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1954 Indian film

Jadu Bhatta

Directed by	Niren Lahiri
Written by	Nitai Bhattacharya
Screenplay by	Nitai Bhattacharya
Produced by	Sunrise Films
Starring	Basanta Chowdhury Chhabi Biswas Ajit Prakash
Cinematography	Bijoy Ghosh
Edited by	Santosh Gangopadhyay
Distributed by	Nandan Pictures Limited
Release date	16 November 1954 (1954-11-16)
Running time	202 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Jadu Bhatta also known as Jadubhatta, is a 1954 Bengali-language Indian musical film directed by Niren Lahiri. Its story and screenplay were written by Nitai Bhattacharya. It stars Basanta Chowdhury in the title role and features Chhabi Biswas, Ajit Prakash, and Nitish Mukherjee in supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Jnan Prakash Ghosh.

The film was released on 16 November 1954. It won the Certificate of Merit for Best Bengali Language Feature Film at the 2nd National Film Awards .

Cast

Basanta Chowdhury - Jadu Bhatta
Samar Kumar - Boy Jadubhatta
Chhabi Biswas - Gangadhar Chakraborty
Ajit Prakash - Ram Shankar Bhattacharya
Nitish Mukherjee - Ali Baksa
Prashant Kumar - Shabbir Khan
Ranjan Mukherjee - Kashem Ali
Bratin Tagore - Maharishi Debendranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore - Boy Rabindranath
Tulsi Chakraborty - Yatra Adhikari
Anubha Gupta - Jhinnana
Jamuna Singha - Rabeya
Rani Banerjee - Ratan Bai
Aparna Devi - Begum Saheba

Music

The music for the film Jadu Bhatt was composed by Jnan Prakash Ghosh. The lyrics were written by Rabindranath Tagore, Mirabai, Jadu Bhatta, and Gouri Prasanna Majumdar . The songs were sung by Ramesh Chandra Banerjee, Mainuddin Dagar, Tarapada Chakraborty, A. T. Kanan, Pandit Maniram, Sukhendu Goswami, Pandit Jayasraj, Prashant Kumar, Sandhya Mukherjee, Pratima Banerjee, and Prasun Banerjee.

Award

National Film Award

1954

Certificate of Merit Second best feature film in Bengali (Won)

References

"Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive.
"Jadu Bhatta". The Times of India.
Directorate of Film Festivals(DFF) (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16

External links

Jadu Bhatta at IMDb

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali

1954–1960

Chheley Kaar (1954) Pather Panchali (1955) Kabuliwala (1956) Andhare Alo (1957) Sagar Sangamey (1958) Bicharak (1959) Devi (1960)
Certificate of Merit	Jadu Bhatta and Annapurnar Mandir (1954) Rani Rashmoni and Rai Kamal (1955) Mahakavi Girishchandra and Ek Din Ratre (1956) Louha-Kapat and Harano Sur (1957) Jalsaghar and Daak Harkara (1958) – (1959) Ganga (1960)

1961–1980

Samapti (1961) Kancher Swarga (1962) Uttar Falguni (1963) Aarohi (1964) Akash Kusum (1965) – (1966) Arogya Niketan (film) (1967) Apanjan (1968) Natun Pata (1969) Malyadan (1970) Nimantran (1971) Strir Patra (1972) Ashani Sanket (1973) Sonar Kella (1974) Palanka (1975) – (1976) – (1977) Dooratwa (1978) – (1979) Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980)
Certificate of Merit	Saptapadi and Punascha (1961) Nishithe (1962) Saat Paake Bandha and Jatu Griha (1963) Anustup Chhanda (1964) Subarnarekha and Raja Rammohun (1965) Discontinued after 1965

1981–2000

2001–2020

2021–present

Kalkokkho (2021)

v t e Films directed by Niren Lahiri
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Films directed by Niren Lahiri

Films

Raat Dastey
Rajdrohi
Chhabi
Indrani (1958)
Tansen
Boro Maa
Madhumalati
Prithibi Amare Chaay
Bhola Master
Shankar Narayan Bank (1956)
Devimalini
Jadubhatta (1954)
Kalyani
Shobha
Kajari
Lakh Taka (1953)
Palli Samaj
Subhadra
Garobini
Singhadwar
Jayjatra
Sadharan Meye
Vijay Yatra
Arabian Nights
Bano Phool
Bhabhi Kaal
Anban (1944)
Dampati
Sahadharmini
Garmil
Mahakavi Kalidas (1942)
Byabodhan

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