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'''[[Raja]] Jagannath Prasad Singh Kinkar''' (died 1938) was an Indian ruler of [[Deo Raj]], a princely estate in present day [[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad]] district of [[Bihar]]. He was noted for producing [[Bihar]]'s first film, ''Chhat Mela'', in 1930. It was a silent documentary film on the [[Chhath]] festival of [[Deo, Bihar|Deo]].<ref name=a>{{cite book |author1=Sudhir Kumar Jha |title=A New Dawn Patna Reincarnated |date=2005 |isbn=9788175256217 |page=209 |publisher=Sudhir Kumar Jha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xCVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Jagannath+Prasad+Singh+Kinkar |quote=At the crack of the 1930s Jagannath Prasad Singh ' Kinkar ' , Raja of Deo in Aurangabad district , made a silent documentary film on the famous Chhath festival of Deo . The Raja made around 1933 a feature film titled “ Punarjanm}}</ref><ref name=c>{{cite news |title=माया महल में हुआ था 'पुनर्जन्म' |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-9168366.html |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=22 April 2012 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Hans Kumar Tiwari |title=Hindi-sahitya aur Bihar |date=1976 |publisher=Bihar-Rashtrabhasha-Parishad |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mmU1AQAAIAAJ&q=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6+%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9+%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0}}</ref><br />
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== Work ==<br />
Raja Jagannath Prasad Singh produced his first film ''Chhat Mela'' in 1930, which is considered to be the first film of [[Cinema of Bihar|Bihar's cinema]]. It took 32 days to make the film. It was produced, directed and written by Raja Jagannath himself. After the film was made, it was first screened in the grounds of the palace of Raja Jagannath. People from [[Gaya (India)|Gaya]], [[Jehanabad]], [[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad]], [[Nawada]], [[Sasaram]] and [[Patna]] had reached there to watch it.<ref name=b>{{cite news |title=बिहार की पहली फिल्म है 'छठ मेला' जो 1930 में बनी थी, लंदन से आये थे टेक्निशियन |url=https://dailybihar.com/the-first-film-from-bihar-is-chhath-mela-which-was-made-in-1930-technicians-came-from-london |work=Daily Bihar |date=2 November 2019 |language=Hindi |access-date=8 April 2022 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706204248/https://dailybihar.com/the-first-film-from-bihar-is-chhath-mela-which-was-made-in-1930-technicians-came-from-london |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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After his first success, Raja Saheb produced a feature film, 'Vilvamangal' on the love story of [[Surdas]] in 1932 under the banner of Mahalaxmi Movie Tone. The story and dialogue writer was Raja Jagannath Prasad Singh himself, the screenwriter and director were [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly]], and AK Sen and S. David did the cinematography of the film. The film was shot at various locations in [[Deo, Bihar|Dev]] and [[Gaya (India)|Gaya]]. Raja Jagannath himself played the character of Vilvamangal's father. The public screening of the film was done for the first time in January 1933 by Ratan Talkies. It was ceremonially held at [[Ranchi]] and inaugurated by Sir [[Maurice Garnier Hallett]], the [[Chief secretary (British Empire)|Chief Secretary]] to the [[Bihar and Orissa Province|Government of Bihar and Orissa Province]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Ganga Prasad Sharma |title=Hindi Cinema Ka Suhana Safar |year=2005 |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) |isbn=978-8128807176}}</ref><br />
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He produced another feature film, ''Punarjanma'' under the direction of filmmaker [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly]] in the 1930s.<ref name=a/> He had published a song collection in Magahi language in 1934.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}<br />
== Filmography ==<br />
* ''Chhat Mela'' (1930)<ref name=b/><br />
* ''Vilvamangal'' (1932)<ref name=b/><br />
* ''Punarjanma'' (1933)<ref name=c/><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
A memorial award called Filmmaker Raja Jagannath Singh Kinkar Award was named after him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Dhiraj |title=औरंगाबाद,फिल्मकार राजा जगन्नाथ सिंह किंकर स्मृति अवार्ड की हुई शुरुआत ,सभी विजेताओं को दिया गया अवार्ड |url=https://magadhexpress.in/?p=33378 |work=Magadh Express |date=10 February 2020 |language=Hindi }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A state government-owned school, Raja Jagannath High School in [[Deo, Bihar|Deo]], [[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad]] is named after him. It was established in 1938.<ref>{{cite news |title=देव के इतिहास को एकत्र कर स्कूल में बनेगा म्यूजियम |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/aurangabad/590670 |work=[[Prabhat Khabar]] |date=4 November 2015 |language=Hindi}}</ref><br />
== See also ==<br />
* [[Deo Raj]]<br />
* [[Deo Fort]]<br />
* [[Dadasaheb Phalke]]<br />
== References ==<br />
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