Underplayed Gems

Durgesh Nandini

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How it feels

This silent film adapts an 1865 Bengali novel about a noble family's entanglement with power and romance in a bygone era. It follows the characters through a story of loyalty and conflict set against a historical backdrop.

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What happens

Durgesh Nandini is a Bengali silent drama film directed by Priyanath N. Ganguly based on the 1865 Bengali novel Durgeshnandini by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film was released on 3 December 1927 under the banner of Madan Theatres. It is the first cinematic adaptation of the novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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