Chirakumar Sabha
| Chirakumar Sabha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Premankur Atorthy |
| Produced by | Dilip Pictures |
| Starring |
Durgadas Bannerjee Molina Devi Tinkari Chakraborty |
| Music by | R. C. Boral |
| Cinematography | Nitin Bose |
Production company |
Dilip Pictures |
Release date | 1932 |
Running time | 159 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Chirakumar Sabha (A Conference of Bachelors) is a 1932 Indian Bengali film directed by Premankur Atorthy.[1] The cinematographer was Nitin Bose. The film starred Durgadas Bannerjee, Molina Devi, Tinkari Chakraborty, Phani Burma, Indu Mukherjee and Amar Mullick.[2] The music of the film was composed by R. C. Boral who used Tagore’s songs as lyrics.[3] It was one of the first of Rabindranath Tagore’s works to be made into a film.[4] The film was remade in 1956 by Debaki Bose. The story revolves around a group of hardened bachelors who meet on a regular basis, and eventually settle for marriage.
Plot
Purna is a newcomer to the group of bachelors at Professor Chandra Basu’s house. Also attending are three other bachelors Akshay, Bipin and Shirish. Alshay is ousted from the committee when he gets married. He suggests that all members meet at his place instead. Nirmala, the Professor’s daughter also joins the crowd becoming the only female member. Purna is attracted to Nirmala and suggests marriage, which Nirmala refuses. Akshay has three sisters Shailabala a child widow, Nripabala and Nirabala. His mother is busy fixing matches for Nripabala and Nirabala. Finally the two sisters are matched with Shirish and Bipin, while Nirmala and Purna get together.
Cast
- Durgadas Bannerjee as Purna
- Molina Devi as Nirmala
- Tinkari Chakraborty as Akshay
- Phani Burma as Bipin
- Indu Mukherjee as Shirish
- Amar Mullick as Professor Chandra Basu
- Suniti as Nirabala
- Anupama as Nripabala
- Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Rasik
- Dhiren Bannerjee as Darukeshwar
- Nibhanani Debi as Shailabala
- Dhani Dutta
References
- ↑ Rajadhayaksha, Willemen, Ashish, Paul (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema- Premnkur Atorthy (2, Revised ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257.
- ↑ CITWF. "Chirakumar Sabha 1932". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 31 Aug 2014.
- ↑ Gokulsing, Dissanayake, K. Moti, Wimal (2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. ISBN 9781136772849. Retrieved 31 Aug 2014.
- ↑ Translated by Astri Ghosh,Tagore, Rabindranath (2013). The Rats' Feast: A Tagore Omnibus. UK: Hachette UK. ISBN 9789350095591. Retrieved 31 Aug 2014.