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| director = [[Sudhendu Roy]]
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| name = Saudagar
| producer = Tarachand Barjatya<br>[[Subhash Ghai]]
| image = Saudagar, 1973 Hindi film poster.jpg
| associate producer = Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar Barjatya
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer =[[Narendranath Mitra]] (story)<br>[[Sudhendu Roy]] (screenplay)<br>
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| director = [[Sudhendu Roy]]
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| starring =[[Nutan]]<br />[[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Padma Khanna]]
| producer = [[Tarachand Barjatya]]
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| music =Ravindra Jain
| story = {{based on|''Ras''|[[Narendranath Mitra]]}}
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| cinematography = Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay
| writer = [[Sudhendu Roy]] (screenplay)<br/>P.L. Santoshi (dialogues)<ref name=hindu13/>
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| editing =Mukhtar Ahmed
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| starring = [[Nutan]]<br />[[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Padma Khanna]]
| released = 1973 (India)
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| music = [[Ravindra Jain]]
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| runtime = 213 min
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| cinematography = Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay
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| editing = Mukhtar Ahmed
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| studio = [[Rajshri Productions]]
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| released = {{film date|df=y|1973|09|14}}
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| runtime = 131 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
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'''''Saudagar''''' is a 1973 [[Bollywood]] [[drama film]], directed by [[Sudhendu Roy]] and based on the Bengali story, ''Ras'', by [[Narendranath Mitra]].<ref name="hindu13">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/saudagar-1973/article4294643.ece|title=Saudagar (1973)|date=10 January 2013|access-date=17 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224230431/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/saudagar-1973/article4294643.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema |author=Gulzar |author-link=Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=2003 |isbn=81-7991-066-0 |page=337 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Sahib+Bibi+Aur+Golam+Bimal+Mitra+%28novel%29&pg=PT361 |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830112602/https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Sahib+Bibi+Aur+Golam+Bimal+Mitra+%28novel%29&pg=PT361 |url-status=live }}</ref> It stars [[Nutan Behl|Nutan]] as Mahzubeen and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Moti, in the leading roles. It also featured [[Trilok Kapoor]] and [[Padma Khanna]] as Phoolbanu. Murad, [[Leela Mishra]] as (Badi Bhi), Dev Kishan, Jugnu and V. Gopal are also featured in the film. Though the film didn't do well commercially,<ref name="hindu13" /> it was selected as the Indian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[46th Academy Awards]], but didn't receive a nomination.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Unnati |date=20 February 2022 |title=Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan’s Saudagar showed how women’s labour is taken for granted |url=https://theprint.in/feature/reel-take/amitabh-bachchan-and-nutans-saudagar-showed-how-womens-labour-is-taken-for-granted/838478/ |work=[[ThePrint]] |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807193907/https://theprint.in/feature/reel-take/amitabh-bachchan-and-nutans-saudagar-showed-how-womens-labour-is-taken-for-granted/838478/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''''Saudagar''''' ([[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu language|Urdu]]: ( سوداگر ) [[Indian English|translation]]: ''Trader'') is a 1973 [[Bollywood]] film, directed by [[Sudhendu Roy]]. It stars [[Nutan Behl]] as Mijuben and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Moti, in the leading roles. It also featured Trilok Kapoor, [[Padma Khanna]] as Phoolbanu. Murad, Leela Mishra as (Badi Bhi), Dev Kishan, Jugnu; V. Gopal are also featured in the movie.

This film is not to be confused with another [[Saudagar (1991 film)]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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Moti is a "[[Jaggery|gur]]" (unrefined concentrated date palm juice) trader who trades in the seasonal gur made of "[[Khajur]]" (date-palm). During the offseason, he meets a girl, Phoolbanu, and falls in love with her. Moti approaches Phoolbanu's father, who asks for [[Mahr|mehar]] ([[bride price]]), which he does not have.


