Billwamangal

Billwamangal
বিল্লমঙ্গল

Movie poster
Directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala
Produced by Madan Theatres Ltd
Written by Champsi Udeshi
Starring Ms. Kayoum Mamajiwala Gahar
Release dates
  • 1 November 1919 (1919-11-01)[1]
Country India
Language 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

  1. 1 2 Sur, Ansu (1999). Bengali Film Directory. West Bengal Film Centre(Calcutta). p. 01.

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