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India.com
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Bollywood's first film to earn Rs 1 crore, released 82 years ago, became an all-time blockbuster due to…, film is…
Today, entry of any film in 100-200 crore club is not a big deal. Now good movies easily earn 500 to 1000 crore rupees. But do you know that when the country was not even independent, a film made history by earning more than 1 crore at the box office, whose name is 'Kismat'. This movie released in the year 1943 had stars like Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz, Shah Nawaz in lead roles. The credit for the success of 'Kismat' was given to music composer Anil Vishwas. This musician became a director He was born on this day, 7 July 1914, in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh). The music composed by Anil Biswas for this film touched people's hearts directly. Songs like 'Aaj Himalaya Ki Choti Se, Phir Humne Lalkara Hai' filled people with patriotic feelings, and sweet tunes like 'Dheere Dheere Aa Re Baadal' touched every heart. Was interested in music since childhood Anil Vishwas was interested in music since childhood. He also participated in the freedom movement in his teens, due to which he also went to jail. He came to Mumbai to work and started working in theatre and after this he slowly entered the film world. How his career started This is how my career started? Initially, he composed music for some Calcutta films, but he got real recognition from 'Bombay Talkies'. He not only gave good songs in films, but also changed the direction of film music. After 'Kismat', Anil Biswas became one of the biggest composers of the Hindi film industry. He gave the first break to singers like Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor and Sudha Malhotra and got them recognition. The magic of music spread throughout the country He also gave place to semi-classical music like Ghazal, Thumri, Dadra, Kajri and Chaiti in films. Anil Biswas' music was popular in the entire country in the 1940s and 50s. At a time when most songs were simple, Anil da added depth and new layers to them. His compositions sound new even today. His music in films like 'Anokha Pyar', 'Aarzoo', 'Tarana', 'Akash', 'Hamdard' was one better than the other. He also created a Ragamala, which combined four different ragas in one song. No one had done this experiment in that era. Had retired from films As a music composer, he worked for 'Chhoti Chhoti Baatein' released in 1965. So, the stories of many stars also started ending with him. The songs of this film 'Zindagi Khwab Hai…' and 'Kuchh Aur Jamana Kehta Hai…' are examples of his artistic thinking. The story of the film did not make much of a mark among the people, but its music is still on people's lips. After retiring from films, Anil Vishwas came to Delhi and started studying music. He worked with institutions like Akashvani and Sangeet Natak Academy. Initially, he composed music for some Calcutta films, but he got real recognition from 'Bombay Talkies'. He not only gave good songs in films, but also changed the direction of film music. After 'Kismat', Anil Biswas became one of the biggest composers of the Hindi film industry. He gave the first break to singers like Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Kapoor and Sudha Malhotra and got them recognition, The magic of music spread throughout the country He also gave place to semi-classical music like Ghazal, Thumri, Dadra, Kajri and Chaiti in films. Anil Biswas' music was popular in the entire country in the 1940s and 50s. At a time when most songs were simple, Anil da added depth and new layers to them. His compositions sound new even today. His music in films like 'Anokha Pyar', 'Aarzoo', 'Tarana', 'Akash', 'Hamdard' was one better than the other. He also created a Ragamala, which combined four different ragas in one song. No one had done this experiment in that era.
Indian Express
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
A cold case, a TMC leader's film debut, and a burning question: What happened to Manisha Mukhopadhyay?
It is one of the most famous cold cases in West Bengal. One fine day in early September 1997, senior Calcutta University (CU) official Manisha Mukhopadhyay disappeared without a trace, leaving behind an elderly mother who believed her daughter's disappearance was linked to her proximity to Left Front bigwigs at the time and never gave up looking for her. Now, over a quarter of a century later, the story of Mukherjee's disappearance is set to come to the big screen in director Arindam Sil's next film Karpoor (Camphor) starring Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Kunal Ghosh and Bratya Basu, a state minister. While people involved in the film said Ghosh's character was loosely based on then CPI(M) state secretary Anil Biswas, one of the most powerful leaders at the time, Ghosh told The Indian Express, 'It is based on a political thriller. I am acting as the state secretary of a political party. But that doesn't mean that I am playing Anil Biswas. This is my debut film, and I asked Arindam to tutor me in the art of acting.' Mukhopadhyay was the assistant controller of examinations at Calcutta University, and this resulted in her proximity to frontline CPI(M) leaders at the time. According to her mother Chinu, who later moved court alleging that her daughter had been murdered, the CU official knew many secrets, and this was the reason for her disappearance. According to reports at the time, on the day of her disappearance, Mukhopadhyay was on her way from the city's Bhowanipore area to visit her parents in south Kolkata and got into a cab with her husband and nephew. After her husband alighted from the cab on the way, the CU official and her nephew continued on their way, but a few yards down the road, Mukhopadhyay told her nephew to get down from the taxi. He initially refused but eventually got down near the city's Golpark area, and the taxi sped away. That was the last time anyone saw Mukhopadhyay. The police struggled to make much headway, and the investigation subsequently stalled. Two years later, after Chinu Mukhopadhyay found some photographs among her daughter's belongings, the police again reopened the case. This time, the police received several reports of Mukhopadhyay being sighted, from an ashram in Purulia to Bodh Gaya to Assam. But no solid lead materialised, leaving the probe faltering again. Before entering politics, Ghosh was a political reporter and editor and, according to people in the TMC, used to be close to Anil Biswas. 'Kunal da was very close to many CPI(M) leaders, including Anil Biswas, and he saw Biswas closely. So, he is an ideal choice for the role,' said a senior TMC leader. Bratya Basu, the state education minister, will play a detective who investigates the case.
