Galpo Holeo Satti

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Galpo Holeo Satti (Bengali pronunciation: [ɡɔlpɔ ɦoleo ʃotːi]; transl. A story, but true) is a 1966 Indian Bengali-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Tapan Sinha. Produced by Mira Sarkar under the banner of New Theatres (Exhibitors), the film stars an ensemble cast of Rabi Ghosh, Bhanu Banerjee, Jogesh Chatterjee, Chhaya Devi, Prasad Mukherjee, Bankim Ghosh, Ajoy Ganguly and Partho Mukherjee. It revolves around the mysterious arrival of an individual as a servant into a chaotic and fractured joint family, who restores love and empathy among the family members, over the course of time. Later the film was remade twice into Hindi as Bawarchi (1972) and Hero No. 1 (1997), into Tamil as Samayalkaaran (1974), into Telugu as Goppinti Alludu (2000) and twice into Kannada as Sakala Kala Vallabha (1996) and No 73, Shanthi Nivasa (2007). Throughout the years, the film has become immensely popular in Bengal and is often considered a cult classic in Bengali.

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