Mahaprasthaner Pathey

Mahaprasthaner Pathey
Directed byKartick Chattopadhyay
Produced byNew Theatres
StarringVasant Choudhury
Arundhati Mukherjee
Abhi Bhattacharya
Kamal Mitra
Music byPankaj Mullick
Distributed byAurora Film Corporation
Release date
  • 9 May 1952 (1952-05-09)
LanguageBengali

Mahaprasthaner Pathey is a Bengali drama film directed by Kartick Chattopadhyay,[1] produced by New Theatres based on the same name novel of 1944 by Probodh Kumar Sanyal.[2] The film was released on 9 May 1952 under the banner of Aurora Film Corporation.[3] Hindi-language version of this film Yatrik was also released in 1952.[4][5] Music director of the film was Pankaj Kumar Mullick.[6][7] Arundhati Devi made her cinematic debut in this film.[8][9]

Plot

A group of pilgrims begins a dangerous journey through the Himalayas toward Kedarnath and Badrinath. Among them, Probodh is a thoughtful writer, during the harsh journey, he writes travelogue about the spiritual doubt of people, their emotional conflicts and discover the meaning of human life.[10]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "1952 Bollywood Poster". Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Sanyal, Probodhkumar (1944). Mahaprasthaner Pathe Ed. 5th.
  3. ↑ "Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  4. ↑ Chan, F.; Karpovich, A.; Zhang, X. (2011-03-29). Genre in Asian Film and Television: New Approaches. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-30190-0.
  5. ↑ Banerjee, Sandeep; Basu, Subho. "Secularizing the Sacred, Imagining the Nation-Space: The Himalaya in Bengali travelogues, 1856–1901". Modern Asian Studies. 49 (3): 609–649. doi:10.1017/S0026749X13000589. ISSN 0026-749X.
  6. ↑ Mahaprasthaner Pathe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Pankaj Kumar Mullick on Apple Music, 1952-12-01, retrieved 2026-05-18
  7. ↑ "Listen To The Classic Bengali Song 'Mahaprasthaner Pathe(Medly)' Sung By Various Artists". The Times of India. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  8. ↑ "Bengali women filmmakers who have made India proud". The Times of India. 2018-08-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  9. ↑ "Actor, Director, and More: An Exhibition Traces the Light of a Reluctant Star". The Wire. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  10. ↑ "Mahaprasthaner Pathey (1952)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2026-05-18.