Chowringhee
চৌরঙ্গী)
Synopsis
Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in the city, just got the taste of freedom from British rule. The movie revolves around different characters - hotel employees to page 3 personalities dealing different human emotions. Although Sata Bose (played by Uttam Kumar) is the central character of the film, he is not the protagonist in many ways, rather the movie can be described as "hyperlink movie" made long ago than the term is coined.
Top Cast
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Uttam Kumar
Sata Bose
Subhendu Chatterjee
Shankar
Utpal Dutt
Marco Polo
Supriya Choudhury
Karabi Guha
Bhanu Banerjee
Nityahari Babu
Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
Jimmy
Anjana Bhowmik
Sujata
Biswajeet Chatterjee
Anindya Pakrashi
Tarun Kumar
Bankim Ghosh
Mr. Agarwal
Dipak Mukherjee
Byron
Prashanta Kumar
Gomez
Jahar Roy
Juno
Miss Shefali
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Pinaki Mukhopadhyay
- Screenplay & Story
- Amal Sarkar
- Original Score
- Asima Bhattacharya
- Original Title
- চৌরঙ্গী)
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Bengali, English
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Production Studios
- Pompy Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Pinaki Mukhopadhyay
Amal Sarkar, Mani Shankar Mukherjee, Rabindranath Tagore, Miltu Ghosh
Asima Bhattacharya
Dinen Gupta
Kali Raha
Asima Bhattacharya
Department Leadership Roster
Pinaki Mukhopadhyay
Director
Dinen Gupta
Director of Photography
Asima Bhattacharya
Producer
Kali Raha
Editor
Amal Sarkar
Screenplay
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Chowringhee.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Chowringhee
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Chowringhee about?
Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in the city, just got the taste of freedom from British rule. The movie revolves around different characters - hotel employees to page 3 personalities dealing different human emotions. Although Sata Bose (played by Uttam Kumar) is the central character of the film, he is not the protagonist in many ways, rather the movie can be described as "hyperlink movie" made long ago than the term is coined.
Who directed Chowringhee?
Chowringhee was directed by Pinaki Mukhopadhyay.
Who stars in Chowringhee?
The principal cast of Chowringhee includes Uttam Kumar, Subhendu Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, Supriya Choudhury, Bhanu Banerjee.
When was Chowringhee released and how long is it?
Chowringhee was released in 1968 with a total runtime of 2h 20m.
Who composed the musical score for Chowringhee?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Chowringhee was composed by Asima Bhattacharya.