Chokher Bali is a Bengali drama film directed by Satu Sen based on the same name novel of Rabindranath Tagore. This film was released on 30 July 1938 under the banner of Associated Producers. This is the first film adaptation of Chokher Bali.
Plot
This movie revolves around an extramarital affair between a young widow, Binodini, and Mahendra. Mahendra's wife Ashalata is a good friend of Binodini. For her feelings of love and affection, Binodini comes to stay with Mahendra's family. Behari, Mahendra's best childhood friend also gets mentally involves with Binodini.
Cast
- Chhabi Biswas as Bihari
- Rama Banerjee as Annapurna
- Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Sadhucharan
- Haren Mukherjee as Mahendra
- Suprava Mukherjee as Binodini
- Santilata Ghosh as Rajlakshmi
- Indira Roy as Ashalata
- Atri Guha Thakurta
- Sibkali Chatterjee
Reaction of Tagore
Rabindranath himself watched the movie while staying at Jorasanko and later he wrote a letter on 4 August 1938 from Santiniketan that:
while staying in Calcutta I had the opportunity to see the ''cinema -natya'' Chokher Bali in the Jorasanko House. I was especially satisfied with the praiseworthy acting skill. The way the actors were able to express the tremendous inner conflict of the hero-heroines leading to an exciting document speaks of real credit on their part...
References
- "Chokher Bali (1938)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- FilmiClub. "Chokher Bali (1938)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- "Chokher Bali (1938)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Rai, Anugamini; Rai, Shri Krishan (5 October 2015). Adaptations: Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-8409-9.
- Hawker, Philippa (28 September 2005). "Chokher Bali: A Passion Play". The Age. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- Chakraborty, Mridula Nath (26 March 2014). Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-81890-8.
- Service, Statesman News (11 May 2020). "Page to Screen". The Statesman. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. "Adaptations" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
External links
- Chokher Bali at IMDb
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