkahini’, which was later remade in Hindi as ‘Begum Jaan‘. The film Begum Jaan is a truly heart-touching film. This film is about the struggle of a few girls over the partition between Pakistan and India. Vidya Balan is seen playing the lead role. In this film, the director has brilliantly portrayed how each character had to bear the pain of partition. Many great actors and actresses have made the film unique by performing unique roles in this film.
Khamoshi
Asit Sen directed Khamoshi, a 1970 classic Bollywood film starring Rajesh Khanna as Arun Choudhary, a singer haunted by his past, with Waheeda Rehman and Dharmendra in key roles. He finds peace of mind through murdering a compassionate nurse. Waheeda Rehman plays the role of this nurse. The movie beautifully and subtly portrays love, depression, and liberation through the brilliant performances of the three and the soulful songs. Rajesh Khanna’s performance in Arun’s struggle with depression adds depth to the movie. The movie is actually a remake of the Bengali cult classic ‘Deep Jwele Jay’ starring Suchitra Sen, Vasant Choudhury and Anil Chatterjee.
Kora Kagaz
Do you remember the famous Bengali film Saat Pake Bandha from 1963? The film starring Suchitra Sen and Soumitra Chatterjee was a hit. Later, the remake directed by Anil Ganguly and Kora Kagaz starring Jaya Bhaduri also gained a lot of popularity. People still remember Jaya Bachchan’s performance and the film’s great songs. Kora Kagaz
Bawarchi
Hrishikesh Mukherjee directed this iconic film, starring Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bhaduri, and others, which is considered one of the best films of its time.
The film also earned a lot of money and set records. From melodrama to comedy, there is a perfect mix of everything in this film. This film is an adaptation of Tapan Sinha’s Bengali film “Galpo Holeo Satti” and was later remade in Tamil and Kannada.
Have you seen the Hindi remakes of these Bengali movies?
Apanjan
Tapan Sinha’s Bengali film “Apanjan” was remade in Hindi as “Mere Apne”. It starred Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha. The Bengali movie starred Chhaya Devi, Samit Bhanj, and Bhanu Bandyopadhyay.
Bhooter Bhabishyat
Anik Dutt’s Bengali film “Bhooter Bhabishyat” was remade as “Gang of Ghosts”. He played the role of Parambrata himself. Sharman Joshi replaced Sabyasachi Chakraborty
The Bengali to Hindi remake earned 1.7 crores
India is the birthplace of Bollywood. Some of the best Hindi-language films of all time were born here. Especially, there are some films from the sixties, seventies or eighties where some of the dialogues used have become a part of our daily conversations. The film “Mere Apne” has indeed given us some truly iconic dialogues that continue to resonate with audiences even today! Among them was the dialogue ‘Shyam Aaye Toh Kahena Chenu Aaya Tha’. This dialogue is famous not only in that era, but even today, when we think of famous dialogues in Hindi films, it comes to mind. This dialogue actually became popular for its delivery, that is, the manner of speaking and the star. Why not? It was in the mouth of Shatrughan Sinha himself. Apart from this, the handsome hero Vinod Khanna debuted on the silver screen of Bollywood in this film.
So, we were indeed discussing “Mere Apne”! Thanks for confirming. Yes, Gulzar’s directorial debut was a notable achievement, and the film’s success was a great start to his career. Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha also starred in this movie. This low-budget film set a record in the seventies by earning about 1.7 crore taka.
The film stars Meena Kumari, Shatrughan Sinha and Vinod Khanna. Vinod Khanna made his debut in this film. Along with this, Shatrughan Sinha’s performance as an angry young man also captured the hearts of the audience at that time. The film was shot in just 40 days. Another interesting fact is that Danny Denzongpa also made his Bollywood debut through this film. However, a sad incident occurred… also associated with this film. Meena Kumari died a few days after the release of this film.
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