Pahadi Sanyal

Pahadi Sanyal

Pahadi Sanyal was an Indian actor and singer who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. Sanyal acted in many Bengali films, such as Harano Sur, Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant, and Shilpi. While Chhabi Biswas and Kamal Mitra reigned the golden era of Bengali celluloid with their personalities and deep baritones, Pahari Sanyal was a check and balance to their aura. He was subtle, he was muted, yet he left a mark at times as the dearest uncle, the dedicated elder brother or even as the dignified office boss.

Movies for Pahadi Sanyal...

Sojarur Kanta
Title: Sojarur Kanta
Released: May 14, 1974
Type: Movie
A 1974 Byomkesh Bakshi film based on the novel of same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
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Kaya Hiner Kahini
Title: Kaya Hiner Kahini
Released: January 19, 1973
Type: Movie
Prabir, a rich and selfish man who does not realise the value of love and relationships, ruins the life of Mallika, a beautiful woman who loves him.
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The Accepted Defeat
Title: The Accepted Defeat
Released: December 15, 1972
Type: Movie
The story revolves around Pratima who pledges to destroy the relationship between Neera and Binu, as she loves Binu.
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Sesh Parba
Title: Sesh Parba
Released: June 30, 1972
Type: Movie
A film directed by Chitta Basu. Mithu Mukherjee made her film debut in Sesh Parba.
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Nimantran
Title: Nimantran
Released: May 21, 1971
Type: Movie
Hiru Ganguly is unable to marry Kumudini, his lover, after her father rejects his marriage proposal. Years later, although married to another woman, he once again desires to win her back. As old feelings are rekindled, will they take any steps to go against the social customs?
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Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
Title: Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
Released: January 25, 1971
Type: Movie
Nupur Chatterji has fled from her home in Delhi, resisting an arranged marriage with a man she dislikes. She comes to Calcutta to her college friend, but as her home is not safe she takes shelter in the house of one Anjan Mukherjee. Though initially annoyed, Anjan, a bachelor and a music director cum singer from Lucknow, comes to empathise with Nupur. In this situation enters the great detective Bhanu with Jahar, his assistant, for by now Dr. Digambar Chatterji has declared a prize money of ten thousand rupees for finding his missing daughter.
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Princess
Title: Princess
Released: April 5, 1970
Type: Movie
Manju's mother keeps her very strictly disciplined. What happens when she falls in love with Nirmal?
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Dharti
Title: Dharti
Released: February 6, 1970
Type: Movie
Bharat (Rajendra Kumar) is a patriotic young man for whom patritism does not stop anywhere. He comes to know of the tyrancy of the present ruler's Diwan (Ajit) and he and his colleagues (Soodesh Kumar, Rajendra Nath) rebel. They kidnap Princess Chitralekha (Waheeda Rehman) unknowingly, and call her Jwala. Meanwhile, Bharat's dad (Balraj Sahni) who is the Inspector General, does not approve of Bharat's rebellious nature and decides to arrest him on sight. Bharat's mom (Kamini Kaushal) is torn between the love for her husband and her son. Bharat determination against the Diwan is so strong that he decides to bomb-blast a railway train transporting the Diwan, knowingly that his own dad is also travelling on that train. Will Bharat break his mom's heart by killing his dad and the Diwan? Good acting scores by the entire caste make this movie worth watching. Lyrics by Indivar.
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Days and Nights in the Forest
Title: Days and Nights in the Forest
Character: Sadashiv Tripathi
Released: January 16, 1970
Type: Movie
Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to their new environment, reveals their characters more deeply.
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Aradhana
Title: Aradhana
Character: Gopal Tripathi
Released: September 27, 1969
Type: Movie
Vandana and Arun fall in love the instant they meet. On a trip to a Shiv temple, they get married in an impromptu ceremony in front of God. A chance rainshower strands them at a remote hotel where Vandana gets pregnant. With their legal marriage just around the corner, they don't worry about the consequences of their actions, but unfortunately, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana chooses to have the child, Suraj, and as she promised to Arun, wants to raise him to be an Air Force pilot. Fate is cruel to Vandana, however, and the child is adopted by a wealthy family. Vandana becomes a nursemaid to stay close to Suraj. A family member tries to molest her, and in the ensuing fight, Suraj comes to protect her and kills the perpetrator. Vandana chooses a jail sentence to save Suraj, but in the course of her sentence, loses the family--and with it: Suraj.
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Sabarmati
Title: Sabarmati
Released: August 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Yashomati runs away from home in search of freedom and travels to Ahmedabad, Gujarat. When her bags get stolen, Shankar helps her. However, when he takes her home to her parents, she feels betrayed.
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Mon Niye
Title: Mon Niye
Released: February 14, 1969
Type: Movie
Suparna is distraught on seeing her sister getting close to her husband, Amitabha. Things take a turn for the worse when Amitabha's sister dies and the suspicion falls on Suparna.
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Baluchari
Title: Baluchari
Released: September 27, 1968
Type: Movie
Bollywood 1968
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Saathi
Title: Saathi
Released: January 17, 1968
Type: Movie
Dr. Ravi returns from abroad and takes up position as Chief Surgeon in a hospital. He then meets with Nurse Shanti, who lives an impoverished lifestyle with her ailing mother, and decides to perform surgery, but she passes away, and a guilt-ridden Ravi marries Shanti much to the chagrin of his mentor, Kaka, who had hoped that he would marry his daughter, Rajni. The couple then travel to Kashmir for their honey-moon, and then settle down to a harmonious relationship. Hoping to travel even more, their plans are interrupted by the hospital's head doctor, who wants Ravi to focus on cancer research. The couple drop all travel plans and immerse themselves in research so much so that Shanti herself becomes ill.
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Nai Roshni
Title: Nai Roshni
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who lives with his wife Padma (Bhanumati), his drunkard son Jyoti (Raaj Kumar), outgoing daughter Chitra (Tanuja) and his friend's daughter Rekha (Mala Sinha). Dr. Kumar and his wife have a different outlook towards life, with him preferring books and philosophy, while his wife Padma prefers social gatherings and society clubs. Padma never considered Jyoti her son, who works as a mill designer, a profession she considers too poor to acknowledge. Chitra is encouraged by her mother to mingle freely in high society, much to the disappointment of her worried father.
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Mamta
Title: Mamta
Character: Prosecuting Lawyer
Released: February 27, 1966
Type: Movie
The son of a wealthy family, Monish falls in love with Deviyani, a girl from a considerably less privileged background. When Monish leaves to study abroad, the lovers plan to reunite, but desperate financial straits force Deviyani into a marriage with a philandering drunk instead. Deeply unhappy, she flees, taking her infant daughter with her and vanishing into thin air. Does fate have more than misery in store for the unfortunate Deviyani?
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Alor Pipasa
Title: Alor Pipasa
Released: January 15, 1965
Type: Movie
Synopsis::: The movie narrates the tragic life story of Roshanbai and how she triumphs over the insensitive society. Roshanbai used to visit the bathing ghat every morning where she could hear the prayers of a brahmin. Roshan fell for him and decided to leave her profession. She wished to start a fresh life with the brahmin. She showered Sohanlal, the agent with money so that he would free her from the profession. One day Roshan pretending to be a destitute brahmin girl won the brahmin’s attention and he gave her shelter. She was content with her new life at the brahmin’s place.
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Kinu Gowalar Gali
Title: Kinu Gowalar Gali
Released: July 16, 1964
Type: Movie
A writer, to avoid the natural demands of domestic mundanes, almost deliberately pushes his wife towards adultery, would the lonely woman succumb? What would be the effect on their marriage?
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The Householder
Title: The Householder
Released: October 20, 1963
Type: Movie
Follows the fortunes of a young teacher, Prem, who isn't ready to take on the responsibilities of his arranged marriage.
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Uttarayan
Title: Uttarayan
Released: August 16, 1963
Type: Movie
Pranbir goes to war where he meets his doppelganger, Rateshwar, who eventually dies in combat. Pranbir decides to visit Rateshwar's family to inform them about his death but the family mistake him for Rateshwar.
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Chaya Surya
Title: Chaya Surya
Released: August 9, 1963
Type: Movie
Ghetu, a young woman with a dark complexion, is always compared to her beautiful sister (Sharmila Tagore). Her life changes for the worse after her lover dies and she has to face society's disdain.
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The Desolate Beach
Title: The Desolate Beach
Character: Siddheshwar
Released: April 1, 1963
Type: Movie
A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India's National Film Awards in 1964.
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Saat Pake Bandha
Title: Saat Pake Bandha
Character: Father
Released: March 31, 1963
Type: Movie
Archana (Suchitra Sen) falls in love with Sukhendu (Soumitra Chatterjee), a serious University Lecturer, much to the chargin her snobbish and interfering mother (Chhaya Devi) for whom Sukhendu is just not good enough for her daughter or their family. Archana however, is adamant and with the approval of her father (Pahadi Sanyal) gets married to Sukhendu. The mother continues to interfere in the marriage constantly reminding her son-in-law of his poverty. Suffering from divided loyalties, Archana's problems are aggravated when Sukhendu insists she sever all ties with her mother. Archana separates from Sukhendu and stays independently completing her studies. When she finally accepts her wifely duties and returns home it is too late as Sukhendu has resigned and gone abroad.
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Deya Neya
Title: Deya Neya
Released: March 1, 1963
Type: Movie
The son of a wealthy industrialist aspires to be a singer against the wishes of his father.
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Barnali
Title: Barnali
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
A man mistakenly invites a family, whose girl was (and is still) betrothed to the groom. It was he who set up the cousin's alliance, would the girl forgive him, whom he had fallen in love? How to prevent her from attending the marriage?
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The Last Act
Title: The Last Act
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Widower Sudhangsu is going to be married with Soma, daughter of Sir Haraprasad. Sudhangsu declares that his first wife Kalpana committed suicide on a railway track in Burma, stating that she was mentally challenged. At the time of the marriage rituals a local advocate, Suren Banerjee, comes with a lady who claims that she herself is Kalpana and that Sudhangshu is committing bigamy. Sudhangsu strongly denies and claims that she is an imposter. In the meantime a mysterious person name Samadder invaded Sudhangsu's house and stole some ornaments of the deceased Kalpana.
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Agun
Title: Agun
Released: July 19, 1962
Type: Movie
Heeru, Naren and Chandranath were friends. From his college days Chandranath had been aspiring and ambitious. He is also a man of strict principles in life. He decides to leave his brother and his sister-in-law and goes away to gain immense power and knowledge. In the meantime he marries and is blessed with a kid. However Chandranath's quest for learning more drives him to leave his new family as well as he sets off to achieve new goals in life. He not only fails to achieve his ultimatum but ends up losing his family too. On the other hand, Naren hails from a rich family and is a happy go lucky natured man. He appreciates the finer aspects of life. He falls in love with a courtesan and brings her home. Caught between the two friends who have opposite ambitions in life, Heeru wonders which path would bring contentment in one's life. However Heeru loses control of his life and slowly realizes that his life has become a mirror of Chandranath's life.
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Bipasha
Title: Bipasha
Character: Barrister Guha
Released: June 26, 1962
Type: Movie
Bipasha and Dibyendu are in love, and the two decide to marry. However, on their wedding night upon receiving a letter, Dibyendu leaves Bipasha before the ceremony to locate his birth parents.
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Kanchenjungha
Title: Kanchenjungha
Character: Jagadish
Released: May 11, 1962
Type: Movie
Played out in real time, several complex family dramas intersect in the landscape of the Himalayan foothills, allowing the Bengali auteur to examine the class and generational differences of postcolonial India while celebrating the hopes of a society in transition.
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Kancher Swarga
Title: Kancher Swarga
Character: Dr. Banerjee
Released: February 9, 1962
Type: Movie
A story about a young man, who had to quit his studies as a doctor due to difficult circumstances, coming back and saving a young lady by performing a very difficult surgery.
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And At Last
Title: And At Last
Released: January 11, 1962
Type: Movie
A film by Mrinal Sen.
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Punascha
Title: Punascha
Released: April 12, 1961
Type: Movie
Difficulties erupt between a married couple when their relationship gets hit by societal pressures, norms, and deep-rooted patriarchy.
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Hospital
Title: Hospital
Released: August 26, 1960
Type: Movie
Sarbari and Saibal are both successful doctors and in love. However, Saibal comes from an affluent family, while Sarbari has to provide for her poverty stricken family, including her invalid father.
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Sakher Chor
Title: Sakher Chor
Released: May 6, 1960
Type: Movie
Indra catches a thief Kaanta in the night and tricks him into believing he's a famous thief himself who has made away with large sums of money in high-profile heists and thefts. Later, Indra enters a bet with his friends who bait him into pulling off a theft and he seeks Kaanta's help.
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Raja-Saja
Title: Raja-Saja
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
Trouble ensues when an eccentric but simple-minded villager discovers he is the only living heir of a royal estate.
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Haath Badhalei Bandhu
Title: Haath Badhalei Bandhu
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
Running away from an early marriage Suresh elopes with his coy girlfriend Niru and stays away from his uncle Jagannath and lives in a rented house adding to it is a lot of chaos.
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Hinglaj, the Desert Shrine
Title: Hinglaj, the Desert Shrine
Released: February 12, 1959
Type: Movie
While on their way to Hinglaj, Maharaj and his companions meet Kunti, who was raped by dacoits, and Thirumal, whom she left her family for. Together, they set out to seek the blessings of God.
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The Judge
Title: The Judge
Released: January 18, 1959
Type: Movie
The plot revolves with series of flashbacks which reveals a judge's past and hidden secretes. Gyanendra, a judge lives with his wife Sarama. Being the Judge, every time of trial of similar cases he remembers his past, the truth about his questionable actions. Gyanendra always recalls when he was a popular lawyer, married to Sumoti, a suspicious and rude lady. But he had a weak feelings for his professor's daughter Sarama. One day Gyanendra's house was burnt and his first wife Sumoti dies. Gyanendra could not make any attempt to save her perhaps he was unable bear Sumati further. Thereafter he marries Sarama and becomes a judge but he realizes his crime and those past haunts him much.
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Deep Jele Jaai
Title: Deep Jele Jaai
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
A nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well being of a patient.
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Parosh Pathar
Title: Parosh Pathar
Character: Guest at Cocktail Party
Released: January 17, 1958
Type: Movie
An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch.
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Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
Title: Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
A living human being's funny adventure in hell. The film focuses on the Hindi mythology of the God of Death and how his messengers snatches the life of any living being who has supposedly completed his days on the Earth. The story focuses on the mistake of two messengers who mistakenly pronounce a man dead even before he was supposed to be. Knowing of this goof-up, the god of death gets scared as no living person is supposed to enter 'Hell". Nevertheless, due to the good deeds performed by this human being while he was alive, he is given permission to travel to Heaven where he begins searching for his wife who had passed away sometime back.
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Jiban Trishna
Title: Jiban Trishna
Released: December 25, 1957
Type: Movie
A philanderer, the only son of a wealthy doctor, is attracted to a poor orphaned artist. Her stepbrother loathes rich people, and would go to any extent to get money off them. What would happen if the roles reversed?
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Prithibi Amare Chay
Title: Prithibi Amare Chay
Released: May 3, 1957
Type: Movie
A 1957 Indian film about an aspiring singer and the son of a reputed businessman. His stepmother accuses him of indecency and throws him out of his house to inherit all the property of her husband. The female protagonist suffers a similar fate as her stepmother forces her to leave. They both decide to commit suicide and go to a riverbank where they meet and the cupid strikes.
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Harano Sur
Title: Harano Sur
Character: Roma's Father
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
An amnesiac man escapes the hospital he has been admitted to and is aided by doctor Roma Banerjee, who takes him to her father's country house. While treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry, but an accident makes him remember his life as a rich man in Calcutta and completely forget the time spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta.
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Jagte Raho
Title: Jagte Raho
Character: Shashan - Meenu's husband
Released: December 12, 1956
Type: Movie
Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.
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Chalachal
Title: Chalachal
Released: December 8, 1956
Type: Movie
Sarama develops a close bond with her sickly classmate, Abinash, but fate takes her to Bipin and they get married. However, things turn awry when Bipin commits suicide after an irrational suspicion.
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Mahakavi Girish Chandra
Title: Mahakavi Girish Chandra
Released: June 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Mahakavi Girish Chandra is a 1957 movie by Modhu Bose
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One Night
Title: One Night
Released: May 11, 1956
Type: Movie
This film revolves with miscommunication and misunderstanding of two couples and their family which cause series of laughter. Sushavan Dutta and his wife, Anita, were invited at their relative Digbijay babu's house. While in journey Anita misses train and Sushavan has to journey with another lady Santana. Santana is the wife of famous political leader Shailesh. At night they take shelter as husband and wife in Gosaiji's hotel, Harimatar Panthashala because Gosaiji allows married couples only. Santana carries a puppy with her, which run away from the garden of the hotel and Sushovan has to chase it at night. When Anita's mother comes to know that Sushavan is untraced, she becomes angry and make chaotic situation.
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Saheb Bibi Golam
Title: Saheb Bibi Golam
Released: March 9, 1956
Type: Movie
The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simultaneously exploring a platonic relationship between a beautiful, forlorn wife of an aristocrat and a career-driven clerk.
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Sagarika
Title: Sagarika
Released: January 2, 1956
Type: Movie
The all-time favourite on-screen couple of the Bengali cinema not just created many memorable romantic moments but also shattered many taboos around romance, just like in the 1956 classic ‘Sagarika’. Made by the directorial group Agragami, its story follows a young talented lad Arun (Uttam Kumar) with a big dream of studying medicine abroad and the women he comes across. Arun, after being blind for a period, finally reunites with his love and life becomes all good.
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Sabar Uparey
Title: Sabar Uparey
Released: December 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Shankar was a young lawyer in pursuit of making it big in the professional world. However his world is turned upside down when he comes to know that his father, who knew went missing, was in real spending his lifetime in the jail as he was incorrectly accused of murdering a lady named Hemangini. His mother urges him to reinvestigate into the case and save his father. He goes to Kishnanagar in search of the people and the evidences which would help him to prove his father’s innocence. He meets Rita, an young and charming lady who assists him. They fall in love. Shankar faces a lot of roadblocks while trying to collect clues most of them which were imposed by the actual murderer. However he solves the mystery in the end and his father is thus, released from prison.
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Rani Rashmoni
Title: Rani Rashmoni
Released: November 11, 1955
Type: Movie
Rani Rashmoni is a Bengali Movie by kali Prasad Ghosh
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Prashna
Title: Prashna
Released: January 6, 1955
Type: Movie
With his hard-work and patience, a virtuous boy overcomes the harshness of the world.
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Sadanander Mela
Title: Sadanander Mela
Released: January 1, 1954
Type: Movie
Sadananda, a wanderer, brings about a positive change in the lives of everyone around him when he starts living in a renowned man's unoccupied mansion along with the family of a little girl, Runu.
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Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna
Title: Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna
Released: January 2, 1953
Type: Movie
The story of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu .
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Bou Thakuranir Haat
Title: Bou Thakuranir Haat
Released: January 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Bou Thakuranir Haat is a Bengali drama film directed by Naresh Mitra based on a novel of Rabindranath Tagore in the same name, published in 1883. The film is based on the real-life story of Jessore Raj Pratapaditya. Pratapaditya is described as an antagonist more than a protagonist in this film.
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Basu Paribar
Title: Basu Paribar
Released: April 11, 1952
Type: Movie
A job in the jute mill drive Sitesh away from his brother Nitesh and sister-in-law and lands him into a stream of marriage proposals and attempts by colleagues to make him their son-in-law. What will happen when he falls in love and is not accepted by the father of the girl?
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Dignity
Title: Dignity
Released: December 15, 1950
Type: Movie
Maryada was a Bengali drama film directed by Digambar Chattopadhyay. This movie was released on 15 December 1950 in the banner of Bhabani Kalamandir Limited. This is the third and first movie of legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar and Bibhu Bhattacharya appeared respectively. In this movie Uttam Kumar leap on a song for the first time in his career.
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Vidyasagar
Title: Vidyasagar
Character: Vidyasagar
Released: September 29, 1950
Type: Movie
This movie is based on the life of a famous Bengali philosopher, academic educator, writer, translator, printer, publisher, entrepreneur, reformer, and philanthropist named Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
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Pehla Aadmi
Title: Pehla Aadmi
Released: June 7, 1950
Type: Movie
It was 1943. Burma was under Japanese control. In Pegu, a small place near Burma lived two Indian families. They were neighbors Kumar and Lata loved each other. Their parents were also willing to see them engaged. Suddenly one day, it came out in the news paper the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had called on the people to give him blood so that he could give them freedom. Kumar was reluctant but later on he decided to join the INA.
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Ultorath
Title: Ultorath
Released: January 7, 1949
Type: Movie
Jagannath, the Lord of Universe's journey towards home from his aunt's house.
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Sadharan Meye
Title: Sadharan Meye
Released: January 2, 1948
Type: Movie
A run-of-the-mill girl.
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Sunken Boat
Title: Sunken Boat
Released: August 6, 1946
Type: Movie
A young law student is forced into an arranged marriage though he is in love with somebody else. Following the wedding the drama focuses on the bride's mistaken identity and the search for her husband.
