Chokher Bali (1938 film)

Chokher Bali is a Bengali drama film directed by Satu Sen based on the same name novel of Rabindranath Tagore.[1][2] This film was released on 30 July 1938 under the banner of Associated Producers.[3] This is the first film adaptation of Chokher Bali.[4]

Plot

This movie revolves around an extramarital affair between a young widow, Binodini, and Mahendra. Mahendra's wife Ashalata is a good friend of Binodini. For her feelings of love and affection, Binodini comes to stay with Mahendra's family. Behari, Mahendra's best childhood friend also gets mentally involves with Binodini.[5][6]

Cast

• Chhabi Biswas as Bihari
• Rama Banerjee as Annapurna
• Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Sadhucharan
• Haren Mukherjee as Mahendra
• Suprava Mukherjee as Binodini
• Santilata Ghosh as Rajlakshmi
• Indira Roy as Ashalata
• Atri Guha Thakurta
• Sibkali Chatterjee

Reaction of Tagore

Rabindranath himself watched the movie while staying at Jorasanko[7] and later he wrote a letter on 4 August 1938 from Santiniketan that:

while staying in Calcutta I had the opportunity to see the ''cinema -natya'' Chokher Bali in the Jorasanko House. I was especially satisfied with the praiseworthy acting skill. The way the actors were able to express the tremendous inner conflict of the hero-heroines leading to an exciting document speaks of real credit on their part...

[4][8]

References

1. "Chokher Bali (1938)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
2. FilmiClub. "Chokher Bali (1938)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
3. "Chokher Bali (1938)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
4. Rai, Anugamini; Rai, Shri Krishan (5 October 2015). Adaptations: Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-8409-9.
5. Hawker, Philippa (28 September 2005). "Chokher Bali: A Passion Play". The Age. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
6. Chakraborty, Mridula Nath (26 March 2014). Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-81890-8.
7. Service, Statesman News (11 May 2020). "Page to Screen". The Statesman. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
8. Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. "Adaptations" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2024.

External links

• Chokher Bali at IMDb