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Devi (transl. Goddess) is a 1960 Bengali-language drama by director Satyajit Ray, starring Sharmila Tagore and Soumitra Chatterjee. It is based on a short story by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay . The plot follows a Zamindar ( Chhabi Biswas ) who believes that his daughter-in-law has revealed herself to be a Goddess incarnate in a dream.
Shyamali (Bengali: শ্যামলী) is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film directed by Ajoy Kar and stars Kaberi Bose as the title character Shyamali. Uttam Kumar stars in this movie as the male protagonist. The film is based on the novel by same name of Nirupama Devi. The music director of the film was Kalipada Sen.
In the 1930s, West Bengal was the centre of Indian cinema, and Bengali cinema accounted for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s. [1] [2] A 2014 industry report noted that while approximately 100 films were produced annually in Bengali. [3] The Bengali film industry, was valued at around ₹150-175 crore in terms of revenue in 2014.
Dena Paona [1] [2] (Bengali: দেনা পাওনা; transl. Debts) is a 1931 Bengali film directed by Premankur Atorthy, starring Amar Mullick, Durgadas Bannerjee, Jahar Ganguly, Nibhanani Devi, and Bhanu Bandopadhyay.
In Satyajit Ray's 1966 movie Nayak, the plot involves a storyline where the protagonist gets snubbed by a senior actor while enacting Devi Chaudhurani. The protagonist was playing the role of Braja and the senior actor was playing the role of Haraballabh. A 13-episode Hindi radio play Devi Chaudhurani was broadcast on All India Radio in 1990. [5]
Humayun Ahmed's daughter Shila Ahmed said that the film didn't take permission of them to shoot. [5]Immediately before the film was made, a film "ESP: A film fantastic", in Bengali, "ESP: Ekti Rohoshshyo Golpo" (ESP: A Mystery Story) was made changing the name and religion of the character from the story of the same novel by Humayun Ahmed without mentioning the name of the writer, whereas ...
Prothom Protishruti is the most acclaimed work of Ashapurna Devi, [3] and is considered to be one of the foremost novels in Bengali literature. [4] It was selected for Rabindra Puraskar for 1965 and Jnanpith Award for 1976. [5] [6] Critic Mukul Guha praised the novel for its 'realistic dialogue' and 'charming narration'. [4]
Charulata (Bengali: চারুলতা, romanized: Cārulatā, lit. 'The Lonely Wife') is a 1964 Indian drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray.Based upon the novel Nastanirh by Rabindranath Tagore, it stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee and Sailen Mukherjee.