Jamai Sasthi (film)

Jamai Shashthi
Directed by	Amar Choudhury
Written by	Amar Choudhury
Produced by	Madan Theatres Ltd
Starring	Amar Chowdhury Jatin Singha Kshirodegopal Mukherjee Ms. Golela Bimal Gupta Kartik Ray Bholanath
Cinematography	T. Marconi
Music by	Kshirodegopal Mukherjee
Release date	11 April 1931 (1931-04-11)
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Jamai Shashthi (Bengali : জামাই ষষ্ঠী English: Son-in-law Day) is a 1931 Bengali short film directed by Amar Choudhury ^[1] and produced by Madan Theatre Limited. ^[2] The film is considered a milestone in Bengali cinema, as it was the first Bengali short film to be produced as a talkie. ^[3] It was released at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta on 11 April 1931, the same year as Alam Ara , the first Indian talkie.

Cast

• Professor Bholanath
• Amar Choudhury as Kuber
• Miss Golela
• Khirodegopal Mukherjee
• Ranisundari as Mother in law ^[4]

References

1. "Jamai Sasthi (1931)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata's past, April 11, 1931" . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
3. Gokulsing, K.; Wimal Dissanayake (2004). Indian popular cinema: a narrative of cultural change. Trentham Books. p. 24. ISBN   1-85856-329-1.
4. "Jamai Shashthi (1931)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

External links

• Jamai Sasthi at IMDb