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Billwamangal
বিল্লমঙ্গল
Movie poster
Directed byRustomji Dhotiwala
Written byChampsi Udeshi
Produced byMadan Theatres Ltd
StarringMs. Kayoum Mamajiwala Gahar
Release date
  • 1 November 1919 (1919-11-01)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguagesSilent 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

  1. ^ a b Sur, Ansu (1999). Bengali Film Directory. West Bengal Film Centre(Calcutta). p. 01.