Chaowa Pawa
Poster
Directed by	Sachin Mukherjee Dilip Mukherjee Tarun Majumdar
Written by	Nripendrakrishna Chatterjee
Screenplay by	Nripendrakrishna Chatterjee
Based on	It Happened One Night
Starring	Uttam Kumar Suchitra Sen Chhabi Biswas Tulsi Chakraborty Jiben Bose Bharati Devi
Cinematography	Anil Gupta Jyoti Laha
Edited by	Dulal Dutta
Music by	Nachiketa Ghosh
Production company	Time Films
Distributed by	Mitali Films Private Limited
Release date	27 February 27 February 1959 (1959-2-27)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Chaowa Pawa (transl. Desires and Fulfilment) is a 1959 IndianBengali-languageromantic comedy film directed by three directorsSachin Mukherjee,Dilip Mukherjee, andTarun Majumdar. It is based on the 1934Academy Awards winning American filmIt Happened One Night. The film starsUttam Kumar andSuchitra Sen.^[1] This is the debut film of the legendary director Tarun Majumder and it is regarded as one of the best films pairing Uttam-Suchitra. The film became a huge success.

Rajat is a young journalist who works for Manju's father's newspaper agency and is on the verge of being fired. He meets Manju, who has run away from home. He falls in love with her.

• Uttam Kumar as Rajat Sen, a young, smart journalist working as an employee under Manju's father at the newspaper agency 'Janamat', who initially eyes for the bounty announced for Manju's return but later falls in love with her.
• Suchitra Sen as Manju Chowdhury, the single daughter of a rich, newspaper tycoon, who initially is short-tempered and spoiled kid later turns into a benevolent and sweet personality as she gradually develops a romantic interest in Rajat.
• Chhabi Biswas as Manju's father K. Chowdhury, a newspaper tycoon, and a dignified man full of authority and professionalism. He is a caring father, who is determined to marry his daughter to a person of his choice initially and later announces prize money over his daughter's safe return.
• Tulsi Chakraborty as Chakraborty "Chokkotty" Moshai, a clever innkeeper who plots a plan to grab the prize money.
• Jiben Bose as Banku/Banka, Rajat's friend, a jovial good-hearted person who invites Rajat and Manju to his home.
• Bharati Devi as Banku's wife, a friendly woman who acts as a catalyst in Rajat and Manju's relationship.
• Anil Chatterjee as office staff of newspaper company.
• Amar Mullick
• Rajlakshmi Devi as Chakraborty's wife.
• Shailen Mukherjee as guest house manager.

• Director:Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherjee, Dilip Mukherjee (asYatrik
• Producer: Time Films
• Music director:Nachiketa Ghosh
• Cinematographer: Anil Gupta, Jyoti Laha
• Playback singer:Hemanta Mukherjee,Sandhya Mukhopadhyay

This is the debut film of the legendary directorTarun Majumder. The film is one of the most iconic films of Uttam Suchitra pair. The film became a blockbuster hit at the box office and ran over 63 days in theaters.

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• 1959 films
• Bengali-language Indian films
• Films directed by Tarun Majumdar
• 1950s Bengali-language films
• Indian remakes of American films
• Indian road movies
• Indian romantic drama films
• Indian romantic comedy films
• Indian screwball comedy films
• Comedy of remarriage films
• Films about interclass romance
• Films about journalists
• Films about runaways
• Films set in country houses
• Films about hitchhiking
• Films set in Kolkata
• Films shot in Kolkata
• Films based on American short stories
• Films based on works by Samuel Hopkins Adams
• Films based on adaptations

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