![]() ![]() ![]() It is said that Sarat Pandit himself praised Biswas' portrayal. The performance of Chhabi Biswas as Dada Thakur was much appreciated. When released, the film enjoyed both commercial and critical success. Chhabi Biswas, like a parent figure, took care personally putting up a mosquito net and covered me with a blanket." Reception I fondly recollect one night when I was having disturbance in sleeping due to mosquito bites. Biswajit, who made his debut with this film, recalls: "There was a family like atmosphere prevailing in the entire unit then. The casting of the film was done in 1957. He prays in agony that the soil of Bengal may produce more such devoted young fighters, for ultimate victory is to be achieved through their efforts. His death brings tears in the eyes of Dada Thakur for the first time. The film ends on a tragic note when Dada Thakur witnesses the killing of Darpanarayan by the British. However, he is rescued by Subhash Chandra Bose, the then mayor of Calcutta. While hawking the journal on the streets of Calcutta, the British police charge at him. Later, Dada Thakur has to close down Jangipur Sangbad but soon starts another publication Bidushak. Dada Thakur's greatest success is when he helps an ordinary man, a petty shopkeeper, to get elected as the Municipal Commissioner of Jangipur. Subsequently, a reformed Darpanarayan too becomes an ardent follower of Dada Thakur and joins the struggle for India's freedom. Lata joins the ranks of freedom fighters working with Sarkar. He saves a girl, Lata ( Sulata Chowdhury), from the unwanted advances of Darpanarayan ( Biswajit Chatterjee), scion of the local zamindar. He campaigns against social evils and earns the ire of the ruling classes. ![]() Dada Thakur brings out the newspaper Jangipur Sangbad. Later he is joined by Nalini Kanta Sarkar ( Tarun Kumar), an underground freedom-fighter. Dada Thakur ( Chhabi Biswas) starts his career with a hand-operated press, with his wife ( Chhaya Devi) as his assistant. ![]()
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