P.C. Barua
Biography: Pramathesh Chandra Barua was an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter of Indian films in the pre-independence era, born in Gauripur.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 24, 1903
Deathday: November 21, 1951
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Bengal 1983
1932-12-12
Bengal 1983
Overview: P. C. Barua's directorial debut film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1932-12-12
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Roop Lekha
1934-04-14
Roop Lekha
Overview: For the first time in Indian cinema, flashback was used for storytelling.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1934-04-14
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Grihadaha
1936-10-10
Grihadaha
Overview: The poor but educated Mahim and his childhood friend, the rich but conservative Suresh, both fall in love with the same woman, the liberated Achala. Mahim marries her and they move to a village but she cannot forget Suresh. Her smoldering unhappiness takes the form of resentment towards the orphaned Mrinal, raised by Mahim's father, and receives a dramatic visual embodiment when their house burns down. Mahim falls ill, is rescued by Suresh, and nursed back to health by Achala. On a train (a metaphor for the irreversibly linear course of life) to a health resort where Mahim is supposed to convalesce, Suresh on a rainswept night gives in to temptation and elopes with Achala. At the end of the film, there is a dubious reconciliation as Achala is shown following Mahim's 'good' traditionalism with Sharatchandra's barely concealed hostility towards Achala's liberated Brahmo Samaj upbringing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1936-10-10
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Shapmukti
1940-09-07
Shapmukti
Overview: A lonely girl faces several odds in society after her mother's death. Later, she gets attracted to a witty man, who decides to marry her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1940-09-07
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Ranee
1943-04-24
Ranee
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1943-04-24
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Uttarayan
1941-11-21
Uttarayan
Overview: A 1941 Bengali film directed by Pramathesh Barua; the film was remade in 1963.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1941-11-21
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Ameeree
1945-07-19
Ameeree
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1945-07-19
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Subah Shyam
1944-07-14
Subah Shyam
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1944-07-14
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Mayer Pran
1941-12-19
Mayer Pran
Overview: A 1941 Bengali Drama Film directed by Pramathesh Barua.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1941-12-19
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Shesh Uttar
1942-09-25
Shesh Uttar
Overview: The wealthy, self-obsessed, and possibly crazed Manoj (Barua) is sent by his concerned family to the rural estate of his future father-in-law. Along the way, however, he gets lost and soon finds himself taking shelter in the abode of the railroad stationmaster whose beautiful, down-to-earth daughter, Meena (Kenan Devi), Manoj finds irresistible. When his haughty, progressive-minded fiancée gets wind of this, she freaks out and soon there is a showdown between the two women. In the aftermath, Manoj finds reason to go with his heart and marry Meena.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1942-09-25
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Mayakanan
1953-01-16
Mayakanan
Overview: The story follows two friends, Mohan and Bhola, who stumble upon a mysterious garden house called "Mayakanan." The house is owned by Dr. Naresh Ray, a wealthy scientist with a dark secret. When Ray sets his sights on Shanta, Mohan's fiancée, he resorts to sinister tactics to win her over.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1953-01-16
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Rajat Jayanti
1939-01-31
Rajat Jayanti
Overview: The simple-minded Rajat (Barua) loves neighbour Jayanti (Menaka Devi). He is advised on how to court her by his streetsmart cousin Bishwanath (Sanyal) and Bishwanath's friend Samir (Bannerjee). Bishwanath and Samir try to get Rajat's miserly guardian Bagalcharan (Choudhury) to loan them money so that Samir can make a 'European-style art film'. The guardian is admitted to the clinic of a doctor Gajanan where he falls into the clutches of two professional crooks Natoraj (Indu Mukherjee) and Supta (Molina Devi). Supta wants Rajat and they try to kidnap her...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-31
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Adhikar
1939-01-21
Adhikar
Overview: Melodrama about lineage and property questions. Nikhilesh (Barua) loves heiress Indira (Jamuna). A poor orphan girl, Radha (Menaka Devi), arrives claiming to be Indira's stepsister and therefore part inheritor of the family estate. Indira agrees to share her inheritance but then Radha makes a play for Nikhilesh. Ultimately, Radha turns out to be the real and sole heir. Love proves to be stronger than material possession as Indira and Nikhilesh get married and Radha finds happiness with Ratan, a man she had known and loved during her days of poverty. As each character returns to the class of his/her birth, the message hammered home is a warning to people never to transcend their social status.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1939-01-21
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Jawab
1942-03-22
Jawab
Overview: Manoj is from the aristocratic class but has some sort retrograde amnesia; he belongs to the upper-class but is also an outsider, something that enables the possibilities of movement across the class-lines for him. This trope is essential for Barua to articulate the criticism of the indolent upper class in the film. Thus Manoj is both an object of criticism and ridicule while also being one of the critics.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1942-03-22
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Mukti
1937-09-18
Mukti
Overview: This classic adultery story tells of an artist, Prasanta (Barua) presented in the stereotypically romantic image: dedicated to his vocation, paying no heed to his scandalous reputation (he paints nude models) and with a cavalier attitude to his conservative father-in-law's (Choudhury) demands for a good social behavior.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1937-09-18
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Devdas
1935-03-30
Devdas
Overview: Devdas, the son of a zamindar, and Parvati, his neighbour's daughter, are childhood sweethearts. However, class and caste differences prevent their marriage. Devdas is sent off to Calcutta, while Paro is married off to an aged rich widower. In Calcutta, as remorse drives him to alcohol, Devdas meets Chandramukhi, a prostitute. All Indian prints of this Bengali version were destroyed in a fire that ravaged New Theatre’s studios. Today, only one copy of the film survives which belongs to the Bangladesh Film Archives. Of that copy almost forty percent is destroyed.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1935-03-30
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