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The Last Kiss (1931)

The Last Kiss poster
Directed by
Ambuj Prasanna Gupta
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama from British India. It tells a story of love and loss, though the exact plot is unknown because the film is now lost. Two actresses were cast from local brothels in Dhaka.

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What happens

The Last Kiss is a 1931 British Indian silent film, directed by Ambuj Gupta. The film was produced by the Nawab family of Dhaka and was the first film to be full-length feature film from eastern Bengal (modern-day Bangladesh). Shot in Dhaka, post-production work was done in Calcutta. The Last Kiss was released by the Mukul Theater. The film is considered lost. The two actresses, Lolita and Charubala Devi, were brought from brothels in Dhaka. The film was sold to the Aurora Film Company of Calcutta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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