Devbala
Also Known As: Debbala, Devbala Devi, Debbala Devi, দেববালা দেবী , দেববালা
Biography: Devbala is known for Hamrahi (1944), Sandigdha (1932) & Didi (1937).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: Not available
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Punarjanma
Overview: Punarjanma is a Bengali drama film released in 1932 and directed by Premankur Atarthi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1932-04-02
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Abhagin
Overview: A tenant attacks the villainous landlord Jawaharlal Choudhry, injures his son Priyalal and abducts his daughter-in-law Sandhya. Sandhya escapes unharmed to her relative, the engineer Praksh, but her father-in-law refuses to take her back, believing her to be 'damaged goods'. Sheltered by the kindly Promode, her husband eventually accepts her back although she feels torn between affection for her savior and her marital obligations.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1938-07-15
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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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Bekar Nashan
Overview: A 1938 Bengali Drama Film directed by Jyotish Bandyopadhyay.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1938-08-13
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Subah Shyam
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1944-07-14
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Gora
Overview: Gora and Mahim were two sons of Krishna Dayal Babu. From childhood, Bijay and Gora were friends. Through an accident, Bijay was introduced to Paresh Babu's family. Paresh was a Bramhin. So Gora did not like Bijay's visit to that house. Gora's mother was very anxious about Gora's Hindusim. Krishna Dayal was also very annoyed being an orthodox Hindu. As per his father's request, Gora went to Paresh Babu's house. Paresh babu's wife Bhadra Sundari was not happy seeing Gora there. But Gora had a real conflict with Haran Babu. The marriage of Haran Babu and Suchitra was almost fixed. The reason of the conflict was that, Haran Babu always thought of himself to be a social reformer and saviour of Brahma religion.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1938-01-31
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President
Overview: Badi Bahen aka President is a 1937 Hindi social romantic drama film (the Bengali version was called Didi and starred several different actors). The story according to the credit roll of the film is "A tale of love and greater love" developed on an idea by M. M. Begg. It was a love triangle with a social content that highlighted the conditions of the mill workers. It was also the first film to show a liberated educated woman managing her own factory
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1937-01-08
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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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Jiban Maran
Overview: A famous radio singer Mohan (Saigal) is in love with Geeta (Leela Desai). When he goes to his friend a doctor, TB Specialist, Bijoy (Bhanu) for a check-up, he is found to be in an advance stage of TB. Meanwhile Leela's dominant mother and aunt (Nibhanani and Manorama) had been against the poor Mohan and had set their eyes on same Dr. Bijoy, the son of a family friend. When Mohan comes to know of it, and also his sickness, he decides to walk away from them. He is intercepted by a doctor who ran a sanatorium for TB patients, with some new method of treatment. Geeta couldn't forget Mohan and waited, but in the end she had to relent. Then it was known that Mohan was alive and cured. What would now Bijoy and Geeta do? There wedding was the next day, and they have to go ahead with it, the honour of both the families were at stake. Mohan too aware of his being exposed, disappears from the sanatorium and is untraceable.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1938-10-14
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Didi
Overview: A famous Saigal musical narrating a strange love story set against 1930s industrialization and worker-management relations. The 16-year-old Prabhavati inherits a mill and turns it into an extremely profitable enterprise. Prakash is a worker who designs a more efficient machine for the factory for which he first gets sacked and then is re-employed. He falls in love with Prabhavati's sister Sheila, who later makes way for Prabhavati who is also in love with Prakash. Her withdrawal distresses Prakash, causing him to bully the workers who then go on strike.
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1937-03-20
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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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Aankhijal
Overview: Aankhijal is a 1932 silent Bengali movie directed by Kalipada Das.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1932-02-16
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Parashmoni
Overview: A 1939 Bengali Drama Film directed by Prafulla Ray.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1939-08-05
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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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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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