Chameli Memsaab

Chameli Memsaab (English: Madame Chameli) is a 1975 Assamese drama film directed by Abdul Majid. A love story set in a tea estate in Assam, between a British tea estate owner and local tea garden worker. It starred George Baker and Binita Borgohain as leads. The film is based on a short story by journalist and writer, Nirode Choudhury.

Contents

• Plot
• Cast
• Soundtrack
• References

The film was both a critical and commercial success, lead actor Baker turned into a matinee idol. At the 1975 National Film Awards, the film won the award for Best Music Direction for Bhupen Hazarika, as well as Best Feature Film in Assamese. In 2013, at the 44th International Film Festival of India, in Goa the film was shown as a part of "Focus: North East" section.

Plot

The film is set in a tea garden in Assam, where Berkeley (George Baker) is a British owner, he falls in love with Chameli (Binita Borgohain), is local girl who works in the tea estate. Subsequently, they marry, however later he is accused of her murder.

Cast

George Baker as Berkeley

Binita Borgohain as Chameli

Anil Chatterjee

Abdul Majid

Tarun Kumar

Soundtrack

Music of the film was given by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.

"Asom Deshor Bagisare" - Usha Mangeshkar and Bhupen Hazarika

"O Bideshi Bandhu" - Bhupen Hazarika