Jhinder Bondi

Jhinder Bondi (English: Prisoner of Jhind) is a 1961 Indian Bengali-language historical drama film produced by Bholanath Roy under his banner B.N Productions and directed by Tapan Sinha,[1] starring Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Arundhati Devi and Tarun Kumar in lead roles.

Despite the great luxury of kingly life, Gauri is constantly threatened by Udit and his friend, the dashingly handsome but evil Mayurvahan.

The coronation however takes place successfully; moreover, the pretend King becomes engaged to Rani Kasturi Bai on the occasion.

In spite of the situation becoming more and more tense, with the life of the King at stake, a romance blooms between Kasturi Bai and Gauri.

A secret agent reveals that the real King is hidden in a fortress owned by Udit, who will murder him as soon as he gets rid of Gauri.

All lyrics are written by Pandit Bhusan, Dipnarayan Mithuria; all music is composed by Ali Akbar KhanThe film is based on the novel of Saradindu Bandopadhyay of a same name which he itself rewrite of famous English novel Prisoner of Jenda.

Before starting work on the film, director Tapan Sinha told Uttam to learn ride a horse.

But in a 2013 review in the Times of India said that "Here Soumitra was the antagonist and to some extent overshadowed protagonist Uttam Kumar.