{{short description|1951 film by Pashupati Chatterjee}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Nastaneer | image = | caption = | director = Pashupati Chatterjee | screenplay = Pashupati Chatterjee (Dialogues) | writer = Sashisekhar Sharma | story = Rabindranath Tagore | based_on = ''Nashtanir'' novel by Rabindranath Tagore | producer = Tarak Pal | starring = Sunanda Banerjee<br/>Uttam Kumar<br/>Dhiraj das<br/>Kamal Mitra | music = Rabin Chattopadhyay | cinematography = Sushanta Moitra | editing = Kamal Ganguly | studio = M.P Productions | distributor = D Looks Entertainment | released = {{Film date|1951}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Bengali }}
'''''Nastaneer''''' ({{Translation|The Broken Nest}}) is a Bengali-language drama film directed by Pashupati Chatterjee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldposter.com/movie/424028/|title=Nastaneer {{!}} GoldPoster Movie Poster Gallery|website=GoldPoster|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> This movie was released in 1951 under the banner of M. P. Productions Pvt. Ltd. The music direction was done by Rabin Chattopadhyay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/nastaneer|title=Nastaneer on Moviebuff.com|website=Moviebuff.com|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> This film stars Uttam Kumar, Sunanda Banerjee, Dhiraj Das who played in lead roles where Karabi Gupta and Kamal Mitra played the supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/nastaneer-35160/cast-crew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723113313/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/nastaneer-35160/cast-crew|url-status=live|archive-date=23 July 2021|title=Nastaneer (1951) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> This is the fifth film of Uttam Kumar. The film is based on the novella ''Nastanirh'' of Rabindranath Tagore wrote in 1901. Later Satyajit Ray made a film based on this same novel ''Charulata'' in 1964.
==Plot== Nastanirh takes place in late 19th-century Bengal and explores the lives of the "Bhadralok", Bengalis of wealth who were part of the Bengal Renaissance and highly influenced by the Brahmo Samaj. Despite his liberal ideas, Bhupati is blind to the loneliness and dissatisfaction of his wife, Charu. It is only with the appearance of his cousin, Amal, who incites passionate feelings in Charu, that Bhupati realizes what he has lost.
==Cast== * Uttam Kumar as Amal * Sunanda Banerjee as Charu * Dhiraj Das as Bhupati * Goutam Mukhopadhyay * Kamal Mitra * Karabi Gupta * Nibhanani Devi * Rajlakshmi Devi * Santosh Singha * Sikharani Bag
==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Nashtaneer | type = Soundtrack | artist = Rabin Chatterjee | cover = | alt = | released = 1951 | recorded = 1950 | genre = Feature Film Soundtrack | studio = M.P Productions | length = 0:11:56 | label = Jio Saavan | producer = | prev_title = Ratnadeep | prev_year = 1951 | next_title = Subhadra | next_year = 1951 }}
{{Track listing | all_lyrics = Sailen Roy | all_music = Rabin Chatterjee | headline = Songs | extra_column = Playback | title1 = Kon Mayamriga Dhara Dile | length1 = 2:58 | extra1 = Alpana Banerjee | title2 = Jadi Chhoan Lage Mone | length2 = 3:07 | extra2 = Sachin Gupta, Alpana Banerjee | title3 = Ankhi Meli Chao | length3 = 2:40 | extra3 = Madhabi Ghosh | title4 = Keno Chharao Phulban | length4 = 3:11 | extra4 = Dhananjay Bhattacharya | total_length = 11:56 }}
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt0043838}}
Category:1951 films Category:Bengali-language Indian films Category:1951 drama films Category:1951 Bengali-language films Category:Indian drama films
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