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'''Amar Choudhury''' ({{lang-bn|অমর চৌধুরী}}, Born 1897, Died 30th August, 1948) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] film actor, director, editor and writer. He wrote and 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= |author2=Wimal Dissanayake |year=2004|publisher=Trentham Books|isbn=1-85856-329-1|page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_plssuFIar8C&pg=PA24&dq=Ayodhyecha+Raja+1932&cd=10#v=onepage&q=Ayodhyecha%20Raja%201932&f=false |ref= }}</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.
'''Amar Choudhury''' ({{lang-bn|অমর চৌধুরী}}, Born 1897, Died 30 August 1948) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] film actor, director, editor and writer. He wrote and 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= |author2=Wimal Dissanayake |year=2004|publisher=Trentham Books|isbn=1-85856-329-1|page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_plssuFIar8C&pg=PA24&dq=Ayodhyecha+Raja+1932&cd=10#v=onepage&q=Ayodhyecha%20Raja%201932&f=false |ref= }}</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.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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As per data accumulated from <u>Bengali film magazine</u> '''“Chitrobaani, 1956 edition”.'''
As per data accumulated from <u>Bengali film magazine</u> '''"Chitrobaani, 1956 edition".'''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:55, 8 June 2019

Amar Choudhury

Khalanka Bhanjan

Amar Choudhury (Bengali: অমর চৌধুরী, Born 1897, Died 30 August 1948) was a Bengali film actor, director, editor and writer. He wrote and directed Jamai Shashthi (Bengali: জামাই ষষ্ঠী) 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

Silent Feature Film Works of Late Sri Amar Chowdhury

Year Name of picture Producer/Distributor Writer/Actor Director
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
11thApril,1931 Crown Jamaai Shashthi Madan Theaters Amar Chowdhury
6thDec,1931 ,, Tritiya Pakkho ,, Amar Chowdhury
1 July 1932 ,, Chirokumari ,, Amar Chowdhury
December 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

  1. ^ Gokulsing, K.; Wimal Dissanayake (2004). Indian popular cinema: a narrative of cultural change. Trentham Books. p. 24. ISBN 1-85856-329-1.
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