Arundhati Devi
Biography: Arundhati Devi was one of the finest Bengali actors, film directors and writers. In 1967, she was honoured with the National Film Award for ‘Best Film Based on High Literary Work’ for the 1967 Bengali hit ‘Chhuti’. Arundhati made her cinematic debut in ‘Mahaprasthaner Pathey’ (1952) which was later remade in Hindi titled ‘Yatrik’. In 1957 she met famed film director Tapan Sinha at the Berlinale and they eventually got married. Her first film as a director, ‘Chhuti’, also won a ‘Certificate of Merit’ at the 1967 National Awards. However, her most famous directorial work is ‘Padi Pishir Barmi Baksho’, based on a popular children's novel by Leela Majumdar.
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Pushpadhanu
1959-06-25
Pushpadhanu
Overview: The movie Pushpadhanu is based on human relations and sentiments.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1959-06-25
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Manmoyee Girls' School
1958-03-14
Manmoyee Girls' School
Overview: Deciding to start a school for girls named after his wife, a zamindar looks for a married couple to manage the establishment. They apply for and get the job. The two are not actually married; they posed as a couple to obtain the job. After a series of complications and delicate situations, love blooms between the two and they marry.
Genres: Romance Comedy Family Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1958-03-14
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The Hungry Stones
1960-08-02
The Hungry Stones
Overview: A tax collector posted to a small town puts up at a mansion feared by the locals because it is haunted. As time passes he grows more consumed by the mansion and its air of romance, and the spirits that haunt it, especially a beautiful woman. Adapted from a Rabindranath Tagore story.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Music Mystery Romance History
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1960-08-02
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Chalachal
1956-12-08
Chalachal
Overview: Sarama develops a close bond with her sickly classmate, Abinash, but fate takes her to Bipin and they get married. However, things turn awry when Bipin commits suicide after an irrational suspicion.
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1956-12-08
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A Burnt House
1964-03-20
A Burnt House
Overview: Madhuri cannot bear a child yet her husband Shatadal is fond of children. They decide to part ways but years later when they meet in a railway station they realize their fondness for each other hasn't died.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1964-03-20
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The Prisoner of Jhind
1961-03-01
The Prisoner of Jhind
Overview: Gauri Shankar Roy looks much like the king of Jhind. When the actual king, Shakar Singh, goes missing, a person from the kingdom approaches Gauri to pretend to be the king.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1961-03-01
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Kalamati
1958-06-06
Kalamati
Overview: The first film to deal with life in creches in coalmine areas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1958-06-06
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Chheley Kaar
1954-07-24
Chheley Kaar
Overview: Jogin, a poor school teacher, had brought up an orphan Tomato as his nephew. But now suffering from the deadly tubercolosis, he decided to gamble with luck to see if a better home could be found for Tomato.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-07-24
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Bakul
1954-10-01
Bakul
Overview: A 1954 Bengali Drama Film directed by Bholanath Mitra, featuring Mahanayak Uttam Kumar.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-10-01
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Nabajanma
1956-12-28
Nabajanma
Overview: The story revolves around Basanthi who is constantly criticized by her in-laws for being childless. Her husband believes that she is having an affair with his sister's husband and plans to kill her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1956-12-28
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Bicharak
1959-03-12
Bicharak
Overview: The plot revolves around a series of flashbacks that reveal a judge's past and hidden secrets. Gyanendra, a judge, lives with his wife Sarama. Being the Judge, every time he has a trial of similar cases he remembers his past, the truth about his questionable actions. Gyanendra always recalls when he was a popular lawyer, married to Sumoti, a suspicious and rude lady. But he had a weak feeling for his professor's daughter Sarama. One day Gyanendra's house was burnt and his first wife Sumoti died. Gyanendra could not make any attempt to save her, perhaps he was unable to bear Sumati further. Thereafter he marries Sarama and becomes a judge but he realizes his crime and his past haunts him much.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1959-03-12
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Harmonium
1976-06-04
Harmonium
Overview: A child princess gets a harmonium from her father. Through fate and manager she is orphan, then widow and penniless. The harmonium, sold, changed hand and bringing ill-luck wherever it went. Will they ever meet? Under what circumstances?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1976-06-04
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Sashibabur Sansar
1959-05-29
Sashibabur Sansar
Overview: Sashibhushan who is the orthodox patriarch, has a tough time dealing with the youngsters who want to live life on their own.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1959-05-29
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