Sagarika (1956)
The all-time favourite on-screen couple of the Bengali cinema not just created many memorable romantic moments but also shattered many taboos around romance, just like in the 1956 classic ‘Sagarika’. Made by the directorial group Agragami, its story follows a young talented lad Arun (Uttam Kumar) with a big dream of studying medicine abroad and the women he comes across. Arun, after being blind for a period, finally reunites with his love and life becomes all good.
Director:
Agragami
Writer:
Agragami
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Suchitra Sen as Sagarika |
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Uttam Kumar as Arunangsho Maitra / Arun |
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Pahadi Sanyal as Arun's Uncle |
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Anup Kumar as Montu |
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Jamuna Sinha as Basanti |
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Namita Sinha as Shipra |
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Tapati Ghosh as Madhabi |
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Sabita Bhattacharya as |
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Manjushree Ghatak as |
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Jahar Ganguly as Basanti's Father |
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Kamal Mitra as College Principal |
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Jiben Bose as Kedar |
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Nitish Mukherjee as Dr. Mukherjee |
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Santosh Singha as Shipra's Father |
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Salil Dutta as Asit |
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Dhiren Kundu as |
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Gopal Dey as |
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Robin Banerjee as |
| Directing | Agragami | Director |
| Sound | Sailen Pal | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Dhiren Kundu | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Ramen Ghosh | Editor |
| Art | Sukumar Dey | Art Direction |
| Sound | Robin Chattopadhyay | Music Director |
| Writing | Agragami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gauri Prasanna Mazumder | Lyricist |
| Writing | Nitai Bhattacharya | Story |
| Writing | Pranab Roy | Lyricist |
| Writing | Nitai Bhattacharya | Lyricist |
| Sound | Shyamal Mitra | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Sandhya Mukhopadhyay | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Alpana Bannerjee | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Utpala Sen | Playback Singer |