Abhaya O Srikanta

Abhaya O Srikanta
Directed byHaridas Bhattacharya
Screenplay byHaridas Bhattacharya
Story bySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Based onSrikanta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Produced byKanan Devi
StarringMala Sinha
Basanta Choudhury
Bikash Roy
Bhanu Banerjee
CinematographySoumendu Roy
Edited bySantosh Ganguly
Music byPabitra Chattopadhyay
Production
company
Sreemati Pictures
Distributed byChandimata Films[1]
Release date
  • 27 August 1965 (1965-08-27)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Abhaya O Srikanta is a Bengali drama film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya and produced by Kanan Devi[2] based on characters from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Srikanta.[3] This film was released on 27 August 1965 under the banner of Sreemati Pictures.[4]

Plot

The film revoles with the life of bohemian Srikanta during his travels to Burma. He meets Abhaya, a married woman who is searching her missing husband. Srikanta becomes amazed seeing her spirited and courageous character.[5]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "অভয়া ও শ্রীকান্ত".
  2. ↑ "উত্তমকুমারের না, শরৎচন্দ্রের শ্রীকান্তর ভূমিকায় গুরু দত্ত আর অভয়া হয়ে এলেন গীতা দত্ত - Guru Dutt was considered for the Bengali film instead of Uttam Kumar, Geeta Dutt was supposed to be the heroine". TheWall (in Bengali). 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  3. ↑ "Remembering Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, the 'Awara Masiha'". The Indian Express. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Abhoya-o-Srikanta (1965)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  5. ↑ মাঝি, সুমন (2023-09-21). "Srikanta : অভয়া". Eisamay Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  6. ↑ "Can Ritwik match the popularity of Uttam Kumar as Srikanto?". Get Bengal. Retrieved 2026-06-23.