The Bengali version is an out-and-out Uttam Kumar film with Supriya Devi, Nirmal Kumar and Srabani Basu filling in the gaps. Rakhee, in her maiden film appearance, does a much better job of Sumita ...

These songs drew the youth into the pujopandals. RD Burman not only revolutionised the Bollywood and Bengali film song, he also radically redefined a pujo’r gaan.