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Bandini is a 1963 Hindi drama film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, the man who directed classics such as Do Bigha Zameen and Devdas. Bandini stars Nutan, giving one of the finest performances of her career, along with Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra as leads, and explores the human conflicts of love and hate intertwined in the mind of Kalyani (Nutan). The lead female role was offered to one of Roy's favourite actresses Vyjayanthimala, who earlier worked with Roy in Devdas and Madhumati. However, due to her busy schedule she refused the role, which later went to Nutan, who had worked with Roy in Sujata (1959). The movie tells the story of a woman prisoner serving life imprisonment for murder, Kalyani, the all suffering, selfless, sacrificing and strong, yet weak Indian woman. She must make a choice between two very different men, Devendra (Dharmendra), the loving prison doctor, and Bikash, a man from her past.
Original Release
01/01/1963
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ashok Kumar | Bikash Ghosh |
Nutan | Kalyani |
Dharmendra | Devendra / Dr. Devendra |
Raja Paranjpe | Kalyani's Father |
Tarun Bose | Mahesh Chandra / Jailor |
Asit Kumar Sen | Shambu |
Chandrima Bhaduri | Badi Warden / Head Warden / Female Wardon |
Moni Chatterjee | Inspector |
Rajan Verma | (as Raj Varma) |
Satyendra Kapoor | Bikash Ghosh's house help |
Directors
Writers
Jarasandha, Nabendu Ghosh, Paul Mahendra
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ashok Kumar | Bikash Ghosh |
Nutan | Kalyani |
Dharmendra | Devendra / Dr. Devendra |
Raja Paranjpe | Kalyani's Father |
Tarun Bose | Mahesh Chandra / Jailor |
Asit Kumar Sen | Shambu |
Chandrima Bhaduri | Badi Warden / Head Warden / Female Wardon |
Moni Chatterjee | Inspector |
Rajan Verma | (as Raj Varma) |
Satyendra Kapoor | Bikash Ghosh's house help |
Bhola Shah | (as Bhola) |
Benjamin | |
Lalit Rai | |
Abhimanyu Sharma | (as Abhimanyu) |
Sharma | |
Paresh | |
Radheshyam | (as Radhe Shyam) |
Pardesi | |
Kapoor | (as Mrs. Kapoor) |
Laxmi |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bimal Roy | Producer |