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{{short description|1957 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Jiban Trishna
| image = Jiban Trishna (1957) film poster.jpeg
| caption =
| director = [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibollytv.com/movies/b5b9c573/jiban-trishna-1957-bengali-movie-watch.html|title=Jiban Trishna (1957)-Bengali|work=ibollytv.com|accessdate=2015-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601010918/http://www.ibollytv.com/movies/b5b9c573/jiban-trishna-1957-bengali-movie-watch.html|archive-date=1 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmlinks4u.to/2011/05/jiban-trishna-1957-bengali-movie-watch-online.html|title=Jiban Trishna (1957)–Bengali Movie Watch Online|work=filmlinks4u.net|accessdate=2015-09-07|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045908/http://www.filmlinks4u.to/2011/05/jiban-trishna-1957-bengali-movie-watch-online.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| cinematography = Anil Gupta
| editing = Tarun Dutta
| starring = [[Chandrabati Devi]] [[Suchitra Sen]] [[Pahari Sanyal]] [[Uttam Kumar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flipkart.com/uttam-suchitra-set-3-jiban-trishna-sare-chuattar-sadanander-mela/p/itmd22jbfycywfna|title=Uttam - Suchitra Set 3 (Jiban Trishna, Sare Chuattar, Sadanander Mela)|work=flipkart.com|accessdate=2015-09-07}}</ref> [[Tarun Kumar]] [[Bikash Roy]] Dipti Ray Jahar Gangopadhyay [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/jiban-trishna-movie-cast-crew/13632|title=Cast & Crew of Jiban Trishna|work=gomolo|accessdate=2015-09-07}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
| music = [[Bhupen Hazarika]]
| writer = [[Ashutosh Mukherjee]]
| story = Ashutosh Mukherjee
| producer = Rakhal Chandra Saha
| screenplay = Asit Sen
| studio = Badal Pictures
| distributor = G.R Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1957|12|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 140 min.
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| gross =
}}

'''''Jiban Trishna''''' ({{langx|bn|জীবন তৃষ্ণা}}; English: ''Thirst for Life'') is a 1957 Indian [[Bengali-language]] [[drama film]] directed and screenplay written by the famous director [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]. The story of the film was written by [[Ashutosh Mukherjee]]. This film is made under the banner of Badal Pictures. The music of the film is composed by the legendary [[Bhupen Hazarika]]. It stars [[Uttam Kumar]], [[Suchitra Sen]], and [[Bikash Roy]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seventymm.com/Content/Gomolo/Movie/Jiban_Trishna/21073/Profile |title=Jiban Trishna (1957)Bengali movie profile |work=seventymm.com |accessdate=2015-09-07 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatchannels.com/uttamkumarmovies/sagar-sangame-jiban-trishna-classic-song-collection-uttam-kumarsuchitra-sen-video_5584955e6.html |title=Sagar Sangame-Jiban Trishna-Classic Song Collection-Uttam Kumar & Suchitra Sen |work=bharatchannels.com |accessdate=2015-09-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707111945/http://www.bharatchannels.com/uttamkumarmovies/sagar-sangame-jiban-trishna-classic-song-collection-uttam-kumarsuchitra-sen-video_5584955e6.html |archivedate= 7 July 2014 }}</ref> This was the only Asit Sen's film where Uttam Kumar acted. The film became a blockbuster hit at the box office and ran over 70 days in theaters.

==Plot==
A poor orphan artist Shakuntala (Suchitra) is wooed by a notorious womanizer Rajnath Samanta(Uttam), only son of a celebrated doctor and millionaire (Pahadi Sanyal). Shakuntala's parents, gave shelter to a woman and an infant male-child. After their death, this boy, Debkamal, took responsibility of the girl and took the role of her elder brother. He has a mixed feeling about Rajnath- he hates his millionaire and would do anything, even con-act, to deprive him of it, but as a person he likes him. Shakuntala is indifferent to be associated with him, since she feels in his life there is no 'need' of her. What would happen when the Samanta family mystery unravels and it comes out that Debkamal is actually Dr Samanta's biological son, whose wife left with the child? The hating Deep now wants not a share of, but full property, in exchange of not opening family skeleton. Parallelly runs another sub-plot of Sabita (Dipti Ray) who stays with her FIL (Jahar Ganguli) and small child (Master Shaibal) - whose husband doesn't keep any contact with her or even his father except occasional letters. Why? What went wrong between them? With a hint of tenderness growing between this deserted wife and Debkamal. A beautifully crafted story - repeated in a few movies later - in two parts in fact, (Dipti's story is treated as a full movie in a few) but not so poignantly - with all around excellent performance by all, even Bhanu was restrained.

==Cast==
* [[Uttam Kumar]] as Rajnath Samanta<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.induna.com/1000011081-productdetails/?oI6Sbg==|title=Jiban Trishna (1957) movie|work=induna.com|accessdate=2015-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww.itimes.com/video/jiban-trishna-romantic-bengali-movie-part-114-uttam-kumar-suchitra-sen|title=jiban trishna romantic bengali movie|work=itimes.com|accessdate=2015-09-07}}</ref>
* [[Bikash Roy]] as Debkamal
* [[Chandrabati Devi]] as Suprabha
* [[Suchitra Sen]] as Shakuntala<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/jiban-trishna-movie-videos/13632|title=Videos of Jiban Trishna|work=gomolo|accessdate=2015-09-07|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223546/http://www.gomolo.com/jiban-trishna-movie-videos/13632|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmallindia.com/buy-dvd-online-bengali-movie-uttam-suchitra-set-3-jiban-trishna-sare-chuattar-sadanander-mela--p-59579.html|title=Uttam-Suchitra Set 3 (Jiban Trishna, Sare Chuattar, Sadanander Mela) DVD|work=webmallindia.com|accessdate=2015-09-07|archive-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523191041/http://www.webmallindia.com/buy-dvd-online-bengali-movie-uttam-suchitra-set-3-jiban-trishna-sare-chuattar-sadanander-mela--p-59579.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Pahari Sanyal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moovyshoovy.com/watch_bengali_movie.php?movie=Jiban+Trishna|title=Jiban Trishna Full Cast & Crew|work=moovyshoovy.com|accessdate=2015-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319100130/http://www.moovyshoovy.com/watch_bengali_movie.php?movie=Jiban+Trishna|archive-date=19 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]]

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jiban Trishna
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Bhupen Hazarika]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1957
| recorded = 1957
| studio = Badal Pictures
| length = 0:13:35
| label = Angel Digital Pvt Ltd
| producer = Rakhal Chandra Saha
| prev_title = [[Era Batur Sur]]
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = [[Mahut Bandhu Re]]
| next_year = 1958
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Songs
| all_lyrics = [[Gauriprasanna Mazumder]], [[Pulak Bandyopadhyay]], Shyamal Gupta
| all_music = [[Bhupen Hazarika]]
| extra_column = Playback
| title1 = Phele Asa Pathapane
| length1 = 2:35
| extra1 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| title2 = Abar Natun Sokal Hobe
| length2 = 3:13
| extra2 = [[Utpala Sen]]
| title3 = Satyam Shibam Sundaram Hey
| length3 = 4:31
| extra3 = [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]
| title4 = Kakhono To Hoi Nai Klanta
| length4 = 2:44
| extra4 = [[Bhupen Hazarika]]
| total_length = 13:35
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|4312986}}
* [http://www.gomolo.com/jiban-trishna-movie/13632 Jiban Trishna]{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} in Gomolo

[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]]
[[Category:1957 Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bhupen Hazarika]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1957 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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