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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] |