''Jakher Dhan'' is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by Haricharan Bhanja based on a same name novel of

Hemendra Kumar Roy Hemendra Kumar Roy (2 September 1888 – 18 April 1963) was an Indian Bengali writer noted for his contribution to the early development of the genre of children's literature in the language. He was a noted contributor to the early development o ...

. This is the first film of

Bimal-Kumar Bimal-Kumar are fictional characters created by Bengali novelist Hemendra Kumar Roy. These are popular figures of Bengali Children's literature. Roy wrote almost thirty Bimal-Kumar stories and novel. Some of them are science fiction. Characters ...

series, released on 1 April 1939 under the banner of East India Film Company.

Plot

Bimal and Kumar, two daredevil Bengali friends like to go adventures. One day Kumar finds out a map of treasure in his grandfather's trunk. He discloses it to his friend Bimal. Bimal and Kumar together travel to the unknown jungle to discover the hidden treasure. One dangerous person Karali Mukherjee is also wants the treasure, he chases them secretly to capture it by any means.

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Ahindra Choudhury Ahindra Choudhury (1896-1974) was an Indian actor, director, theatre personality and the co-founder of ''Photo Play Syndicate'', a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows. A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958, Choudhu ...

* Jahar Ganguly *

Chhaya Devi Chhaya Devi ( bn, ছায়া দেবী; 3 June 1914 – 25 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in hundreds of films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki ...

* Kumar Mitra * Mrinalkanti Ghosh * Rabi Ray * Sheila Haldar * Sushil Ray * Radharani * Shishubala

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* {{IMDb title, 1267426 1939 films Indian adventure thriller films Bengali-language Indian films Films based on Indian novels Indian black-and-white films 1930s Bengali-language films

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