Deya Neya

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Deya Neya (Give and Take) is a 1963 Bengali musical romantic comedy film directed by Sunil Bannerjee. It stars Uttam Kumar and Tanuja in the lead roles, with a supporting cast that includes Lily Chakravarty, Tarun Kumar, Chhaya Devi, and Kamal Mitra. The music was composed by Shyamal Mitra, with lyrics by Gauriprasanna Mazumder.

Plot
Prasanta Kumar Roy, the son of a rich industrialist in Lucknow, loves music more than his family business. His father disapproves, so Prasanta runs away to Calcutta and works as a singer under the name Abhijit Chowdhury. He falls for Sucharita, the niece of a rich man, Amritlal Majumder. Sucharita admires Abhijit and tries to meet him, asking for a photo. Complications arise when Prasanta’s secret is discovered: Suchi’s driver, Hridoy Haran, is actually Prasanta in disguise. The story follows their romance, family tensions, and a fundraising show for a friend’s surgery, ultimately ending in a happy reconciliation and a plan for their marriage, with a humorous note about Prasanta’s role as a driver.

Music and impact
The film’s songs became evergreen hits and helped make the movie a blockbuster. It boosted Shyamal Mitra’s career as a playback singer for Uttam Kumar, and the music is still fondly remembered.

Remakes
The story was later remade as Shorolipi (1969) in Dhaliwood and as Anurodh (1977) in Hindi by Shakti Samanta.