Ogo Bodhu Shundori

'''''Ogo Bodhu Shundori''''' ({{IPA|en|ˈoɡo ˈbɔd̪ʱu ʃunˈd̪ɔri}} {{translation|'''''Hey Beautiful Bride'''''}}) is a 1981 [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[Romantic comedy|romantic comedy film]] directed by [[Salil Dutta]]. Produced and conceptualized by Kamal Bansal under the banner of R. D. B. &Co., the title of the film is taken from a [[Rabindra Sangeet]] of the same. It stars [[Uttam Kumar]], [[Ranjit Mallick]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]] and [[Sumitra Mukherjee]] in lead roles, with a supporting cast including [[Santosh Dutta]], [[Bikash Roy]], [[Haradhan Banerjee]] and [[Chinmoy Roy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-24 |title=Uttam Kumar’s last shot from ‘Ogo Bodhu Sundori’ forever etched in Bengal’s memory |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/uttam-kumars-last-shot-from-ogo-bodhu-sundori-forever-etched-in-bengals-memory/articleshow/102073256.cms |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It depicts Gagan, a phonetics professor who casually wagers his socialistic wife of teaching a poor monkey-showwoman to speak Bengali and English and also making her cultured with the society.

'''''Ogo Bodhu Shundori''''' ({{IPA|en|ˈoɡo ˈbɔd̪ʱu ʃunˈd̪ɔri}} {{translation|'''''Hey Beautiful Bride'''''}}) is a 1981 [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[Romantic comedy|romantic comedy film]] directed by [[Salil Dutta]]. Produced and conceptualized by Kamal Bansal under the banner of R. D. B. &Co., the title of the film is taken from a [[Rabindra Sangeet]] of the same. It stars [[Uttam Kumar]], [[Ranjit Mallick]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]] and [[Sumitra Mukherjee]] in lead roles, with a supporting cast including [[Santosh Dutta]], [[Bikash Roy]], [[Haradhan Banerjee]] and [[Chinmoy Roy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-24 |title=Uttam Kumar’s last shot from ‘Ogo Bodhu Sundori’ forever etched in Bengal’s memory |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/uttam-kumars-last-shot-from-ogo-bodhu-sundori-forever-etched-in-bengals-memory/articleshow/102073256.cms |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It depicts Gagan, a phonetics professor who casually wagers his socialistic wife of teaching a poor monkey-showwoman to speak Bengali and English and also making her cultured with the society.

Written by Bibhuti Mukherjee, the film is an adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s play ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' (1913) and [[George Cukor]]'s American film ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' (1964).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathur |first=Jitendra |date=2018-02-18 |title=Pygmalion and His Fair Lady |url=https://jmathur.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/pygmalion-and-his-fair-lady/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704121751/https://jmathur.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/pygmalion-and-his-fair-lady/ |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=WordPress.com |language=en}}</ref> It marks the seventh collaboration between Dutta and Kumar. Music of the film is composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]], with lyrics penned by Mukherjee. The cinematography of the film is handled by Bijoy Ghosh, while Baidyanath Chatterjee edited the film. It was predominantly shot in [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]], and is also known for showing the [[Kolkata Book Fair]] in a sequence.

Written by Bibhuti Mukherjee, the film is an adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s play ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' (1913) and [[George Cukor]]'s American film ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' (1964).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathur |first=Jitendra |date=2018-02-18 |title=Pygmalion and His Fair Lady |url=https://jmathur.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/pygmalion-and-his-fair-lady/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704121751/https://jmathur.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/pygmalion-and-his-fair-lady/ |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=WordPress.com |language=en}}</ref> It marks the seventh collaboration between Dutta and Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Somashis |date=2023-09-03 |title=History of 3rd September- Uttam Kumar |url=https://eastindiastory.com/history-of-3rd-september-uttam-kumar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250705150954/https://eastindiastory.com/history-of-3rd-september-uttam-kumar/ |archive-date=2025-07-05 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=East India Story |language=en-US}}</ref> Music of the film is composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]], with lyrics penned by Mukherjee. The cinematography of the film is handled by Bijoy Ghosh, while Baidyanath Chatterjee edited the film. It was predominantly shot in [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]], and is also known for showing the [[Kolkata Book Fair]] in a sequence.

