{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox film | name = Hanabari | image = Hanabari (1952).jpg | caption = Theatrical poster of Hanabari | director = Premendra Mitra | producer = Fakhrul Islam Khan | screenplay = Premendra Mitra | story = | starring = {{ubl|Bipin Mukherjee|Gautam Mukherjee|Pranati Ghosh|Dhiraj Bhattacharya}} | music = | cinematography = Anil Gupta | editing = Baidyanath Banerjee | studio = Mitrani Limited | distributor = Indian United Pictures Ltd. | released = {{Film date|1952|06|13|df=yes}} | runtime = 112 minutes | country = India | language = Bengali | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Hanabari''''' ({{Translation|'''''The Haunted House'''''}}) is a 1952 Indian Bengali black and white thriller film written and directed by Premendra Mitra.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hanabari (1952) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=NTAw |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=DR SOUMIK BANERJEE |title=Hanabari 1952 ( Bengali) A Film By Premendra Mitra BS 3 PGNlf Rus 360p |date=2022-04-01 |url=http://archive.org/details/hanabari-1952-bengali-a-film-by-premendra-mitra-bs-3-pgnlf-rus-360p |access-date=2024-04-09}}</ref> It stars Bipin Mukherjee, Gautam Mukherjee, Pranati Ghosh, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Biren Mitra, Shashanka Som and Mita Chatterjee. The music of the film was composed by Pabitra Chattapadhyaya.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FilmiClub |title=Hanabari (1952) |url=https://www.filmiclub.com/movie/hanabari-1952-bengali-movie |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=FilmiClub |language=en-US}}</ref> The film received mixed review from critics.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dhusiya |first=Mithuraaj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jukrDwAAQBAJ&dq=hanabari&pg=PT138 |title=Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous |date=2017-09-13 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-351-38648-7 |language=en}}</ref>
== Synopsis == A young man named Jayanta runs away from a haunted house and takes shelter in a nearby home. This is the house of Shrimanta, an artist. Jayanta tells the artist that he had been driving until his car broke down. He entered a house on Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata where he faced a horrible creature that tried to kill him. Together, the two men go to the police station. The police inspector informs them that they are aware of the mystery. Afterwards, a man buys the house and lives there with his nieces, Lalita and Namita. Jayanta knows the family personally as he had a relationship with Lalita when they were in Burma.
He started an investigation and went to the House broker agency 'Bag and Nag' to know the history of the house. He decided to stay there for the security of the family and to solve the mystery. Surprisingly, a beggar moves around the house every day.
One night Jayanta, Shrimanta and the police find the ghostly creature and fire at it to no avail. The matter becomes more complicated when a piece of paper is discovered by Lalita's uncle that appears to be a clue to a hidden treasure. Jayanta suspects that Shrimanta is related to the matter. In the meantime, someone tries to kill Lalita's uncle and the police arrest Jayanta. Finally, it is revealed that all murder and ghostly atmosphere created by the real culprit for the treasure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/hanabari-movie-synopsis-plot-story/13383|title=Hanabari (1952)|website=gomolo.com|access-date=22 March 2017|archive-date=23 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323055318/http://www.gomolo.com/hanabari-movie-synopsis-plot-story/13383|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/GMQ/info|title=Hanabari (1952)|website=Indiancine.ma|access-date=2017-03-25}}</ref>
== Cast == * Bipin Mukherjee as Srimanta Sarkar * Gautam Mukherjee as Jayanta Chowdhury * Pranati Ghosh as Lolita * Mita Chatterjee as Namita * Dhiraj Bhattacharya as Detective alias beggar * Shyam Laha as Mr. Bag * Nabadwip Haldar as Mr Nag
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0243296}}
{{Premendra Mitra}}
Category:1952 films Category:Bengali-language Indian films Category:Indian detective films Category:Indian crime thriller films Category:1950s crime thriller films Category:Films directed by Premendra Mitra Category:Films based on Indian novels Category:1952 Bengali-language films Category:Indian black-and-white films
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