Jamai Shashthi
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Jamai Shashthi is a 1931
Bengali
film directed by Amar Choudhury
, produced by Madan Theatre Limited
. It is a milestone of Bengali cinema
as it was the first Bengali talkie. It was released in the same year as Alam Ara
, first Indian talkie. Released on 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta.
1931 in film
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Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
film directed by Amar Choudhury
Amar Choudhury
Amar Choudhury ) was a Bengali film Actor, Director, Editor, Writer. He directed Jamai Shashthi in 1931 produced by Madan Theatre Limited, credited as the first Bengali talkie . It was released in the same year as Alam Ara, first Indian talkie.Released on 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinem Hall in...
, produced by Madan Theatre Limited
Madan Theatre
Madan Theatre Company, also known as Madan Theatres Limited or in short, Madan Theatres was a film production company founded by Jamshedji Framji Madan, one of the pioneers of Indian Cinema....
. It is a milestone of Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
as it was the first Bengali talkie. It was released in the same year as Alam Ara
Alam Ara
Alam Ara is a 1931 film directed by Ardeshir Irani. It was the first Indian sound film.Irani recognized the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several contemporary sound films. Alam Ara debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai on March 14, 1931...
, first Indian talkie. Released on 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta.