Ek Bar Bolo Uttam Kumar
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Ek Bar Bolo Uttam Kumar is a 2009 comedy
Bengali film
directed by Chinmoy Roy. The film stars Parambrato Chatterjee, Mumtaz Sorcar
, Soumitra Chatterjee
, Sabitri Chatterjee
, Piyali Munsi and Diganta Bagchi. This film is Chinmoy Roy's directorial debut and that of magician PC Sorcar Junior’s youngest daughter Mumtaz Sorcar
.
). Bobby loves Prem (Diganta Bagchi) and hates Kyabla. But Kyabla, who is obsessed with Uttam Kumar
s films, won’t give up easily.
The film is a funny take on the love triangle. The title Ekbar Bolo Uttam Kumar was a dialogue director Chinmoy Roy told in his starring film Basanta Bilap; it was an instant hit. "Besides, this is my way of paying tribute to Uttam Kumar,” said the actor-turned-director.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
Bengali film
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
directed by Chinmoy Roy. The film stars Parambrato Chatterjee, Mumtaz Sorcar
Mumtaz Sorcar
Mumtaz Sorcar is an Indian film actress. She is the youngest daughter of magician PC Sorcar Junior and Jayashree Devi. She made her debut on the Tollywood big screen acting in Shoumik Sen directed No Poblem . She is also a classical jazz dancer, a boxer, and a judoka. Mumtaz started her career...
, Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an iconic Bengali actor from India, known among other things for his frequent collaborations with the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray and his constant comparison with the Bengali screen idol Uttam Kumar.-Background:Soumitra graduated from...
, Sabitri Chatterjee
Sabitri Chatterjee
Sabitri Chatterjee is an Indian Bengali female actor whose career as an actor spans more than 50 years. She was born in Comilla, in British India .-Early life:...
, Piyali Munsi and Diganta Bagchi. This film is Chinmoy Roy's directorial debut and that of magician PC Sorcar Junior’s youngest daughter Mumtaz Sorcar
Mumtaz Sorcar
Mumtaz Sorcar is an Indian film actress. She is the youngest daughter of magician PC Sorcar Junior and Jayashree Devi. She made her debut on the Tollywood big screen acting in Shoumik Sen directed No Poblem . She is also a classical jazz dancer, a boxer, and a judoka. Mumtaz started her career...
.
Plot
The film is about Kyabla (Parambrato Chatterjee), who lives in the slums, and falls for rich girl Bobby (Mumtaz SorcarMumtaz Sorcar
Mumtaz Sorcar is an Indian film actress. She is the youngest daughter of magician PC Sorcar Junior and Jayashree Devi. She made her debut on the Tollywood big screen acting in Shoumik Sen directed No Poblem . She is also a classical jazz dancer, a boxer, and a judoka. Mumtaz started her career...
). Bobby loves Prem (Diganta Bagchi) and hates Kyabla. But Kyabla, who is obsessed with Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar is one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.Born Arun Kumar Chatterjee in 1926 at Ahiritola, North Calcutta he is widely known as Uttam Kumar and Mahanayak . He remains as much of a cultural icon as he had been in his lifetime...
s films, won’t give up easily.
The film is a funny take on the love triangle. The title Ekbar Bolo Uttam Kumar was a dialogue director Chinmoy Roy told in his starring film Basanta Bilap; it was an instant hit. "Besides, this is my way of paying tribute to Uttam Kumar,” said the actor-turned-director.