Watch 10 Most Popular Tagore Songs From Bangla Movies

‘Khokababur Pratyabartan’, starring Uttam Kumar, Kaberi Bose, Asit Baran, Jahar Ganguly, Asha Debi, Tulsi Chakraborty, Master Tilak, Master Babua, Shobha Sen, Sita Mukherjee, Sumita Sanyal was released in 1960. The Bengali film was directed by Agradoot. Hemanta Mukhopadhyay scored the music in the film and used Rabindra Sangeet “Taar onto naay go” in a magical way for the movie.

‘Barnali’ released in 1963 is a family drama which stars Haradhan Banerjee, N.Biswanathan, Kamal Mitra, Pahari Sanyal, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Chhaya Debi etc. Directed by Ajay Kar, it had Kalipada Sen composing the music for the movie while using the classic Rabindra Sangeet “Jhakhon bhanglo milan o mela”.

‘Mon Niye’ which released in 1967 had stars like Uttam Kumar, Chhaya Debi, Sumitra Mukherjee, Supriya Debi, Ashok Kumar, Mrinal Mukherjee, Tarun Kumar, Pahari Sanyal, and Bikash Roy. The movie was directed By Salil Sen and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay had scored the music. This psychological drama is a story about women's mental desire and love. What is assumed to be an accident turns out to be a pre-planned murder in this drama. Rabindra Sangeet “Aami Pathbhola Ek Pathik Esechhi” was used in the film.

‘Nabarag’, a 1971 Bengali film starring Swarup Dutta, Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Bikash Roy, Jahar Roy, was directed by Bijoy Basu. Music composer Rabindra Jain Barat scored the music in the film and used Rabindra sangeet “Tui fele Esechhic” beautifully. The title of the movie which means ‘renewal of love’ is a film based on the complex relationship issues between a husband and wife.

Tagore’s composition “Megher Kole Roud Hensheche” became synonymous with the Bengali classic movie ‘Kuheli’ starring Biswajit, Sandhya Roy and Utpal Dutta. Often referred to as one of the golden films of Bengali cinema’s golden era, the film was directed by Abhimonu who was later known as Tarun Majumdar. The film was about a middle aged woman who lands up as a governess of a renowned household called ‘Raykuthi, where she later gets to know that a series of murders have taken place in it.

‘Nimantran’ starring Pakjuger, Anup Kumar, Kali Banerjee, Jahar Roy, Pahari Sanyal, Sandhya Roy, Sandhya Rani, Nandini Maliawas released in 1971. The film was a family drama love-triangle which was directed by Tarun Majumdar while Hemanta Mukhopadhyay scored the music in the film and adapted Tagore’s “Dure Kothay” in a beautiful fashion for the movie.

Rabindra Sangeet “Sakhi bhabona kahare kay” was juxtaposed in a serene manner for ‘Sriman Prithviraj’. This 1973 film starred Geeta Naag, Mahua Roy Choudhury, Sandhya Roy, Ayan Bandopadhyay, Biswajit, Utpal Dutta, etc. The film was directed by Tarun Majumdar.

‘Saheb’ was a family drama which released in 1981 starring Tapas Paul, Mahua Roychowdhury, Utpal Dutta, Madhabi Mukherjee, N. Bishwanathan, Anil Chatterjee, Ajay Ganguly. The film was directed by Bijoy Basu. Music director Abhijit Banerjee scored the music in the film where the song “Haarerere Aamaai Chede” was adapted. The film’s story is about a joint family where a father tries to seek help from his already married sons to get his youngest daughter married. Unable to collect the required dowry his youngest son who is branded as a good for nothing helps his father to get her married off, finally.

‘Bhalobasa Bhalobasa’ was released in 1985 starring the hit pair of Tapas Pal and Debasree Roy with supporting roles by Madhabi Mukherjee, Satya Banerjee, Utpal Dutta, Anup Kumar, Santu Mukherjee, Sumitra Mukherjee etc. The Bengali film is directed by Tarun Majumdar while Hemanta Mukhopadhyay scored the music in the film. The song “Momochittye nite nrittye” in the film by maestro Rabindranath Tagore became an instant hit with the masses.

Rangeen Godhuli which got released in 2009, is a Bengali movie starring Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Bratati Banerjee, Bodhistya Majumdar, Suman Halder, Piyali Munshi, Baby Sarkar. The movie by director Debanik Kundu had Buddeb Ganguly scoring the music in the film while reusing classic Tagore creation “Chinno patar sajai taroni”.