Dena Paona (1931)
- Original title
- দেনা পাওনা
- Directed by
- Premankur Atorthy
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- British Raj
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This early Bengali talkie is about the harmful effects of dowry and the mistreatment of women in 19th century Bengal. It follows characters dealing with these social problems.
historicalsocially consciousseriousperiod piecesombergroundeddidactic
What happens
Dena Paona (Bengali: দেনা পাওনা; transl. Debts) is a Bengali drama film directed by Premankur Atorthy, starring Amar Mullick, Durgadas Bannerjee, Jahar Ganguly, Nibhanani Devi, and Bhanu Bandopadhyay. Based on a novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and produced by New Theatres, it is credited as one of the first Bengali talkies, and along with Alam Ara, was one of the first sound films produced in India released on 30 December 1931. The film explored the ills of the dowry system and touched on the problems of female oppression in 19th-century Bengal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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