Nilachaley Mahaprabhu (1957)
- Original title
- নীলাচলে মহাপ্রভু
- Directed by
- Kartik Chattopadhyay
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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 film tells the life story of 15th-century mystic Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. It follows his spiritual journey and his time at the Hindu shrine in Puri.
devotionalcontemplativereverentbiographicalslow-pacedspiritualrespectfulserene
What happens
Nilachaley Mahaprabhu was a 1957 Indian Bengali biographical film directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay, based on the life of 15th-century mystic Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who started his spiritual journey and Hindu reform movement, part of the Bhakti movement during his years at Nilachal, the shrine of Jagannath at Puri. It stars Asim Kumar in the title role with Dipti Roy, Sumitra Devi, Ahindra Choudhury, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Nripati Chattopadhyay and Chhabi Biswas in supporting roles. At the beginning of his career, a 20-year-old Soumitra Chatterjee was rejected in his screen test for the film by director Kartik Chattopadhyay, he later made his debut with Apur Sansar (1959). The film continues to be a popular amongst Chaitanya and Krishna devotees and ISKCON followers. The first film of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Nader Nimai followed by this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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