In July 1980, when the filming was in the process, Kumar died suffering from heart attack and his lookalike Prabir Kumar was brought in to stand in for him for the final sections of the film and for the song "O Daddy, O Mummy".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-15 |title=Ogo Bodhu Shundori |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/ogo-bodhu-sundari/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704115950/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/ogo-bodhu-sundari/ |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> Because of the incompletion of dubbing his portions, Kumar's voice from the original footages was kept intact in the film,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Priyanka |date=2021-09-03 |title=‘ওগো বধূ সুন্দরী’ নয়, উত্তম কুমারের শেষ ছবি ছিল অন্য! কোন ছবি জানেন? |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/uttam-kumar-s-last-film-wasn-t-ogo-bodhu-sundari-did-you-know-what-was-that-31630674826660.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250705144343/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reddit-slams-sona-mohapatra-for-insensitive-hurtful-post-on-shefali-jariwala-over-kaanta-laga-31751718280044.html |archive-date=2025-07-05 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=bn}}</ref> and his brother Tarun Kumar dubbed for him due to mechanical glitches in some scenes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-09-03 |title=Did you know Uttam Kumar’s last film wasn’t ''Ogo Bodhu Shundori''? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-uttam-kumars-last-film-wasnt-ogo-bodhu-sundari/articleshow/85891134.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704200104/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-uttam-kumars-last-film-wasnt-ogo-bodhu-sundari/articleshow/85891134.cms |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257 |quote=Uttam Kumar finished his dubbing for ‘Plot No. 5’ in 1980 and then came back to Kolkata for his commitments to few other Bengali projects.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Plot No 5, and not Ogo Bodhu Sundori was Uttam Kumar’s last movie to release |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/plot-no-5-and-not-ogo-bodhu-sundori-was-uttam-kumar-s-last-movie-to-release-getbengal-story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704200544/https://www.getbengal.com/details/plot-no-5-and-not-ogo-bodhu-sundori-was-uttam-kumar-s-last-movie-to-release-getbengal-story |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=Get Bengal |language=en}}</ref>

In July 1980, when the filming was in the process, Kumar died suffering from heart attack and his lookalike Prabir Kumar was brought in to stand in for him for the final sections of the film and for the song "O Daddy, O Mummy".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-15 |title=Ogo Bodhu Shundori |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/ogo-bodhu-sundari/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704115950/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/ogo-bodhu-sundari/ |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> Because of the incompletion of dubbing his portions, Kumar's voice from the original footages was kept intact in the film,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Priyanka |date=2021-09-03 |title=‘ওগো বধূ সুন্দরী’ নয়, উত্তম কুমারের শেষ ছবি ছিল অন্য! কোন ছবি জানেন? |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/uttam-kumar-s-last-film-wasn-t-ogo-bodhu-sundari-did-you-know-what-was-that-31630674826660.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250705144343/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reddit-slams-sona-mohapatra-for-insensitive-hurtful-post-on-shefali-jariwala-over-kaanta-laga-31751718280044.html |archive-date=2025-07-05 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=bn}}</ref> and his brother Tarun Kumar dubbed for him due to mechanical glitches in some scenes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-09-03 |title=Did you know Uttam Kumar’s last film wasn’t ''Ogo Bodhu Shundori''? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-uttam-kumars-last-film-wasnt-ogo-bodhu-sundari/articleshow/85891134.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704200104/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-uttam-kumars-last-film-wasnt-ogo-bodhu-sundari/articleshow/85891134.cms |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257 |quote=Uttam Kumar finished his dubbing for ‘Plot No. 5’ in 1980 and then came back to Kolkata for his commitments to few other Bengali projects.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Plot No 5, and not Ogo Bodhu Sundori was Uttam Kumar’s last movie to release |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/plot-no-5-and-not-ogo-bodhu-sundori-was-uttam-kumar-s-last-movie-to-release-getbengal-story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704200544/https://www.getbengal.com/details/plot-no-5-and-not-ogo-bodhu-sundori-was-uttam-kumar-s-last-movie-to-release-getbengal-story |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=Get Bengal |language=en}}</ref>