Bilwamangal
Appearance
Billwamangal বিল্লমঙ্গল | |
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Directed by | Rustomji Dhotiwala |
Written by | Champsi Udeshi |
Produced by | Madan Theatres Ltd |
Starring | Ms. Kayoum Mamajiwala Gahar |
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Country | India |
Languages | Silent film Bengali intertitles |
Billwamangal (Bengali: বিল্লমঙ্গল, pronounced [bilamaŋal]) is a 1919 Bengali black-and-white silent film by Rustomji Dhotiwala. It is credited as the first Bengali feature film and was released on 1 November 1919 at Comwallis Theatre in Calcutta.[1] It is based on an Urdu play by Agha Hashar Kashmiri.
References
- ^ a b Sur, Ansu (1999). Bengali Film Directory. West Bengal Film Centre(Calcutta). p. 01.
External links
- Bilwamangal at IMDb