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Main Kya Karun
Title: Main Kya Karun
Released: July 28, 1945
Type: Movie
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Ramayani
Title: Ramayani
Released: January 1, 1945
Type: Movie
Ramayani is a 1945 Hindi mythological film directed by Sarvottam Badami for Purnima Productions. The music direction was by S. N. Tripathi with lyrics written by Bekal Several films were made in that era based on the Ramayana. Vijay Bhatt made his famous Ram Rajya (1943), and Purnima Productions made their version of the epic, titling it Ramayani The film starred Pahari Sanyal, Nargis, Chandra Mohan, Rose, Kanhaiyalal and Amirbai Karnataki [Wikipedia]
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Anban
Title: Anban
Released: January 1, 1944
Type: Movie
Anban is a 1944 Bollywood social film directed by Niren Lahiri.
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Saugandh
Title: Saugandh
Released: March 24, 1942
Type: Movie
A father worries for his younger son and asks his elder son to promise that he will do everthing in his power to ensure Arun does not go astray, educates himself and becomes an independent man. However, fate has other plans. When Arun commits an unthinkable crime, his brother fulfills the promise made to their father and shields his younger sibling from all harm.
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Zindagi
Title: Zindagi
Released: July 11, 1940
Type: Movie
The story of an unemployed graduate who falls in love with a woman who ran away from her cruel husband.
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Rajat Jayanti
Title: Rajat Jayanti
Character: Biswanath
Released: January 31, 1939
Type: Movie
The simple-minded Rajat (Barua) loves neighbour Jayanti (Menaka Devi). He is advised on how to court her by his streetsmart cousin Bishwanath (Sanyal) and Bishwanath's friend Samir (Bannerjee). Bishwanath and Samir try to get Rajat's miserly guardian Bagalcharan (Choudhury) to loan them money so that Samir can make a 'European-style art film'. The guardian is admitted to the clinic of a doctor Gajanan where he falls into the clutches of two professional crooks Natoraj (Indu Mukherjee) and Supta (Molina Devi). Supta wants Rajat and they try to kidnap her...
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Adhikar
Title: Adhikar
Character: Ratan
Released: January 21, 1939
Type: Movie
Melodrama about lineage and property questions. Nikhilesh (Barua) loves heiress Indira (Jamuna). A poor orphan girl, Radha (Menaka Devi), arrives claiming to be Indira's stepsister and therefore part inheritor of the family estate. Indira agrees to share her inheritance but then Radha makes a play for Nikhilesh. Ultimately, Radha turns out to be the real and sole heir. Love proves to be stronger than material possession as Indira and Nikhilesh get married and Radha finds happiness with Ratan, a man she had known and loved during her days of poverty. As each character returns to the class of his/her birth, the message hammered home is a warning to people never to transcend their social status.
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Vidyapati
Title: Vidyapati
Character: Vidyapathi
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Classic celebration of Mithila's King Shiva Singha's (Bannerjee/Kapoor) love for his wife while chronicling the influence of the pacifist court poet Bidyapati (Sanyal). Invited to the royal court by the king, Bidyapati arrives with his faithful follower Anuradha (Kanan Devi). Queen Laxmi (Chhaya Devi) falls in love with the poet, much to the distress of the king. The king falls ill and starts neglecting his royal duties until Anuradha persuades him that true love does not need reciprocation. The queen, equally distressed by her divided loyalties, contemplates suicide, encouraged by the prime minister who is worried by the nefarious impact of Bidyapati's poetry on the king.
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Maya
Title: Maya
Character: Pratap
Released: July 23, 1936
Type: Movie
Maya (Jamuna) is the poor cousin of rich socialite Shanta (Azoorie). Shanta is supposed to marry the equally rich Pratap (P. Sanyal), but he falls in love with Maya and fathers her child before going abroad. Shanta causes a seperation by intercepting Pratap's letters to Maya. When he returns, a successful lawyer, he us unable to trace her, while her efforts to meet him are foiled.
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Devdas
Title: Devdas
Character: A friend
Released: January 22, 1936
Type: Movie
Devdas, the son of a zamindar, and Parvati, his neighbour's daughter, are childhood sweethearts. However, class and caste differences prevent their marriage. Devdas is sent off to Calcutta, while Paro is married off to an aged rich widower. In Calcutta, as remorse drives him to alcohol, Devdas meets Chandramukhi, a tawaif.
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Dhoop Chhaon
Title: Dhoop Chhaon
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A remake of the Bengali film Bhagya Chakra, it was the first Hindi film to use playback singing. It was director Nitin Bose who came up with the idea of playback singing.
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Chandidas
Title: Chandidas
Released: June 6, 1934
Type: Movie
The story revolves around the 15th century poet-saint Chandidas who acts out against the deep-rooted bigotry against caste, untouchability and the hypocrisy of society, as he falls in love with a washer woman.