Atithi (literally The Guest; also known by the alternative English title The Runaway) is a 1965 Bengali film based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Tapan Sinha. It tells a simple story about a teenage boy who prefers the life of a wanderer to the confines of a domestic life. At the 13th National Film Awards, it won the National Award (Certificate of Merit) for the Second Best Feature Film. It also won several BFJA Awards.[1] It was India's competitive entry at the Venice International Film Festival in 1966, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film was remade in Hindi as Geet Gaata Chal.[2]
Tarapada is a teenage boy who lives in a Bengal village with his mother and elder brother. To their exasperation, he often runs away from home for days on end. He has a wanderlust which makes him join groups of wandering players, musicians and acrobats. On his last flight he meets Moti Babu, a wealthy aristocrat who is returning by boat from a pilgrimage with his family. Tarapada takes a lift with them. On the boat, both Moti Babu and his wife Annapurna take a liking to the boy. Their only daughter, Charu, begins to feel jealous, which amuses Tarapada. He accompanies them to their home and soon becomes like a family member. Charu too accepts him as a companion. Moti Babu and Annapurna want to take the responsibility for his education. They think the relationship will be consolidated if the two young people get married. They write to Tarapada's mother, who is happy at the prospect of her son settling down. Tarapada, however, remains a free spirit and cannot be caged. He sets out once again on a voyage to an unknown destination.
Tapan Sinha interviewed "some two hundred and fifty lads" before he selected Partha Mukherjee to play the role of Tarapada. Sinha made him rehearse extensively for nearly two months for the film. For the role of Charu, he chose Basabi, the daughter of the well-known comic actor Bhanu Bandopadhyay, and got the two youngsters to rehearse together.[3] Basabi recalls: "Both of us were very young when we did 'Atithi'. Partha would follow all instructions ... He and I, along with the whole unit of 'Atithi', went to Delhi to receive the National Award for the second best feature film from Indira Gandhi."[4]
Receptionedit
Atithi, when released, was a commercial as well as a critical success. It won a National Award and several BFJA Awards, and was India's official competitive entry to the Venice Film Festival. According to one source, Partha Mukherjee missed the Best Actor award at Venice by just a few votes.[5]
When asked about the film's success, Tapan Sinha said in an interview, "The greatest achievement was the hearty felicitations of millions of people - both from the intellectual circles and the common man."[3]
Shampa Banerjee and Anil Srivastava include Atithi in their selection of 100 Indian feature films. They write: "What Sinha did for Tagore's simple tale was to recreate that elusive freedom that the human spirit searches for even today." They add: "One of the most attractive features of the films is its presentation of rural Bengal. The camera revels in the outdoors and freedom becomes a tangible reality."[6]
Home mediaedit
Atithi is available in both VCD and DVD formats, in multiple distributions.[7]
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Atithi literally The Guest also known by the alternative English title The Runaway is a 1965 Bengali film based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore and directed by Tapan Sinha It tells a simple story about a teenage boy who prefers the life of a wanderer to the confines of a domestic life At the 13th National Film Awards it won the National Award Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film It also won several BFJA Awards 1 It was India s competitive entry at the Venice International Film Festival in 1966 where it was nominated for the Golden Lion The film was remade in Hindi as Geet Gaata Chal 2 AtithiDirected byTapan SinhaScreenplay byTapan SinhaBased onAtithiby Rabindranath TagoreStarringAjitesh BandopadhyayPartha MukherjeeSamita BiswasCinematographyDilip Ranjan MukhopadhyayEdited bySubodh RoyMusic byTapan SinhaProductioncompanyNew Theatres Pvt Ltd Release date1965Running time112 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageBengali Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Home media 6 Awards and honours 7 References 8 External linksSynopsis editTarapada is a teenage boy who lives in a Bengal village with his mother and elder brother To their exasperation he often runs away from home for days on end He has a wanderlust which makes him join groups of wandering players musicians and acrobats On his last flight he meets Moti Babu a wealthy aristocrat who is returning by boat from a pilgrimage with his family Tarapada takes a lift with them On the boat both Moti Babu and his wife Annapurna take a liking to the boy Their only daughter Charu begins to feel jealous which amuses Tarapada He accompanies them to their home and soon becomes like a family member Charu too accepts him as a companion Moti Babu and Annapurna want to take the responsibility for his education They think the relationship will be consolidated if the two young people get married They write to Tarapada s mother who is happy at the prospect of her son settling down Tarapada however remains a free spirit and cannot be caged He sets out once again on a voyage to an unknown destination Cast editPartho Mukherjee as Tarapada Ajitesh Bandopadhyay Samita Biswas as Tarapada s mother Geeta Mukherjee Basabi Banerjee as Charushashi Salil Dutta Bankim Ghosh Smita SinhaProduction editTapan Sinha interviewed some two hundred and fifty lads before he selected Partha Mukherjee to play the role of Tarapada Sinha made him rehearse extensively for nearly two months for the film For the role of Charu he chose Basabi the daughter of the well known comic actor Bhanu Bandopadhyay and got the two youngsters to rehearse together 3 Basabi recalls Both of us were very young when we did Atithi Partha would follow all instructions He and I along with the whole unit of Atithi went to Delhi to receive the National Award for the second best feature film from Indira Gandhi 4 Reception editAtithi when released was a commercial as well as a critical success It won a National Award and several BFJA Awards and was India s official competitive entry to the Venice Film Festival According to one source Partha Mukherjee missed the Best Actor award at Venice by just a few votes 5 When asked about the film s success Tapan Sinha said in an interview The greatest achievement was the hearty felicitations of millions of people both from the intellectual circles and the common man 3 Shampa Banerjee and Anil Srivastava include Atithi in their selection of 100 Indian feature films They write What Sinha did for Tagore s simple tale was to recreate that elusive freedom that the human spirit searches for even today They add One of the most attractive features of the films is its presentation of rural Bengal The camera revels in the outdoors and freedom becomes a tangible reality 6 Home media editAtithi is available in both VCD and DVD formats in multiple distributions 7 Awards and honours edit13th National Film Awards won Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film BFJA Awards 1966 1 Best Indian Films Best Screenplay Tapan Sinha Best Actress in a Supporting Role Geeta Mukherjee Nominated for the Golden Lion Venice International Film Festival 1966References edit a b BFJA Awards 1966 gomolo com Archived from the original on 29 September 2018 Retrieved 10 April 2018 6 Old and Gold Bengali Movies Which Inspired Bollywood to Remake 26 July 2016 a b I Am A Worshipper Of All Things Beautiful An Interview With Tapan Sinha Part IV Learning and Creativity December 2014 Retrieved 12 April 2018 Dasgupta Priyanka 25 December 2017 Tollywood bids adieu to Bengal s favourite Atithi The Times of India No Kolkata Retrieved 17 April 2018 Bengali film icon Partha Mukhopadhyay passes away at 70 Outlook ANI 24 December 2017 Retrieved 15 May 2018 Banerjee Shampa Srivastava Anil 2012 One Hundred Indian Feature Films An Annotated Filmography Routledge p 39 ISBN 978 0 8240 9483 6 Retrieved 18 April 2018 Buy Atithi 1965 DVD Blu Ray VCD Music CD gomolo com Archived from the original on 16 April 2018 Retrieved 16 April 2018 External links editAtithi at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atithi 1965 film amp oldid 1184433943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
