Galpo Holeo Satti

1966 Indian film

Galpo Holeo Satti

Directed by	Tapan Sinha
Written by	Tapan Sinha
Starring	Rabi Ghosh, Bhanu Bannerjee, Jogesh Chatterjee, Bharati Devi, Chaya Devi, Ajoy Ganguli, Rudraprasad Sengupta
Release date	1966
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Galpo Holeo Satti (Bengali: গল্প হলেও সত্যি) is a 1966 comedic Bengali film written and directed by Tapan Sinha. It stars Bhanu Banerjee, Jogesh Chatterjee, Bharati Devi, Chaya Devi, Ajoy Ganguli, Rabi Ghosh, Rudraprasad Sengupta. Later the film was twice remade in Hindi as Bawarchi in Tamil as Samayalkaaran and in Kannada twice as Sakala Kala Vallabha and No 73, Shanthi Nivasa.

Throughout the years, the film has become immensely popular in Bengal and is often considered a cult classic in Bengali.^[1]

Plot

A new servant arrives in a family which is suffering from internal tension. The new servant, whose identity is itself under suspicion, gradually becomes lovable to all of the family members including the old ailing family head. The story unravels how this new man in their life helps each of the family members to find out new meaning in their individual lives as well as find out the happiness of a close-knit family.

As the name is translated in English as "Truth seems like a fiction" the film introduces a character in the first half who is indescribably happy, fond of doing work and very much skillful at everything under the sun. He comes as a servant to the family of nearly 10 members when they are in critical need of someone like him. They have lost the peace in their life, getting angry over others over silliest reasons. Then this man appears like an angel. With his mastery at doing household work, intellectual ideas, and even cultural abilities he makes everyone happy and all the good things start happening magically.

In the end, when the whole family is happy and reunited, he leaves all of a sudden without notifying anyone. He remains a mystery till the end.

Cast

Dhanonjoy: Rabi Ghosh
Baba: Jogesh Chattapadhyay
Barokhoka: Prasad Mukhopadhyay
Barobou: Chaya Devi
Sejokhoka: Bankim Ghosh
Sejobou: Bharati Devi
Chotokhoka: Bhanu Bandopadhyay
Khoka: Ajoy Ganguli
Boss: Rudraprasad Sengupta
Thief: Chinmoy Ray
Krishna: Krishna Basu
Alok: Partho Mukherjee

Soundtrack

Galpo Holeo Satti
Soundtrack album by Tapan Sinha

All lyrics are written by Tapan Sinha; all music is composed by Tapan Sinha

Songs
No.	Title	Playback	Length
1.	"Ka Tobo Kanta"	Rabi Ghosh
2.	"Shuk bole otho shari"	Aarti Mukherjee

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References

^ "Galpa Holeo Satyi (1966) - Bengali films which have balanced comedy with serious social issues". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Browse - Year - Raaga.com - A World Of Music". Raaga.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.