Bilwamangal (pronounced [bilamaŋal]), also known as Bhagat Soordas, is a 1919 Indian black-and-whitesilent film directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala, based on a story by Champshi Udeshi about the medieval Hindu devotional poet Bilwamangala (also identified with Surdas). 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.[2][1] The National Film Archive of India acquired the footage of film from Cinémathèque Française, France in 2016. The acquired footage is 594 metres long or run 28 minutes at 18 fps.[3][4]
bilwamangal, pronounced, bilamaŋal, also, known, bhagat, soordas, 1919, indian, black, white, silent, film, directed, rustomji, dhotiwala, based, story, champshi, udeshi, about, medieval, hindu, devotional, poet, also, identified, with, surdas, this, full, len. Bilwamangal pronounced bilamaŋal also known as Bhagat Soordas is a 1919 Indian black and white silent film directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala based on a story by Champshi Udeshi about the medieval Hindu devotional poet Bilwamangala also identified with Surdas 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 2 1 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 3 4 BilwamangalFilm advertisementDirected byRustomji DhotiwalaWritten byChampsi UdeshiProduced byElphinstone amp Pt Kanhaiya lal Bioscope Company Calcutta Madan Theatres LtdStarringMiss Gohur miss Gulab devi Dorabji MewawalaRelease date1 November 1919 1919 11 01 1 Running time132 minutes 12000 feet CountryIndiaLanguagesSilent filmBengali intertitles Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditIt featured the story of Bilwamangal or Surdas a man whose life ruined due to his relationship with courtesan Chintamani 3 Cast EditMiss Gohur as Temptress Chintamani Dorabji Mewawala as Bilwamangal SurdasReferences Edit a b Sur Ansu 1999 Bengali Film Directory West Bengal Film Centre Calcutta p 01 K Moti Gokulsing Wimal Dissanayake 17 April 2013 Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas Routledge p 88 ISBN 978 1 136 77284 9 a b NFAI acquires Bilwamangal a 1919 silent film The Indian Express 19 August 2016 Retrieved 10 February 2017 Scroll Staff Missing silent film Bilwamangal finally returns to India Scroll in Retrieved 10 February 2017 External links EditBilwamangal at IMDb This article about an Indian Bengali film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This 1910s romance film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bilwamangal amp oldid 1160146833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
