| Directed by | Sisir Bhaduri Naresh Mitra
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| Produced by | Taj Mahal Film Co., Calcutta |
| Starring | Sisir Kumar Bhaduri Naresh Mitra Jogesh Choudhury Durga Rani |
| Cinematography | Noni Gopal Sanyal
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali silent film
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Andhare Alo (Beam of Light) also called The Influence of Love was a 1922 silent film from the Bengali Film industry and a debut production from the Taj Mahal Films, Calcutta.[1] Based on a short story of the same name "Andhare Alo" (Beam of Light) by Saratchandra Chatterjee, it was directed by Sisir Bhaduri and Naresh Mitra. The cinematographer was Noni Gopal Sanyal.[2] The cast included Sisir Kumar Bhaduri, Naresh Mitra, Jogesh Choudhury and Durga Rani.[3] The film was appreciated by the critics for its melodramatic content and was claimed to be a "huge hit" at the box-office.[1]
The story focuses on a love triangle, where the man Satyendra, marries due to family obligations and then leaves his eleven-year-old young bride called Radharani behind,[4] and gets involved with a more mature and modern courtesan. The film is cited as one of the earliest to feature a dancing girl as one end of a triangle in Indian cinema.[5]
Cast
- Sisir Kumar Bhaduri as Satyendra
- Naresh Mitra as Amar
- Jogesh Choudhury as Deonji
- Durga Rani as Bijli
- Lila Debi
- Kankabati
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andhare Alo (1922). The New York Times(2015).
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2014). ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9
- ↑ Andhare Alo 1922. citwf.com. Alan Goble.
- ↑ Conjugations: Marriage and Form in New Bollywood Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Chicago Press(2012). ISBN 978-0-226-30427-4
- ↑ PAKEEZAH{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. HarperCollins Publishers India(2013). ISBN 978-93-5116-023-6