Kabita

{{other uses}} {{Short description|1977 Indian Bengali drama film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Kabita | image = Kabita.jpg | caption = VCD cover of movie ''Kabita'' | director = Bharat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | story = M. S. Perumal | based_on = ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' (1974) {{small|(Tamil)}} by K. Balachander | producer = Krishnamurthy<br />Govindarajan | screenplay = Bharat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana {{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes |label1 = Dialogues by |data1 = Bharat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana }} | narrator = | starring = {{plainlist| * Mala Sinha * Ranjit Mallick * Kamal Haasan * Sandhya Roy }} | music = Salil Chowdhury | cinematography = K. A. Reza | editing = Amiyo Mukherjee | studio = Venus Combines | distributor = Piyali Pictures | released = {{Film date|1977|08|26|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210612101253/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |archive-date=12 June 2021 |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |access-date=23 June 2021 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |url-status=usurped |author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref> | runtime = 146 minutes | country = India | language = Bengali | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Kabita''''' is a 1977 Indian Bengali-language drama film co-written and directed by Bharat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Produced by Krishnamurthy and Govindarajan under the banner of Venus Combines, the film is a remake of Tamil film ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' (1974) by K. Balachander. It stars Mala Sinha in the titular role, alongside Ranjit Mallick, Sandhya Roy and Kamal Haasan in lead roles,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/KB%E2%80%99s-continuum/article16448445.ece |title=KB's continuum |last=Narayan |first=Hari |date=15 November 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=23 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123114238/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/KB%E2%80%99s-continuum/article16448445.ece |archive-date=23 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calcuttatube.com/2007/10/10/kabita-kamal-hasan-online-bangla-movie/ |title=Kabita (1977) - Kamal Hassan - Mala Sinha Classic |publisher=calcuttatube.com |accessdate=2009-02-10 |last= |first= |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203203441/http://calcuttatube.com/2007/10/10/kabita-kamal-hasan-online-bangla-movie/ |archivedate=3 February 2009 }}</ref> while Mahua Roy Chowdhury, Sulata Chowdhury, Prema Narayan and Bankim Ghosh play another pivotal roles, with Bikash Roy, Anil Chatterjee and Samit Bhanja in special appearances. The film plots Kabita, a working middle-class woman, who sacrifices her desires to support her large family.

Music and lyrics of the film were composed by Salil Chowdhury. The cinematography was handled by K. A. Reza, while Amiyo Mukherjee edited the film. The film marks Haasan's debut and only foray in Bengali cinema, while he had portrayed the same character from the original.

''Kabita'' theatrically released on 26 August 1977 to positive reviews. It ran for over 28 weeks in theatres and the songs of the film was chartbuster upon its release. It generally gained a cult status among the Bengali audiences. In 2003, it was remade in Bangladeshi as ''Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti''.

==Cast== * Mala Sinha as Kabita Ray * Kamal Haasan as Gopal Menon * Ranjit Mallick as Tilak * Anil Chatterjee * Samit Bhanja as Shekhar * Mahua Roychoudhury as Sumati * Sandhya Roy as Bharati * Bikash Ray as Baba * Sulata Chowdhury * Satindra Bhattacharya * Bankim Ghosh * Kamu Mukhopadhyay * Shamita Biswas * Bimal Deb * Prema Narayan as Chandra * Kabita Panday

==Songs== {{Infobox album | name = Kabita | type = Soundtrack | artist = Salil Chowdhury | cover = | alt = | released = 1977 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = 26:10 | label = EMI | language = Bengali | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{External media | audio1 = {{YouTube|9bfL7ASG2M0|Audio Jukebox}} }} }}

{{Track listing | headline = Track list <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://salilda.com/filmsongs/bengali/kobita.asp|title=Kobita|website=salilda.com|accessdate=20 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kabita/5JA52SI-bRw_|title=Kabita Songs, Download Kabita Movie Songs For Free Online at Saavn.com|date=31 December 1977|accessdate=20 May 2024|via=www.jiosaavn.com}}</ref> | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 26:10

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|2444464|Kabita}}

Category:1977 films Category:Bengali-language Indian films Category:Films about women in India Category:1977 Bengali-language films

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