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Majubee, a widow who is Moti's business associate, prepares the gur for him to sell. Her gur (and consequently Moti's) is very famous and people always prefer to buy from Moti. Moti decides to marry Majubee so that he does not have to pay her, and hence can save more and sooner. Majubee, unaware of Moti's ulterior motive, is first surprised by the proposal, but later accepts it. At the end of the season, Moti saves enough for the meher and divorces Majubee.
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Moti (Amitabh Bachchan) was a "[[Jaggery|gur]]" (unrefined concentrated cane sugar) trader who used to trade the seasonal Gur made of Khajur" (date-nectar). During off season, he saw a girl Phoolbanu, and fell in love with her. Moti approached PhoolBanu's father, who asked for mehar(Dowry) which he did not have. Moti starts saving money for mehar.
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Mejuben (Nutan) was a widow who was Moti's business associate who used to prepare the Gur for him to sell. Her Gur (and consequently Moti's) was very famous and people always preferred to buy from Moti. Moti gets an idea to save even more for the Meher. He decides to get married to Mejuben so that he does not have to pay her, and hence can save more and sooner. Mejuben, unaware of Moti's ulterior motive, is first surprised by the proposal but latter accepts it. They started living together working very hard to make Gur. At the end of the season, Moti saves enough for the Meher, and divorces Mejuben.
This incident shocks Mejuben and people of the community and Mejuben once again becomes alone. Moti meets Phoolbanu's father and ask for the daughter. As per condition her father got the Mehar and he married off her daugheter(Phoolbanu) with Moti.
Moti and Phulbanu were happy to start with till the Gur season arrived. The only trade Moti knew was to collect nectar from Date-palms sell Gur made out of them. That was his livelihood, but Phulbanu didn't know to make Gur to save herself! She would make very bad Gur, and his customers would hate the Gur, and his business started plummeting till people stopped buying from his shop. Moti got angry and sent Phoolbanu to her parent's house.
In the mean time, a fish trader(Majhi) asked Mejuben to marry him. He was honest with her to say that he had small children and wanted Mejuben look after them. He always treated her with curtsy. It was almost the end of the Gur season, and Moti had not made good profit that year. He finally was left with no other option than to request Mejuben to make a few vats of Gur for him to sell. He took a can of date-nectar and approached Mejuben at her husband's house to request her to make him some Gur to sell. Mejuben understandably was very angry and did not want to prepare him any Gur to sell. But her kind-hearted husband told her that it seemed that Moti has had absolutely no sale this year, and to make Gur for him just this one time. She agrees, and makes Gur for him, presumably for the last time. <ref>[http://www.filmigeek.net/2007/04/saudagar_1973.html Saudagar Synopsis, Review]</ref>


This incident shocks Majubee and people of the community. Moti meets Phoolbanu's father and asks again for his daughter's hand. Satisfied with the meher, he marries off his daughter (Phoolbanu) to Moti. All is fine till the Gur season arrives. Phoolbanu is terrible at making Gur, and Moti's customers stop buying from his shop. Meanwhile, a fish trader (Majhi) asks Majubee to marry him. He is honest with her, explaining that he has small children and wants Majubee to look after them. He always treats her with courtesy.
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==Music==


It is almost the end of the gur season, and Moti does not make a good profit that year. One day Phoolbanu making the gur leaves in between to take bath when Moti arrives and sees the gur has been burnt. He badly beats Phoolbanu with a stick. Now he is finally left with no other option than to request Majubee to make a few vats of Gur for him to sell. He takes two cans of date-nectar and approaches Majubee at her husband's house to request her to make him some Gur to sell. He is followed by Phoolbanu. At first, Majubee is very angry upon seeing Moti, but she understands that he is in a pitiful condition and is indirectly begging for her forgiveness. She also sees Phoolbanu listening to everything from behind a fence. As the eyes of the two ladies meet, they start weeping and hug each other affectionately.
The music for the film was composed by the legendary duo of [[Ravindra Jain]]. The trio produced several memorable songs for the movie, notably ''Sajana hai Mujhe Sajna Ke liye''& ''Kyon Laayo Sainya Paan'' by Asha Bhosle, ''Har hansi cheej ka'' by Kishore Kumar, ''Door hai kinara'' by Manna Dey and ''Tera Mera Saath Rahe'' by Lata Mangeshakar.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Nutan Behl|Nutan]] as Majubee "Maju", Moti's former wife.
*[[Nutan]] ... Mahjubhi
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] ... Moti
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Motallib a.k.a Moti
*[[Trilok Kapoor]]
*[[Trilok Kapoor]] as Nadeer
*[[Padma Khanna]] ... Phoolbanu
*[[Padma Khanna]] as Phoolbanu "Phool jaan"
*[[Murad]]
*[[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Sheikh
*[[Leela Mishra]] ... Badi Bhi
*[[Leela Mishra]] as Badi Bhi
*[[Dev Kishan]]
*Dev Kishan as Waheed Bhaijan, Razak's elder brother
*[[Jugnu]]
*Jugnu as Usman
*[[V. Gopal]]
*V. Gopal as Gafoor
*[[C.S. Dubey]]
*[[C.S. Dubey]] as Banerjee
* Yunus Bihari as buyer
* H.L. Pardesi as Sikandar
* Paro as Khaala
* Habiba Rehman as village girl
* Narbada Shankar as Mallik babu
* Shriram Shastri as Sadan babu
* Suraiya as villager

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==Music==
The music for the film was composed by the versatile composer Late [[Ravindra Jain]]. Lyrics were also by Ravindra Jain. He composed several memorable songs for the movie, notably:
#"Sajana Hain Mujhe Sajna Ke Liye" - [[Asha Bhosle]]
#"Kyon Laayo Sainya Paan" - Asha Bhosle
#"Husn Hain Ya Koi Qayamat Hain" - [[Mohammed Rafi]], Aarti Mukherji
#"Har Haseen Cheez Ka" - [[Kishore Kumar]]
#"Door Hain Kinara" - [[Manna Dey]]
#"Tera Mera Saath Rahe" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
#"Main hoon Phool Banu" - Lata Mangeshkar

