Sujata (1959 film)
| Sujata | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bimal Roy |
| Written by | Nabendu Ghosh (screenplay) Subodh Ghosh (story) Paul Mahendra (dialogue) |
| Produced by | Bimal Roy |
| Starring | Nutan Sunil Dutt Shashikala |
| Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
| Edited by | Amit Bose |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sujata is a 1959 Hindi language Bimal Roy film. It stars Nutan and Sunil Dutt in lead roles, supported by Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Sulochana Latkar and Tarun Bose. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer Subodh Ghosh, the film explored the situation of caste in India. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.