''Jamai Shashthi'' ( bn, জামাই ষষ্ঠী
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: Son-in-law day) is a 1931
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short film
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directed by
Amar Choudhury
Amar Choudhury (1897 – 30 August 1948) was an Indian film actor, director, editor and writer. He wrote and directed ''Jamai Shashthi'' in 1931 produced by Madan Theatre Limited, credited as the first Bengali talkie. He acted in this film t ...
and produced by
Madan Theatre Limited. It is a milestone of
Bengali cinema as it was the first Bengali
short film
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as a
talkie
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.
It was released at Crown Cinema Hall in
Calcutta
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on 11 April 1931, in the same year as ''
Alam Ara
''Alam Ara'' () is a 1931 Indian Hindustani-language historical fantasy film directed and produced by Ardeshir Irani. It revolves on a king and his two wives, Navbahaar and Dilbahaar, who are childless; soon, a '' fakir'' (Muhammad Wazir Khan) ...
'', the first Indian talkie.
Cast
* Professor Bholanath
* Amar Choudhury as kuber
* Miss Golela
* Khirodegopal Mukherjee
* Ranisundari as Mother in law
See also
* ''
Alam Ara
''Alam Ara'' () is a 1931 Indian Hindustani-language historical fantasy film directed and produced by Ardeshir Irani. It revolves on a king and his two wives, Navbahaar and Dilbahaar, who are childless; soon, a '' fakir'' (Muhammad Wazir Khan) ...
''
* ''
Dena Paona
''Dena Paona'' ( bn, দেনা পাওনা) () is a 1931 Bengali language, Bengali film directed by Premankur Atorthy, starring Amar Mullick, Durgadas Bannerjee, Jahar Ganguly, Nibhanani Devi, and Bhanu Bandopadhyay. Based on a novel ...
''
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1931 films
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