Khokababur Pratyabartan
{{short description|Bengali film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Khokababur Pratyabortan
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Agradoot
| screenplay = Binoy Chatterjee
| producer = Agradoot
| writer = Rabindranath Tagore
| based_on = Khokababur Pratyabortan short story by Rabindranath Tagore
| starring = Uttam Kumar
Asit Baran
Namita Sannyal
| music = Hemanta Mukherjee
| cinematography = Bibhuti Laha, Bijoy Ghosh
| editing = Baidyanath Chatterjee
| studio = Agradoot chitra
| distributor = Paroshmal Deepchand Release
| released = {{film date|df=y|1961|10|20}}
| runtime = 103 minutes
| country = India
| language = Bengali
| budget =
| gross =
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Khokababur Pratyabartan (English: The Return of Little Master) is a 1960 Indian Bengali-language social drama film directed by Agradoot{{efn|name=pen|The pen name of a group of Indian film technicians in Bengali cinema signing collectively as director.{{cite book|author=Yves Thoraval|title=The Cinemas of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-OpkAAAAMAAJ|date=1 February 2000|publisher=Macmillan India|isbn=978-0-333-93410-4|page=237}}}} based on the 1891 short story of the same name by Rabindranath Tagore.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KS0nDwAAQBAJ&q=khoka+babur+pratyabartan+story&pg=PT34|title=Children's Literature in Indian Languages|last=K. A. JAMUNA|date=June 2017|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting |isbn=9788123024561|access-date=16 October 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/bengali-films-that-proved-uttam-kumar-was-not-just-a-romantic-matinee-idol/antony-firingee/photostory/63907005.cms|title=Bengali films that proved Uttam Kumar was not just a romantic matinee idol|date=25 April 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=28 March 2019}} The film stars Uttam Kumar in the lead with Asit Baran, Sumita Sanyal and others in supporting role. This film was released on 28 April 1960 under the banner of Agradoot Chitra. Music direction of the film was done by Hemanta Mukherjee.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/khokababur-pratyabartan-movie/13760|title=Khokababur Pratyabartan (1960 - Bengali)|access-date=16 October 2018|archive-date=16 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016130024/http://www.gomolo.com/khokababur-pratyabartan-movie/13760|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/JNY/info|title=Khokha Babur Pratyabartan|website=indiancine.ma|access-date=16 October 2018}} The film is remember as one of the best films of Uttam's career. His performance as a servant was greatly acclaimed. The film was a hit at the box office.
Plot
The plot revolves around Raicharan's tragic life. He is the obedient servant of a local zamindar and takes care of zamindar's son whom he addresses as Khokababu. One day, the little son dies in an accident in a river flood and he is blamed for the same. In a delusional state, Raicharan starts believing his own infant to be his much loved khokababu and brought him up only to return him to his master.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Raicharan
- Tulsi Chakraborty
- Sumita Sanyal as Raicharan's wife
- Asit Baran as Anukul
- Jahar Ganguly as Raicharan's Father
- Shobha Sen as Raicharan's Sister
- Sisir Batabyal
- Dipti Ray
- Master Babu as Khokababu
- Tilak Chakraborty
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Khokababur Pratyabortan
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Hemanta Mukherjee
| released = 1960
| recorded = 1959
| studio = Agradoot
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 2:38
| label = Angel Digital Pvt Ltd
| producer = Agradoot
| prev_title = Kuhak
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = Sesh Paryanta
| next_year = 1961
}}
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = Rabindranath Tagore
| all_music = Rabindranath Tagore
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback
| title1 = Tar Anta Nai Go
| length1 = 2:38
| extra1 = Hemanta Mukherjee
| total_length = 2:38
}}
Only Rabindra Sangeet used in this film to help by Rabindra Bharati.
Reception
This is one of the best film of Uttam Kumar's career. For the first time he doing character actor role. In the film he was totally deglamouraized. His performance as a servant Raicharan was huge acclaimed.
In a article of Times of India wrote that - "Want to discover Mahanayak’s unmatched acting skills beyond romantic hits? You have to watch ‘Khokababur Pratyabartan’. It’s not an easy task for a charismatic lead actor to jump into the role of a next door loyal servant. Because of the screen adaptation of a famous story of Rabindranath Tagore, it was more difficult to maintain the authentic feel of the story. Uttam Kumar excelled it so well that it is still regarded as one of the most touching Bengali films ever created."{{Cite news |title='Khokababur Pratyabartan' - Bengali films that proved Uttam Kumar was not just a romantic matinee idol |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/bengali-films-that-proved-uttam-kumar-was-not-just-a-romantic-matinee-idol/khokababur-pratyabartan/photostory/63906998.cms |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Times of India|date=29 August 2018 }}
The film become hit at the box office. It's also remembered as the first successful film based on Rabindranath Tagore story.
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