==See also==
* [[List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 7 August 2024

Saudagar
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySudhendu Roy
Written bySudhendu Roy (screenplay)
P.L. Santoshi (dialogues)[1]
Story byRas
by Narendranath Mitra
Produced byTarachand Barjatya
StarringNutan
Amitabh Bachchan
Padma Khanna
CinematographyDilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay
Edited byMukhtar Ahmed
Music byRavindra Jain
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 September 1973 (1973-09-14)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Saudagar is a 1973 Bollywood drama film, directed by Sudhendu Roy and based on the Bengali story, Ras, by Narendranath Mitra.[1][2] It stars Nutan as Mahzubeen and Amitabh Bachchan as Moti, in the leading roles. It also featured Trilok Kapoor and Padma Khanna as Phoolbanu. Murad, Leela Mishra as (Badi Bhi), Dev Kishan, Jugnu and V. Gopal are also featured in the film. Though the film didn't do well commercially,[1] it was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but didn't receive a nomination.[3][4]

Plot

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Moti is a "gur" (unrefined concentrated date palm juice) trader who trades in the seasonal gur made of "Khajur" (date-palm). During the offseason, he meets a girl, Phoolbanu, and falls in love with her. Moti approaches Phoolbanu's father, who asks for mehar (bride price), which he does not have.

Majubee, a widow who is Moti's business associate, prepares the gur for him to sell. Her gur (and consequently Moti's) is very famous and people always prefer to buy from Moti. Moti decides to marry Majubee so that he does not have to pay her, and hence can save more and sooner. Majubee, unaware of Moti's ulterior motive, is first surprised by the proposal, but later accepts it. At the end of the season, Moti saves enough for the meher and divorces Majubee.

This incident shocks Majubee and people of the community. Moti meets Phoolbanu's father and asks again for his daughter's hand. Satisfied with the meher, he marries off his daughter (Phoolbanu) to Moti. All is fine till the Gur season arrives. Phoolbanu is terrible at making Gur, and Moti's customers stop buying from his shop. Meanwhile, a fish trader (Majhi) asks Majubee to marry him. He is honest with her, explaining that he has small children and wants Majubee to look after them. He always treats her with courtesy.

It is almost the end of the gur season, and Moti does not make a good profit that year. One day Phoolbanu making the gur leaves in between to take bath when Moti arrives and sees the gur has been burnt. He badly beats Phoolbanu with a stick. Now he is finally left with no other option than to request Majubee to make a few vats of Gur for him to sell. He takes two cans of date-nectar and approaches Majubee at her husband's house to request her to make him some Gur to sell. He is followed by Phoolbanu. At first, Majubee is very angry upon seeing Moti, but she understands that he is in a pitiful condition and is indirectly begging for her forgiveness. She also sees Phoolbanu listening to everything from behind a fence. As the eyes of the two ladies meet, they start weeping and hug each other affectionately.

Cast

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  • Nutan as Majubee "Maju", Moti's former wife.
  • Amitabh Bachchan as Motallib a.k.a Moti
  • Trilok Kapoor as Nadeer
  • Padma Khanna as Phoolbanu "Phool jaan"
  • Murad as Sheikh
  • Leela Mishra as Badi Bhi
  • Dev Kishan as Waheed Bhaijan, Razak's elder brother
  • Jugnu as Usman
  • V. Gopal as Gafoor
  • C.S. Dubey as Banerjee
  • Yunus Bihari as buyer
  • H.L. Pardesi as Sikandar
  • Paro as Khaala
  • Habiba Rehman as village girl
  • Narbada Shankar as Mallik babu
  • Shriram Shastri as Sadan babu
  • Suraiya as villager

Music

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The music for the film was composed by the versatile composer Late Ravindra Jain. Lyrics were also by Ravindra Jain. He composed several memorable songs for the movie, notably:

  1. "Sajana Hain Mujhe Sajna Ke Liye" - Asha Bhosle
  2. "Kyon Laayo Sainya Paan" - Asha Bhosle
  3. "Husn Hain Ya Koi Qayamat Hain" - Mohammed Rafi, Aarti Mukherji
  4. "Har Haseen Cheez Ka" - Kishore Kumar
  5. "Door Hain Kinara" - Manna Dey
  6. "Tera Mera Saath Rahe" - Lata Mangeshkar
  7. "Main hoon Phool Banu" - Lata Mangeshkar

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Saudagar (1973)". The Hindu. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  4. ^ Sharma, Unnati (20 February 2022). "Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan's Saudagar showed how women's labour is taken for granted". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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