Bhranti Bilas

Bhranti Bilas (transl. Comedy of Errors) is a 1963 Bengali-language comedy film based on the 1869 play of the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar,[1] which is itself based on William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. The film was produced by Uttam Kumar and he played double roles. Others in the film are Bhanu Banerjee who also played dual roles, Sabitri Chatterjee and Sandhya Roy. The film was made under the banner of Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd. The music of the film composed by Shyamal Mitra. The film was remade in Bollywood thrice as Do Dooni Char, Angoor[2] and Cirkus.[3][4]

Bhranti Bilas
Directed byManu Sen
Written byIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Screenplay byBidhayak Bhattacharya (Dialogues)
Based onComedy Of Errors by William Shakespeare
Produced byUttam Kumar
StarringUttam Kumar
Bhanu Bandopadhyay
Sabitri Chatterjee
Sandhya Roy
Edited byHaridas Mahalanabish
Music byShyamal Mitra
Production
company
Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd
Distributed byChayabani Pvt Ltd
Release date
1963
Running time
102 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

The classic comedy was made based on Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar's popular novel with a similar name, which itself was inspired by the Shakespearian play 'Comedy Of Errors'. In this movie, Uttam Kumar and Bhanu Bandyopadhyay were cast as a merchant and his servant, respectively. They visit a new town but don't know about the existence of their respective twin brothers and it ultimately leads to a series of confusions leading to a laugh riot.[5]

Plot

Although the original play was set in an unspecified, but distant past, the film relocates the story to modern day India. The film tells the story of a Bengali merchant from Kolkata and his servant who visit a small town for a business appointment, but, whilst there, are mistaken for a pair of locals, leading to much confusion.

Cast

Soundtrack
Bhranti Bilash
Soundtrack album by
Shyamal Mitra
Released1963
Recorded1962
StudioUttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd
Length0:11:32
LabelSa Re Ga Ma Pa
ProducerUttam Kumar
Shyamal Mitra chronology
Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy
(1963)		 Bhranti Bilash
(1963)		 Deya Neya
(1963)

All lyrics are written by Gouri Prasanna Majumder, Pulak Bandopadhyay, Bidhayak Bhattachariya; all music is composed by Shyamal Mitra

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Nachre Putul Nach"Dhananjay Bhattacharya, Chorus5:49
2."Sei Basaro Nei"Shyamal Mitra2:48
3."Tumi Ki Sei Tumi Nai"Sandhya Mukherjee2:55
Total length:11:32

Production

The story was written by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar which he adapted from The Comedy Of Errors written by William Shakespeare.

This was the third film produced by Uttam Kumar after the blockbuster iconic Harano Sur and Saptapadi which he produced along with Ajoy Kar. But this time he separated from Ajoy Kar and made his only own production and named Uttam Kumar Films Private Limited. In the film Uttam Kumar played dual role and this is the third film after Tasher Ghar in 1957 and iconic Jhinder Bandi in 1961 where Uttam playing in double role. Bhanu Bandopadhyay also played a dual role in the film.

Remakes

The film is remade in several times. At first it's remade in 1968 Hindi film as Do Dooni Char directed by Debu Sen starring Kishore Kumar, Asit Sen and Tanuja. A 1982 Hindi remake directed by the legendary Gulzar as Angoor starring Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee.

See also
  • The Comedy of Errors § Adaptations
  • Bhranti Bilas, 1869 play by Indian writer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, based on Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
    • Do Dooni Chaar (1968 film), 1968 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Debu Sen, remake of the 1963 film; itself remade into the 1982 film Angoor
    • Angoor (1982 film), 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Gulzar, remake of the 1968 film Do Dooni Chaar
    • Double Di Trouble, 2014 Indian Punjabi-language film by Smeep Kang remake of the 1982 film Angoor
    • Cirkus (film), 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Rohit Shetty, remake of the 1982 film Angoor

References
  1. "'Bhranti Bilash' and 'Comedy of Errors' - When Bengali cinema drew inspiration from William Shakespeare". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "Angoor (1982)". The Hindu. 17 April 2014.
  3. Rajiva Verma (2006). "Shakespeare in Hindi Cinema". In Poonam Trivedi; Dennis Bartholomeusz (eds.). India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation and Performance. New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 247–248.
  4. Radhakrishnan, Sruthi (23 April 2018). "400 years later, Shakespeare still remains relevant in Indian cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. "'Bhranti Bilash' and 'Comedy of Errors' - When Bengali cinema drew inspiration from William Shakespeare". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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