Chowringhee (1968): Cast
Chowringhee is a 1968 drama directed by Pinaki Mukhopadhyay, starring Uttam Kumar as Sata Bose, Utpal Dutt and Haradhan Bandopadhyay. It runs 2 hours 20 minutes.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 2h 20m (140 min)
- Director
- Pinaki Mukhopadhyay
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
- Bengali
- Studio
- Pompy Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Chowringhee About?
The premise of Chowringhee without spoilers.
Sata Bose, receptionist at Hotel Shahjahan, and his staff work to make venue the top social hub for the city’s elite. The film interweaves hotel employees and page‑three personalities, showing varied emotions. Though Uttam Kumar’s Sata Bose is central, the film acts as a ‘hyperlink’ ensemble, linking many characters, not a single protagonist.
Chowringhee Themes & Keywords
· 18 tags- love
- suicide
- hotel
- loss of loved one
- tragic event
- adulterous wife
- stewardess
- airplane accident
- kolkata india
- hotel receptionist
- based on novel
- death
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- businessman
- colleague colleague relationship
- hypocrisy
- salesman
- hotel guest
- hotel owner
Chowringhee Cast & Characters
Uttam Kumar leads the cast as Sata Bose, with Utpal Dutt as Marco Polo and Haradhan Bandopadhyay as Jimmy. Directed by Pinaki Mukhopadhyay; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Pinaki Mukhopadhyay
- Uttam Kumar as Sata Bose
- Utpal Dutt as Marco Polo
- Haradhan Bandopadhyay as Jimmy
- Subhendu Chatterjee as Shankar
Also Starring in Chowringhee
· 10 more- Jahar Roy Juno
- Bhanu Banerjee Nityahari Babu
- Biswajeet Chatterjee Anindya Pakrashi
- Bankim Ghosh Mr. Agarwal
- Supriya Choudhury Karabi Guha
- Tarun Kumar
- Miss Shefali
- Anjana Bhowmik Sujata
- Dipak Mukherjee Byron
- Prashanta Kumar Gomez
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Chowringhee FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Chowringhee, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Chowringhee?
Chowringhee runs 2 hours 20 minutes (140 minutes).
When was Chowringhee released?
Chowringhee was released in 1968.
Who directed Chowringhee?
Chowringhee was directed by Pinaki Mukhopadhyay.
More films by Pinaki Mukhopadhyay Who is in the cast of Chowringhee?
Chowringhee stars Uttam Kumar as Sata Bose, Utpal Dutt as Marco Polo and Haradhan Bandopadhyay as Jimmy, among 14 credited actors.
Does Chowringhee have a post-credit scene?
No. Chowringhee has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Chowringhee in?
The original language of Chowringhee is Bengali.
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