Noukadubi (Bengali: নৌকাডুবি, English: Boat wreck) is aBengalidrama film directed byNaresh Chandra Mitra based on a 1906 novelof the same name ofRabindranath Tagore.[1][2] This film was released on 19 September 1947 under the banner ofBombay Talkies.[3] This is a remake of 1946Hindi filmMilan made by the director Nitin Bose whereDilip Kumar starring in the lead role.[4] It was among the big Bengali grossers of 1947.[5]
The story revolves around Ramesh's life. He is a young law student who is forced into an arranged marriage despite being in love with somebody else. Following the wedding, the drama focuses on the bride's mistaken identity and the search for her husband.