Sunday Special: National Award Winning Film - Sujata (1959)

In today's Sunday Special we present to you a National Award winning remarkable film - Sujata.

It is a 1959 Hindi language film directed and produced by Bimal Roy. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer Subodh Ghosh, the film explored the situation of caste in India.

It stars Nutan and Sunil Dutt, supported by Sulochana, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Plot of the Film:

Jalte Hain Jiske Liye - A lovely song sung by Talat Mehmood

The story of Sujata is a romance between a Brahmin young man, Adheer (Sunil Dutt) and an untouchable woman, Sujata (Nutan). The film has Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in Hinduism as its subtexts on the basis of which it tries to criticize the practice of untouchability in India.

Brahmin couple Upen and Charu bring up the orphaned Sujata. Although Upen is fond of the adopted child, his wife Charu and mother can never fully embrace Sujata because she is an untouchable. They never fail to remind Sujata that she doesn't belong amongst Brahmins. One day, Upen's wife falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that in order to save Charu, they need the blood of a rare group. Only Sujata's blood matches and she willingly donates blood. When Upen's wife knows that her life was saved by Sujata, she realizes her mistakes and accepts her as her daughter. Sujata and Adheer are finally married.

You can cherish the film below:-

Awards won by the film are:-

• Golden Palm - Cannes Film Festival - Nominated
• Filmfare Best Movie Award - Bimal Roy - Won
• Filmfare Best Director Award - Bimal Roy - Won
• Filmfare Best Actress Award - Nutan - Won
• Filmfare Best Story Award - Subodh Ghosh - Won
• National Film Awards (1959) All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film