Draft:Udayer Pathey
Udayer Pathey | |
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Directed by | Bimal Roy |
Screenplay by | Bimal Roy Nirmal Dey |
Dialogues by | Jyotirmoy Roy |
Produced by | New Theatres |
Starring | Radhamohan Bhattacharya Binata Bose Rekha Mitra Tulsi Chakraborty Biswanath Bhaduri Jiben Bose |
Cinematography | Bimal Roy |
Edited by | Haridas Mahalanbish |
Music by | Raichand Boral |
Production company | New Theatres |
Distributed by | Aurora Film Corporation |
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Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Udayer Pathey (transl. On the way to awaken) is a 1944 Indian Bengali-language social drama film co-written, cinematographed and directed by Bimal Roy in his debut. Produced by New Theatres, the film stars an ensemble cast of Radhamohan Bhattacharya, Binata Bose, Rekha Mitra, Tulsi Chakraborty, Biswanath Bhaduri and Jiben Bose in lead roles.
It revolves around Anup, an idealistic man from the poor ranks of society takes on the exploiting capitalist group represented by Rajendra. Written by Jyotirmoy Roy, the screenplay of the film was by Bimal Roy and Nirmal Dey. Music of the film is composed by Raichand Boral, with lyrics penned by Rabindranath Tagore and Shailen Roy, while Harichand Mahalanbish did its editing.
Udayer Pathey theatrically released on 1 September 1944, opening to positive reviews. It was the first Indian film to include "Jana Gana Mana" in its title credits, the later national anthem of India.