A list of Bangladeshi films released in 1956. [1] Only one film were released that year.
A list of Bangladeshi films released in 1956. [1] Only one film were released that year.
| Films | Director | Cast | Genre | Released Date | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukh O Mukhosh | Abdul Jabbar Khan | Inam Ahmed, Abdul Jabbar Khan, Aminul Haque, Purnima Sengupta, Atiya, Pari Begum, Johar Aara, Bilkis Bari, Rahima Khatun, Saifuddin | Drama | 3 August 1956 | The first full-length non-silent "talkie" film, and considered as the first properly developed feature film of the region. It took 3 years to complete the film, while none of the cast had any prior experience in films. | [2] [3] |
Mukh O Mukhosh was the first Bengali-language feature film to be made in East Pakistan. It was produced by Iqbal Films and directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan. Nuruzzaman was the founder producer of Iqbal Films. The film was released in East Pakistan on 3 August 1956. It was released in Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, and Khulna. The film was commercially successful as viewers were enticed to watch the first feature film to be made in the region. It earned a total of Rs. 48,000 during its initial run.
The Cinema of Bangladesh is a diverse and vibrant entity, consisting of films produced across various regions, each contributing its unique linguistic and cultural perspective. Beyond the dominant Dhaka based Bengali-language film industry Dhallywood, which is a portmanteau of "Dhaka" and "Hollywood", Bangladesh is home to cinema in several other languages and dialects. For instance, Chakma cinema from Bandarban, Garo cinema from Sherpur, Meitei and Sylheti cinema from Sylhet, Chatgaiya cinema from Chattogram. These regional cinemas play a crucial role in preserving and promoting the linguistic and cultural heritage of the country. The dominant style of Bangladeshi cinema is melodramatic cinema, which developed from 1947 to 1990 and characterizes most films to this day. Cinema was introduced in Bangladesh in 1898 by the Bradford Bioscope Company, credited to have arranged the first film release in Bangladesh. Between 1913 and 1914, the first production company, Picture House, was opened. A 1928 short silent film titled Sukumari was the first Bengali-produced film in the region. The first full-length film, The Last Kiss, was released in 1931.
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