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MUKTI
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Prashanta (Barua)
is a painter and is happy within his own world with
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an
unflattering view on modern society. His loving wife Chitra
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belongs to
this very class and wishes that Prashanta should also be |
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part of it
and that his talent be recognized in her circle…….. |
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Chitra’s
father Mr Mallick (Sailen Choudhury) does not consider |
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Prashanta’
profession to be an honourable one and does not care |
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for art.
Tension builds up between the young couple-while each is |
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committed to
the other, outside influence notably that of Bipul (Indu Mukherjee) |
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and his mother (Debabala) tends to spoil their relations. |
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Bipul is
revengeful because Chitra had rejected him and had opted |
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for Prashanta
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Matters take
a turn for the worse when Prashanta fails to turn up at
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a tea party
arranged to introduce him to Mr Mallick’s friends and it |
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is found that
he was busy creating a nude profile of a model. Chitra |
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decides to
leave him and in a fit of helpless anger, Prashanta |
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destroys his
studio and leaves for the unknown in his car which is |
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found
abandoned by a river side with a note for his wife saying that |
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he was
relieving her of all commitments and bindings……… |
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The scene
shifts to the Assam hills where Prashanta is found in the |
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company of
liquor shop owner Pahari (Pankaj) and his companion |
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Jharna (Menoka),
the latter using her charms to seduce Prashanta. |
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Prashanta
gets into a feud with the local leader (Amar Mallick) of |
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coolies and
gives this villainous character a taste of uncivilized |
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jungle
culture when he fires a shot at him injuring his arm. The |
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leader does
not forget the insult…. |
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A party from
Calcutta arrives in the scene, they intend to hunt and |
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also take a
holiday in the jungles. In this party is present Chitra, |
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who in the
mistaken belief that Prashanta is no more has tied the |
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knot to Bipul,
who is also a member of the hunting team with his |
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father in
law. The local leader has seen Chitra’s photograph in |
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Prashanta’s
purse and in an opportune moment kidnaps her to |
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take
revenge. Mr Mallick and Bipul rush to Prashanta taking |
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him to be the
culprit but Prashanta while reassuring them goes |
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in search of
Chitra. She is found easily and in the fight that |
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follows kills
the leader whose dagger hits Prashanta fatally. |
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Prashanta
dies in Chitra’s arms repeating that he was freeing |
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her from all
commitments …….. |
