Bilwamangal
| Billwamangal বিল্লমঙ্গল |
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| Directed by | Rustomji Dhotiwala |
| Produced by | Elphinstone Bioscope Company, Calcutta; Madan Theatres Ltd |
| Written by | Champsi Udeshi |
| Starring |
Miss Gohur as Temptress Chintamani Dorabji Mewawala as Bilwamangal |
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132 minutes (12000 feet) |
| Country | India |
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Silent film Bengali intertitles |
Miss Gohur as Temptress Chintamani
Bilwamangal (Bengali: বিল্লমঙ্গল Billamaŋgal, pronounced [bilamaŋal]), also known as Bhagat Soordas, is a 1919 silent black-and-white film directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala, a Parsi Gujarati based on the story by Gujarati writer Champshi Udeshi. This full length (12000 feet) film was produced by the Elphinstone Bioscope Company, Calcutta with Bengali intertitles and is credited as the first Bengali feature film. It was released on 1 November 1919 at Cornwallis Theatre in Calcutta. The National Film Archive of India acquired the footage of film from Cinematheque Francaise, France in 2016. The acquired footage is 594 metres long or run 28 minutes at 18 fps.
It featured story of Bilwamangal, a man (Dorabji Mewawala) whose life ruined due to his relationship with courtesan Chintamani (Miss Gohur).
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