Chokher Bali (1938 film)

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Chokher Bali is a Bengali drama film directed by Satu Sen based on the same name novel of Rabindranath Tagore.^[1]^[2] This film was released on 30 July 1938 under the banner of Associated Producers.^[3] This is the first film adaptation of Chokher Bali.^[4]

Reaction of Tagore

Rabindranath himself watched the movie while staying at Jorasanko^[5] and later he wrote a letter on 4 August 1938 from Santiniketan that:

while staying in Calcutta I had the opportunity to see the ''cinema -natya'' Chokher Bali in the Jorasanko House. I was especially satisfied with the praiseworthy acting skill. The way the actors were able to express the tremendous inner conflict of the hero-heroines leading to an exciting document speaks of real credit on their part...

^[4]^[6]

Plot

This movie revolves with extramarital affair between a young widow Binodini and Mahendra. Mahendra's wife Ashalata is a good friend of Binodini. For her feelings of love and affection, Binodini comes to stay with Mahendra's family. Behari, Mahendra's best childhood friend also mentally involves with Binodini.^[7]^[8]

Cast

Chhabi Biswas as Bihari
Rama Banerjee as Annapurna
Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Sadhucharan
Haren Mukherjee as Mahendra
Suprava Mukherjee as Binodini
Santilata Ghosh as Rajlakshmi
Indira Roy as Ashalata
Atri Guha Thakurta
Sibkali Chatterjee

External links

Chokher Bali at IMDb

References

^ "Chokher Bali (1938)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ FilmiClub. "Chokher Bali (1938)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Chokher Bali (1938)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b Rai, Anugamini; Rai, Shri Krishan (5 October 2015). Adaptations: Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-8409-9.
^ Service, Statesman News (11 May 2020). "Page to Screen". The Statesman. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. "Adaptations" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ Hawker, Philippa (28 September 2005). "Chokher Bali: A Passion Play". The Age. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ Chakraborty, Mridula Nath (26 March 2014). Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-81890-8.

[1] "Chokher Bali (1938)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[2] FilmiClub. "Chokher Bali (1938)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[3] "Chokher Bali (1938)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[:0-4] Rai, Anugamini; Rai, Shri Krishan (5 October 2015). Adaptations: Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-8409-9.

[5] Service, Statesman News (11 May 2020). "Page to Screen". The Statesman. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[6] Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. "Adaptations" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[7] Hawker, Philippa (28 September 2005). "Chokher Bali: A Passion Play". The Age. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[8] Chakraborty, Mridula Nath (26 March 2014). Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-81890-8.

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