Bou Thakuranir Haat is a Bengali drama film directed by Naresh Mitra based on a novel of Rabindranath Tagore in the same name, published in 1883. This film was released in 1953 in the banner of Emar Productions. The film starred Uttam Kumar, Pahadi Sanyal in lead with Sambhu Mitra, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay and others. Uttam Kumar learned horse riding and sword fighting for the character. The film was not a commercial success, but Kumar's performance was praised by the critics and media.
Plot
The film is based on the real-life story of Jessore Raj Pratapaditya. Pratapaditya is described as an antagonist more than a protagonist in this film.
Cast
Uttam Kumar
Pahari Sanyal
Sambhu Mitra
Bhanu Bandyopadhyay
Manju Dey
Naresh Mitra
Nitish Mukherjee
Padma Devi
Rama Devi
Soundtrack
This was the first Bengali film in which Lata Mangeshkar sang.