Not to be confused with 1981 Bengali film, Chameli Memsaab by Ajit Lahiri, with Mithun Chakraborty and Abha Dhulia.
Chameli Memsaab
Directed by
Abdul Majid
Story by
Nirode Choudhury
Produced by
Seuj Bolchhabi Santha
Starring
George Baker Binita Borgohain
Music by
Bhupen Hazarika
Release date
1975 (1975)
Running time
144 min
Country
India
Language
Assamese
Chameli Memsaab (English: Madame Chameli) is a 1975 Indian Assamese romantic 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.[1] The film is based on a short story by journalist and writer, Nirode Choudhury.[2]
The film was both a critical and commercial success, lead actor Baker turned into a matinee idol.[3] 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.[4] In 2013, at the 44th International Film Festival of India, in Goa the film was shown as a part of "Focus: North East" section.[5]
^"'Chameli Memsaab a memorable experience'". The Assam Tribune. 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^Asomiya: Handpicked Fictions. Katha. 1 January 2003. p. 196. ISBN 978-81-87649-42-7.
^"Chameli's Saab returns to inaugurate film festival: Show organised at George Baker's request". The Telegraph. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^"23rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^"Chameli Memsaab at 44th International Film Festival of India in Goa". India Tea. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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