Kanan Devi
Biography: Kanan Devi was a popular singer and actress and the earliest female star of Bengali cinema
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 22, 1916
Deathday: July 17, 1992
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Known For
Shree Gouranga
1933-05-02
Shree Gouranga
Overview: Sree Gouranga is a 1933 Indian Bengali biographical film that chronicles the life of the revered spiritual leader, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, also known as Gauranga. The film delves into the early life of Mahaprabhu, born Nimai in Mayapur in 1486, highlighting his mischievous childhood and subsequent intellectual brilliance. Despite family pressure to marry, Mahaprabhu prioritizes his spiritual journey and eventually leaves his home to become an ascetic. The film portrays his deep devotion to Lord Krishna and his eventual return to visit his mother, where he instructs his wife to worship the same deity. The film is a historical and devotional portrayal of the saint's life.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1933-05-02
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Mejdidi
1950-06-09
Mejdidi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1950-06-09
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Manmoyee Girl's School
1935-07-26
Manmoyee Girl's School
Overview: A comedy adapted from a successful play. The zamindar Damodar Chakraborty (Chakraborty) starts a school named after his wife and recruits a married couple as teachers. Manas (Ganguly in the role which had made him a stage star) and Niharika (Kanan Devi) pretend to be married in order to get the jobs. Their imposture, together with the fact that he is Hindu while she is Christian, produces complications.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1935-07-26
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Kanthahar
1935-12-21
Kanthahar
Overview: A 1935 Bengali Film directed by Jyotish Bandyopadhyay.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1935-12-21
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Ananya
1949-04-08
Ananya
Overview: A Bengali Drama Film directed by Sabyasachi (Ajoy Kar & Binoy Chattopadhyay).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1949-04-08
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Arabian Nights
1946-12-27
Arabian Nights
Overview: The 1946 Indian film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-27
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Ban Phool
1945-12-28
Ban Phool
Overview: The Hindi film starring Kanan Devi and Krishnankant.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-28
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Street Singer
1938-02-04
Street Singer
Overview: Two street urchins dream of singing and making it big in the glamorous world of theatre in Calcutta.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1938-02-04
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Vidyapati
1937-01-01
Vidyapati
Overview: Classic celebration of Mithila's King Shiva Singha's (Bannerjee/Kapoor) love for his wife while chronicling the influence of the pacifist court poet Bidyapati (Sanyal). Invited to the royal court by the king, Bidyapati arrives with his faithful follower Anuradha (Kanan Devi). Queen Laxmi (Chhaya Devi) falls in love with the poet, much to the distress of the king. The king falls ill and starts neglecting his royal duties until Anuradha persuades him that true love does not need reciprocation. The queen, equally distressed by her divided loyalties, contemplates suicide, encouraged by the prime minister who is worried by the nefarious impact of Bidyapati's poetry on the king.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1937-01-01
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Sapera
1939-01-01
Sapera
Overview: Adapted from a story by Kazi Nazrul Islam this film concerns love and revenge among a tribe of snake charmers led by Jahar (Nawab) who is searching for his 100th poisonous snake so as to show how he can magically cure its deadly bite.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1939-01-01
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Debatra
1955-04-08
Debatra
Overview: A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1955-04-08
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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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Hospital
1943-04-17
Hospital
Overview: Pratima (Kanan Devi), a nurse, is persuaded by Jayant (Ganguly) to pretend to be his wife for a day, in order to convince his father Dr Dindayal (Choudhury) of his need for money. Dr Dindayal likes his new daughter-in-law very much and wants her to accompany him to the country where he runs a charitable hospital in the name of his late wife. There Dr Bhatt, Dindayal’s rival, finds out by hiring detectives that Pratima and Jayant are not married. He uses the information to try to oust Dindayal from the hospital. The solution eventually links with Pratima’s growing sense of responsibility towards Dr Dindayal’s medical endeavours.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1943-04-17
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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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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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