Manoranjan Bhattacharya
Biography: Manoranjan Bhattacharya was born in 1889. He was an actor, known for Karnarjun (1941), Kapal Kundala (1933), and Sandigdha (1932). He died in 1954.
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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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Abhigyan
1938-06-11
Abhigyan
Overview: A wife rejected by her in-laws following her abduction is given shelter by the husband's friend. The storyline follows the wife's ambivalent feelings for her savior when she's accepted back into the family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1938-06-11
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Bamanabatar
1939-12-23
Bamanabatar
Overview: A 1939 Mythological Bengali Drama film directed by Hari Bhanja.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1939-12-23
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Chandidas
1932-09-07
Chandidas
Overview: This film is about Chandidas, a legendary 15th-C. Bengali Vaishnavite poet whose biography remains obscure but was an influence on the better documented Chaitanya (1486-1533), a school teacher who promoted the Vaishnavite ideology in Bengal, mostly through hymns about the Radha-Krishna legend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1932-09-07
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Datta
1951-10-05
Datta
Overview: The film is a romantic story about a wealthy Brahmo woman and a poor but intelligent Hindu man. It explores their growing love despite societal obstacles. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, combines humor with serious themes and social commentary, creating a timeless story that respects women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1951-10-05
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Anjangarh
1948-09-24
Anjangarh
Overview: When a local mining company dares to provide its workers a fair wage for a fair day's work, and lets its workers unionize, the kingdom's villainous potentate is less than pleased. After considerable pressure, the company agrees to blame unrest in the region on a blameless worker collective.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1948-09-24
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Tatinir Bichar
1940-05-04
Tatinir Bichar
Overview: Four sets of friends spend Halloween weekend at the Beautiful Creekside "Kamp of Antietam". Each attending is promised a "Once In A Lifetime" experience, but there's more than just fresh air and fishing going on at the K.O.A.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1940-05-04
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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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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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Chokher Bali
1938-07-30
Chokher Bali
Overview: This movie revolves around an extramarital affair between a young, hot widow, Binodini, and Mahendra. Mahendra's beautiful wife Ashalata is a good friend of Binodini. For her feelings of love and affection, Binodini comes to stay with Mahendra's family. Behari, Mahendra's best childhood friend also gets mentally involves with Binodini.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1938-07-30
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Bangali
1936-08-15
Bangali
Overview: The story shows the rivalry with the family of Sukhadas, first over who Dinadas' only daughter will marry, and then, more seriously, over the Anglo-Indian prostitute Flora, with whom the sons of both patriarchs fall in love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1936-08-15
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Krishnakanter Will
1932-09-27
Krishnakanter Will
Overview: Haralal arranges a fake will and makes Rohini, an orphaned widow, agree to change the original will for the fake one.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1932-09-27
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Jar Jetha Ghar
1949-09-30
Jar Jetha Ghar
Overview: A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Chhabi Biswas. This film was Chhabi Biswas's second and last directorial film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1949-09-30
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Janak Nandini
1939-01-21
Janak Nandini
Overview: A 1939 Bengali Mythological Film directed by Phani Burma.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1939-01-21
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