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ASHA
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ARUP (Ashis
Kumar) comes to Calcutta with a letter of introduction from his music |
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teacher. He
hopes to meet Ratneswar Roy (Kamal Mitra), who is an ex student
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of the same
teacher and expects his help to establish himself in the unknown |
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city. He
meets music critic Prabhat Sen (Jahar Ganguly), who guides him to the |
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great
musician Ratneswar, who however insults him-Ratneswar has no time in |
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his busy
schedule to look after other people’s interests. His wife Purabi
(KANAN) |
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notices
Arup’s insult and is eager to know more about him and help him but does |
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not know how
to go about it. She herself was a singer of great repute but had to |
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give it up
when struck by a heart disease and doctors had advised her to remain |
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out of the
music world as her heart would not take the strains of singing. She is |
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happy that
Arup has taken shelter in a rented room next to her aunt
(Padmadebi) |
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house and
that her cousin Sandhya (Monica Ganguly) has taken a keen interest
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on this man
and his music. Naren Haldar (Prashanta Kumar) gives music lessons |
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to Sandhya
and also nurses some other hopes revolving her. Naren gets |
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annoyed with
Sandhya’s love for Arup’s music and argues with Purabi that the |
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songs are sub
standard. He works for a film produced by Kejrimal
(Shyam Laha) |
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but cannot
satisfy the producer with his creation and gets the bright idea of
stealing |
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the tunes
from the impoverished and helpless Arup when he practices his music. |
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The film “
Surer Parashey” turns out to be a big hit and news papers are all
praise |
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for Naren’s
music and he stands established in the world of films. The treachery |
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however is
not a secret to Purabi who has listened to Arup’s practicing and she |
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decides that
Arup must be helped out. Arup meantime has not been able to pay |
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his landlord
(Gangapada Bose) and has been out of job ever since he was |
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thrown out
of one by Sadhurambabu (Tulsi Chakraborty). He is homeless |
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and Sandhya
meets him by accident and brings him to her house and Purabi, |
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determined to
see that Arup gets his due, decides to sing at a music conference |
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to introduce
him to people who mattered. Ratneswar comes to know of her plans |
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and is
furious that she should disregard doctor’s advice and sing without his |
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knowledge. A
verbal dual follows which results in a setback forPurabi and she |
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gets confined
to bed. While Arup, Sandhya and Prabhat eagerly await Purabi’s |
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arrival on
the crucial day, Ratneswar comes and announces that she is unwell |
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and he would
take Arup to the conference. At the conference however, he does |
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the most
unexpected. He explains the reasons behind Purabi’s intended come
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back and her
illness and welcomes the new singer whose songs are accepted
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eagerly by
listeners, and his place in the musical world is secure……… |
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