Billwamangal
| Billwamangal বিল্লমঙ্গল | |
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 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Rustomji Dhotiwala |
| Produced by | Elphinstone Bioscope Company, Culcutta; Madan Theatres Ltd |
| Written by | Champsi Udeshi |
| Starring | Ms. Kayoum Mamajiwala Gahar |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language |
Silent film Bengali intertitles |
Bilwamangal (Bengali: বিল্লমঙ্গল, pronounced [bilamaŋal]), also known as Bhagat Soordas, is a 1919 silentblack-and-white film directed by Parsi Gujarati, Rustomji Dhotiwala and it was based on the story by Gujarati writer, Champshi Udeshi. This full length (12000 feet) film was produced by Elphinstone Bioscope Company, Culcutta and had Bengali inter-titles so it is credited as the first Bengali feature film and was released on 1 November 1919 at Cornwallis Theatre in Calcutta.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 Sur, Ansu (1999). Bengali Film Directory. West Bengal Film Centre(Calcutta). p. 01.
- ↑ K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
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