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'''''Kapalkundala''''' is a [[List of Bengali films of 1933|1933]] [[Bengali language|Bengali]] social family film directed by [[Premankur Atorthy]] for [[New Theatres]] Ltd. Calcutta.<ref name=gomolo>{{cite web|title=Kapalkundala 1933|url=http://www.gomolo.com/kapalkundala-movie-cast-crew/12902|website=gomolo | '''''Kapalkundala''''' is a [[List of Indian Bengali films of 1933|1933]] [[Bengali language|Bengali]] social [[Children's film|family film]] directed by [[Premankur Atorthy]] for [[New Theatres]] Ltd. Calcutta.<ref name=gomolo>{{cite web|title=Kapalkundala 1933|url=http://www.gomolo.com/kapalkundala-movie-cast-crew/12902|website=gomolo.com|access-date=29 August 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903102641/http://www.gomolo.com/kapalkundala-movie-cast-crew/12902|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film starred [[Umasashi]], [[Durgadas Bannerjee]], Manoranjan Bhattacharya and [[Molina Devi]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Kapalkundala 1933|url=http://www.citwf.com/film181106.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is based on [[Kapalkundala]], a famous Bengali novel written by [[Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay]] in 1866.<ref name=Kumar>{{cite book |last1= Bandyopadhyay|first1= Asit Kumar |title= Bangla Sahityer Itibritta|trans-title=History of Bengali Literature |edition= 3rd |volume=VIII |year=2007 |orig-date= 1998 |publisher= Modern Book Agency Pvt Ltd |location=Kolkata |language=Bengali |pages=502–520 }}</ref> This was the second remake of Kapalakundala, the first being made in 1929 by Priyanath Ganguly. The film was made three more times: 1939, 1952, 1981.<ref name=banglatorrents>{{cite web|title=Kapalkundala|url=http://www.banglatorrents.com/archive/index.php/t-10734.html|website=banglatorrents.com|publisher=Bangla Torrents vBulletin Solutions, Inc|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> The film did well celebrating a run of twenty-five weeks.<ref name=worldfilm>{{cite web|last1=Grant|first1=Andrew|title=The Many Languages of Indian Cinema – Part 1 Bengali|url=http://worldfilm.about.com/od/topbollywood/a/The-Many-Languages-Of-Indian-Cinema-Part-1.htm|website=worldfilm.about.com|publisher=Worldfilm.com|access-date=29 August 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903102121/http://worldfilm.about.com/od/topbollywood/a/The-Many-Languages-Of-Indian-Cinema-Part-1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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*Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Kapalik | *Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Kapalik | ||
*[[Molina Devi]] as Shyama | *[[Molina Devi]] as Shyama | ||
*[[Amar Mullick]] | |||
*Nibhanini Devi as Motibibi | *Nibhanini Devi as Motibibi | ||
*Amulya Mitra | *Amulya Mitra | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Kapalkundala | |
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| Directed by | Premankur Atorthy |
| Produced by | New Theatres |
| Starring | Umasashi Durgadas Bannerjee Molina Devi |
| Music by | R. C. Boral |
Production company | New Theatres |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Kapalkundala is a 1933 Bengali social family film directed by Premankur Atorthy for New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta.[1] The film starred Umasashi, Durgadas Bannerjee, Manoranjan Bhattacharya and Molina Devi.[2] It is based on Kapalkundala, a famous Bengali novel written by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay in 1866.[3] This was the second remake of Kapalakundala, the first being made in 1929 by Priyanath Ganguly. The film was made three more times: 1939, 1952, 1981.[4] The film did well celebrating a run of twenty-five weeks.[5]
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film is about a girl named Kapalkundala (Uma Sashi), who is brought up in a forest by the sage Kapalik (Manoranjan Bhattacharya). She meets a young man, Nabakumar (Durgadas Bannerjee), who loses his way in the forest, and she falls in love with him. They elope and marry. She relocates to the city with her husband but finds herself unable to adapt to city life. Kapalik with the help of Shyama (Molina Devi) tries to malign her wanting her to return. The story ends with Kapalkundala killing herself by jumping in the river.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Umasashi as Kapalkundala
- Durgadas Bannerjee as Naba Kumar
- Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Kapalik
- Molina Devi as Shyama
- Amar Mullick
- Nibhanini Devi as Motibibi
- Amulya Mitra
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Kapalkundala 1933". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Kapalkundala 1933". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Asit Kumar (2007) [1998]. Bangla Sahityer Itibritta [History of Bengali Literature] (in Bengali). Vol. VIII (3rd ed.). Kolkata: Modern Book Agency Pvt Ltd. pp. 502–520.
- ↑ "Kapalkundala". banglatorrents.com. Bangla Torrents vBulletin Solutions, Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Grant, Andrew. "The Many Languages of Indian Cinema – Part 1 Bengali". worldfilm.about.com. Worldfilm.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Kapalkundala on IMDb
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