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'''Amar Choudhury''' {{lang-bn|অমর চৌধুরী}}) (born 1898, date of death unknown) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] film Actor, Director, Editor, Writer. He directed ''Jamai Shashthi'' ({{lang-bn|জামাই ষষ্ঠী}}) in [[1931 in film|1931]] produced by [[Madan Theatre|Madan Theatre Limited]], credited as the first Bengali [[talkie]] <ref>{{cite book |title=Indian popular cinema: a narrative of cultural change|last=Gokulsing |first=K.|authorlink= |coauthors=Wimal Dissanayake |year=2004|publisher=Trentham Books|isbn=1-85856-329-1|page=24 |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=_plssuFIar8C&pg=PA24&dq=Ayodhyecha+Raja+1932&cd=10#v=onepage&q=Ayodhyecha%20Raja%201932&f=false |ref= }}</ref>. It was released in the same year as ''[[Alam Ara]]'', first Indian talkie.Released on 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinem Hall in [[Calcutta]]. |
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{{Short description|Indian film actor, director, editor (1897–1948)}} |
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[[File:Amar Choudhury.jpg|thumb|Amar Choudhury]] |
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[[File:Kalanka Bhanjan (1933).webm|thumb|thumbtime=30|upright=1.5|''Khalanka Bhanjan'']] |
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'''Amar Choudhury''' (1897 – 30 August 1948) was an Indian film actor, director, editor and writer. He wrote and directed ''Jamai Shashthi'' in [[1931 in film|1931]] produced by [[Madan Theatre|Madan Theatre Limited]], credited as the first Bengali [[talkie]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Indian popular cinema: a narrative of cultural change|last=Gokulsing |first=K.|author2=Wimal Dissanayake |year=2004|publisher=Trentham Books|isbn=1-85856-329-1|page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_plssuFIar8C&q=Ayodhyecha+Raja+1932&pg=PA24 }}</ref> He acted in this film too as in all of the films written and directed by him. It was released on 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinema Hall in [[Calcutta]] in the same year as ''[[Alam Ara]]'', the first Indian talkie was released. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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'''Silent Feature Film Works of Late Sri Amar Chowdhury''' |
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|'''1923''' |
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| 1923||[[Matri Sneha]] ||Jyotish Bannerji |||Actor |
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|Matrisneha |
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|Madan Theaters |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|Jyotish Bandopadhyay |
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|'''1924''' |
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| rowspan="3"| 1931||[[Tritiya Paksha]] ||Amar Choudhury |||Actor, Director<br>''Short'' |
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|Kamaley Kamini |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''1926''' |
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| |[[Jamai Sasthi]] ||Amar Choudhury |||Actor, Director<br>''Short'' |
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|Dharmopatni |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''1930''' |
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| |[[Bibaha Bibhrat]] ||[[Jyotish Bannerji]] |||Actor |
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|Bharat Ramani |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''1931''' |
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| rowspan="2"| 1932||[[Chira Kumari]] ||Amar Choudhury |||Actor, Director |
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|Keranir Mashkabar |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''1932''' |
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| |[[Chirakumari]] ||Amar Choudhury |||Actor, Director |
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|Prohlad |
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|Anupam Fine Arts |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|Himself |
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As per data accumulated from <u>Bengali film magazine</u> '''"Chitrobaani, 1956 edition".''' |
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'''Talkie Feature Film Works of Late Sri Amar Chowdhury''' |
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|'''11 April 1931''' |
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| 1933||[[Kalanka Bhanjan]] ||Amar Choudhury |||Actor, Director |
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|Crown |
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|Jamaai Shashthi |
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|Madan Theaters |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''6 December 1931''' |
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| 1935||[[Satya Pathe]] ||Amar Choudhury |||Actor, Director |
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|Tritiya Pakkho |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''1 July 1932''' |
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| 1941||[[Kavi Joydev]] ||[[Hiren Bose]] |||Actor |
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|Chirokumari |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''March 1933''' |
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| 1946||[[Vande Mataram]] ||Sudhirbandhu Bannerjee |||Actor |
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|Kalonko Bhanjon |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''2 February 1935''' |
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| 1947||[[Parabhritika]] ||Bidhayak Bhattacharya |||Actor |
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|Cornwallis |
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|Shatyapathey |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''4 April 1936''' |
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| rowspan="2"| 1948||[[Priyatama]] ||Pasupati Chatterjee |||Actor |
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|Uttara |
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|Pollibodhu |
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|Kali Films |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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|'''1937''' |
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| |[[Mati-O-Manush]] ||Sudhirbandhu Bannerjee |||Actor |
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|.... |
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|Sarkari Jamaai |
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| rowspan="2"|1949||[[Ananya]] ||Sabyasachi |||Actor |
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|.... |
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|Amar Chowdhury |
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||[[Kamana]] ||Nabendusundar |||Actor |
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| 1952||[[Kuhelika]] ||Ramesh Bose |||Actor |
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As per data accumulated from <u>Bengali film magazine</u> '''"Chitrobaani, 1956 edition".''' |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 16 February 2024
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2017) |
Amar Choudhury (1897 – 30 August 1948) was an Indian film actor, director, editor and writer. He wrote and directed Jamai Shashthi in 1931 produced by Madan Theatre Limited, credited as the first Bengali talkie.[1] He acted in this film too as in all of the films written and directed by him. It was released on 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta in the same year as Alam Ara, the first Indian talkie was released.
Filmography
[edit]Silent Feature Film Works of Late Sri Amar Chowdhury
Year | Name of picture | Producer/Distributor | Writer/Actor | Director |
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1923 | Matrisneha | Madan Theaters | Amar Chowdhury | Jyotish Bandopadhyay |
1924 | Kamaley Kamini | , | Amar Chowdhury | Himself |
1926 | Dharmopatni | , | Amar Chowdhury | Himself |
1930 | Bharat Ramani | , | Amar Chowdhury | Himself |
1931 | Keranir Mashkabar | , | Amar Chowdhury | Himself |
1932 | Prohlad | Anupam Fine Arts | Amar Chowdhury | Himself |
As per data accumulated from Bengali film magazine "Chitrobaani, 1956 edition".
Talkie Feature Film Works of Late Sri Amar Chowdhury
Date | Hall | Name of picture | Producer/Distributor | Writer/Director/Actor |
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11 April 1931 | Crown | Jamaai Shashthi | Madan Theaters | Amar Chowdhury |
6 December 1931 | , | Tritiya Pakkho | , | Amar Chowdhury |
1 July 1932 | , | Chirokumari | , | Amar Chowdhury |
March 1933 | , | Kalonko Bhanjon | , | Amar Chowdhury |
2 February 1935 | Cornwallis | Shatyapathey | , | Amar Chowdhury |
4 April 1936 | Uttara | Pollibodhu | Kali Films | Amar Chowdhury |
1937 | .... | Sarkari Jamaai | .... | Amar Chowdhury |
As per data accumulated from Bengali film magazine "Chitrobaani, 1956 edition".
References
[edit]- ^ Gokulsing, K.; Wimal Dissanayake (2004). Indian popular cinema: a narrative of cultural change. Trentham Books. p. 24. ISBN 1-85856-329-1.