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Dhiraj Bhattacharya
Dhiraj Bhattacharya (5 November 1905 - 1959) was an actor of Bengali and Hindi cinema who began in silent films. He was also a theater personality and writer. Early life Bhattacharya was born in a zamindar family of Panjia village, near Jessore, in British India. His father's name was Lalit Mohan Bhattacharya. He entered Mitra Institution, Kolkata and passed matriculation in 1923. He joined Ashutosh College to study literature but could not finish his studies. Bhattacharya joined the police service before becoming an actor. Career Bhattacharya started his acting career after joining Madan Theatre. His first film ''Sati Lakhsmi'' was released in 1925 but he first gained recognition from Charu Roy's movie ''Bengalee''. He worked with Madhu Basu in ''Giribala'', and acted in several detective and thriller films of Premendra Mitra. Bhattacharya was popular for his romantic performances as well as his innovative skills in portraying villainous characters. After becoming established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Panjia Union
Panjia Union (), is a union parishad of the Jessore District in the Division of Khulna Division, Khulna, Bangladesh. It has an area of 28.72 square kilometres and a population of 30301. References Unions of Keshabpur Upazila {{Khulna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Premendra Mitra
Premendra Mitra (4 September 1904 – 3 May 1988)Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.II edited Anjali Bose, Published by Sagitta Samsad, Kolkata, Edition January,2019,Page-240 was an Indian poet, writer and film director in the Bengali language. He was also a practitioner of Bengali science fiction. His critique of humanity led him to believe that for it to survive, human beings had to "forget their differences and be united". Birth and family Premendra Mitra was born on 4 September 1904 at his father's workplace Varanasi. His ancestral house was at Rajpur Sonarpur, Rajpur in the district of South 24 Parganas of West Bengal. He belonged to the renowned Mitra family of Konnagar (in Hooghly district, West Bengal). His father's name was Gyanendranath Mitra and his mother was Suhasini Debi. He lost his mother at an early age. Life Premendra Mitra was born in Varanasi, India where his father Gyanendranath Mitra was an employee of the Indian Railways and because of that he had the opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adarsha Hindu Hotel (film)
''Adarsha Hindu Hotel'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Ardhendu Sen based on the same name novel of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. This film was released on 31 May 1957 under the banner of Sreelekha Pictures. Plot The plot revolves around two rival hotels near Ranaghat railway station. One run by Bechu Chakraborty with an excellent cook, Hajari Thakur. Padma, a maidservant of the hotel, steals some utensils and falsely alleges Hajari and the police arrest him. After he is release from the jail, Hajari starts his new business of Adarsha Hindu Hotel which becomes the most popular in the town. He gets the railway contract to start the hotel in the station. Cast * Chhabi Biswas * Dhiraj Bhattacharya as Hajari Thakur * Jahar Ganguly as Bechu * Sabitri Chatterjee * Tulsi Chakraborty * Jahor Roy Jahar Roy (19 September 1919 – 1 August 1977) was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema. He was known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay. Early life Roy c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dakinir Char
''Dakinir Char'' (Island of Witch) is a Bengali crime thriller film directed and produced by Premendra Mitra based on the story of Mitra by the same name. This film was released on 28 January 1955 under the banner of Chitrani Films. Cast * Dhiraj Bhattacharya * Jahor Roy Jahar Roy (19 September 1919 – 1 August 1977) was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema. He was known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay. Early life Roy came from a Bengali Baidya family having its root in Mahilara, ... * Namita Singha * Moni Shrimani * Sabita Chatterjee * Ajit Chattopadhyay * Bipin Mukhopadhyay * Dhiraj Das * Bijoy Bose References External links * Bengali-language Indian films Indian detective films 1955 crime drama films 1955 films Films directed by Premendra Mitra 1950s Bengali-language films Indian crime drama films {{1950s-Bengali-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Moyla Kagaj
''Moyla Kagaj'' (English: ''The Dirty Paper'') is a Bengali social drama film directed by Premendra Mitra. This film was released in 1954 under the banner of Mitrani Limited. Plot Cast * Anil Chatterjee * Dhiraj Bhattacharya * Nripati Chattopadhyay * Tulsi Chakraborty * Nabadwip Haldar * Sabitri Chatterjee * Sukhen Das * Tripti Mitra Tripti Mitra (''née'' Bahaduri; 25 October 1925 – 24 May 1989) was a popular Indian actress of Bengali theatre and films, and wife of Sombhu Mitra, noted theatre director, with whom she co-founded pioneering theatre group ''Bohurupee'' in 1 ... * Dhiraj Das * Manjusree Chattopadhyay References External links * {{Premendra Mitra 1954 films 1954 drama films Bengali-language Indian films Indian drama films 1950s Bengali-language films Films directed by Premendra Mitra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ora Thake Odhare
''Ora Thake Odhare'' ( ''They Live That Side'') is a Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Sukumar Dasgupta based on a story by Premendra Mitra. This film was released on 5 February 1954 under the banner of S. M. Productions. The music direction was done by Kalipada Sen. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Chhabi Biswas and Tulsi Chakraborty. Plot This story revolves around the contemporary fights between the bangal and ghoti in 1950s West Bengal. Just after the partition, refugees were coming from east-Pakistan-they are bangal. The old residents of West Bengal are ghatis. Both are Bangali but there are some differences in pronunciations, in culture and also in rituals. Two families start to stay as neighbours. One of them is ghati family, Harimohan is their only casing ? member. He, his wife, son Chanchal and little girl Rini are his family members. In the opposite house, there are Shibadash his wife, son Naru, elder sister Joshoda, Shibada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hanabari
''Hanabari'' (The Haunted House) Bengali: হানাবাড়ী is an Indian Bengali black and white thriller film released on 13 June 1952. Story, screenplay and direction were done by Bengali writer Premendra Mitra. The music director was Pabitra Chattapadhyaya. This movie was produced by Fakhrul Islam Khan under the banner of Mitrani Limited. Synopsis A young man named Jayanta runs away from a haunted house and takes shelter in a nearby home. This is the house of Shrimanta, an artist. Jayanta tells the artist that he had been driving until his car broke down. He entered a house on Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata where he faced a horrible creature that tried to kill him. Together, the two men go to the police station. The police inspector informs them that they are aware of the mystery. Afterwards, a man buys the house and lives there with his nieces, Lalita and Namita. Jayanta knows the family personally as he had a relationship with Lalita when they were in Burma. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kankal
''Kankal'' () was a Bengali horror drama film directed by Naresh Mitra and produced by Shishir Mallik. This film was released on 14 April 1950 under the banner of Madhuchakra Limited. Kankal was the first horror film released in the Bengali language. Plot This is a revenge story of a young woman, Tarala. Tarala enjoys life and she meets a wealthy man Ratan, whom she marries. However, her ex-lover Abhay comes back and ruins Tarala and Ratan's marital relationship. One day drunken Abhay tries to rape Tarala in a farmhouse and accidentally kills her. Tarala's vengeful spirit revives to seek revenge. Cast * Dhiraj Bhattacharya as Abhay * Jiben Bose as Agarwala * Naresh Mitra as Professor * Ketaki Dutta Ketaki Dutta was an actor of Bengali theatre and films. She was also a singer. Chapal Bhaduri Chapal Bhaduri is the last living female impersonator in Bengali theatre and perhaps even in Indian theatre. He did female impersonation in Ja ... as Anima * Sisir Batabyal as D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kuasha
''Kuasha'' (The fog) is a Bengali language, Bengali thriller film directed by Premendra Mitra based on his own novel. This movie was released under the banner of Mahabharati Limited on 19 August 1949. Plot Cast * Dhiraj Bhattacharya * Nripati Chattopadhyay * Kanu Banerjee * Gurudas Banerjee * Chhaya Devi * Nabadwip Haldar * Rajlakhsmi Devi * Shisir Batabyal *Joynarayan Mukherjee *Shipra Mitra *Ganesh Chandra Goswami *Dhiraj Das References External links * Indian detective films 1949 films Bengali-language Indian films Indian mystery thriller films 1940s Bengali-language films Films directed by Premendra Mitra 1940s mystery thriller films Indian black-and-white films Films based on Indian novels {{1940s-mystery-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kalo Chhaya
''Kalo Chhaya'' (Dark Shadows) is a Bengali suspense thriller film directed by Premendra Mitra and produced by Gouranga Prasad Basu. This film was released on 17 December 1948 under the banner of Eastern Studio. Plot A lady visited Mr. Surajit Roy, a detective, with a proposal to steal a will from a landlord's house. Surajit did not accept the assignment. Soon after, he received a telegram from one Rajib Lochan Choudhury, zamindar of a remote village in Murshidabad district. It appeared that Rajib Lochan's life was in danger. When Surajit visited his house the zaminder had already been murdered. Detective Surajit started an investigation while staying at the house. He saw a nurse, Anima, appointed for Rajib Lochan and recalled that this lady went to him with the proposal of theft . There were several relatives and servants in the house but most of them concealed some other facts from him. Finally Surajit was successful to track down the real culprit. Cast * Dhiraj Bhattach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mandir (film)
''Mandir'' (The Temple) is a 1937 Indian Hindi devotional film directed by A. R. Kardar. Produced for the Shankar Talkies Corporation, it had music by Professor Ramzan Khan. The lyricist was Manjhar Hashiri. The cast included Rajkumari, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Anees Khatoon, Agha and Akhtar Nawaz. Cast * Dhiraj Bhattacharya * Mahmood Shah * Rajkumari * Anees Khatoon * Akhtar Nawaz * Agha * A. R. Pahelwan * R. P. Kapoor Soundtrack The music director was Professor Ramzan Khan and the lyrics were written by Manjjar Hashiri. Song List References External links * 1937 films 1930s Hindi-language films Films directed by A. R. Kardar Indian black-and-white films {{1930s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Satya Pathe
''Satya Pathe'' is a 1935 Bengali film directed by Amar Choudhury. Plot Cast * Jahar Gangopadhyay * Amar Chowdhury * Dhiraj Bhattacharya Dhiraj Bhattacharya (5 November 1905 - 1959) was an actor of Bengali and Hindi cinema who began in silent films. He was also a theater personality and writer. Early life Bhattacharya was born in a zamindar family of Panjia village, near Jessor ... * Ashu Bose * Chittaranjan Goswami * Chunibala * Dolly Dutta * Indubala * Kartik Roy * Kiran Ray * Tarakumar Bhattacharya References External links Satya Pathe at CITWF 1935 films Bengali-language Indian films 1930s Bengali-language films Indian black-and-white films {{1930s-Bengali-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |