Jamai Shashthi

Jamai Shashthi (Bengali: জামাই ষষ্ঠী English: Son-in-law day) is a 1931 Bengali short film directed by Amar Choudhury and produced by Madan Theatre Limited. It is a milestone of Bengali cinema as it was the first Bengali short film as a talkie.[1] It was released at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta on 11 April 1931, in the same year as Alam Ara, the first Indian talkie.

Jamai Shashthi
Directed byAmar Choudhury
Written byAmar Choudhury
Produced byMadan Theatres Ltd
Starring
  • Amar Chowdhury
  • Jatin Singha
  • Kshirodegopal Mukherjee
  • Ms. Golela
  • Ranisundari
  • Bimal Gupta
  • Kartik Ray
  • Bholanath
CinematographyT. Marconi
Music byKshirodegopal Mukherjee
Release date
25 April 1931
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Cast
  • Professor Bholanath
  • Amar Choudhury as kuber
  • Miss Golela
  • Khirodegopal Mukherjee
  • Ranisundari as Mother in law

See also

References
  1. Gokulsing, K.; Wimal Dissanayake (2004). Indian popular cinema: a narrative of cultural change. Trentham Books. p. 24. ISBN 1-85856-329-1.


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