Andhare Alo (1922 film)

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Andhare Alo
Directed by Sisir Bhaduri
Naresh Mitra
Produced byTaj Mahal Film Co., Calcutta
StarringSisir Kumar Bhaduri
Naresh Mitra
Jogesh Choudhury
Durga Rani
CinematographyNoni Gopal Sanyal
Production
companies
Taj Mahal Film Co., Calcutta
Release date
  • 1922 (1922)
CountryIndia
Language Bengali silent film

Andhare Alo (Beam of Light) also called The Influence of Love was a 1922 silent film from the Bengali Film industry and a debut production from the Taj Mahal Films, Calcutta. [1] Based on a short story of the same name "Andhare Alo" (Beam of Light) by Saratchandra Chatterjee, it was directed by Sisir Bhaduri and Naresh Mitra. The cinematographer was Noni Gopal Sanyal. [2] The cast included Sisir Kumar Bhaduri, Naresh Mitra, Jogesh Choudhury and Durga Rani. [3] The film was appreciated by the critics for its melodramatic content and was claimed to be a "huge hit" at the box-office. [1]

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The story focuses on a love triangle, where the man Satyendra, marries due to family obligations and then leaves his eleven-year-old young bride called Radharani behind, [4] and gets involved with a more mature and modern courtesan. The film is cited as one of the earliest to feature a dancing girl as one end of a triangle in Indian cinema. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Crow, Jonathan (2015). "Andhare Alo (1922)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 149. ISBN   978-1-135-94318-9.
  3. ↑ "Andhare Alo 1922". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Sangita Gopal (2012). Conjugations: Marriage and Form in New Bollywood Cinema. University of Chicago Press. p. 27. ISBN   978-0-226-30427-4.
  5. ↑ Meghnad Desai (2013). PAKEEZAH. HarperCollins Publishers India. p. 35. ISBN   978-93-5116-023-6.


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