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Dhruba is a 1934 Indian Bengali mythological drama film based on Girish Chandra Ghosh's story Dhruba Charit, [1] jointly directed by poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and Satyendranath Dey. [2] [3] [4] This film was released on 1 January 1934 under the banner of Madan Theatres and Pioneer films. [5] Kazi Nazrul Islam himself performed in this film as Narada. [2] [6] [7] [8]

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King Uttampad has shortage of nothing but no child. His devotee wife Suniti Devi worships Vishnu. Suniti herself arranged another marriage of her husband with a beautiful princess. But the princess even could not provide any child to the king. Queen Suniti left the palace and goes into the jungle. One day Uttampad in his way to the jungle takes shelter in Suniti's place. After a long time queen Suniti met her husband and she gives birth to a son, named Dhruba. Dhruba worships Lord Vishnu and the God appears to him. [9] [10]

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