Stree (1972 film)
| Stree | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Salil Dutta |
| Written by | Bimal Mitra |
| Screenplay by | Salil Dutta |
| Based on | Stree by Bimal Mitra |
| Produced by | Pradyot Kumar Basu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Amiyo Mukhopadhyay |
| Music by | Nachiketa Ghosh |
Production company | Baby June Production |
| Distributed by | S. B. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Stree is a 1972 Indian Bengali language romantic action film directed by Salil Dutta. The film is based on the novel of Bimal Mitra by the same title and the era of the plot showing during the Second World War. Produced by Baby June Productions marking their second venture, it stars Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee and Arati Bhattacharya in lead roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Nachiketa Ghosh, with the lyrics penned by Gauriprasanna Mazumder and Pulak Bandyopadhyay.
The film showed Uttam's one of the best performance and clash with Soumitra. The film became a blockbuster hit at the box office. The film had dominated at the BFJA Award 1973 and went on to win seven awards. It was later remade in Hindi in 1982 as Ayaash starring Sanjeev Kumar, Arun Govil and Rati Agnihotri in lead roles.