Bilwamangal (1919)
- Original title
- বিল্বমঙ্গল
- Directed by
- Rustomji Dhotiwala
- Genre
- silent film, romance film
- Country
- British Raj
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film tells the story of a medieval Hindu devotional poet. It follows his life and spiritual transformation.
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What happens
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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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