Dhruba Explained

Dhruba is a 1934 Indian Bengali mythological drama film based on Girish Chandra Ghosh's story Dhruba Charit,^[1] jointly directed by poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and Satyendranath Dey.^{[2] [3] [4]} This film was released on 1 January 1934 under the banner of Madan Theatres and Pioneer films.^[5] Kazi Nazrul Islam himself performed in this film as Narada.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Plot

King Uttampad has shortage of nothing but no child. His devotee wife Suniti Devi worships Vishnu. Suniti herself arranged another marriage of her husband with a beautiful princess. But the princess even could not provide any child to the king. Queen Suniti left the palace and goes into the jungle. One day Uttampad in his way to the jungle takes shelter in Suniti's place. After a long time queen Suniti met her husband and she gives birth to a son, named Dhruba. Dhruba worships Lord Vishnu and the God appears to him.^{[9] [10]}

Cast

• Joynarayan Mukhopadhyay as King Uttampad
• Kazi Nazrul Islam as Narada
• Tulsi Chakraborty
• Angurbala
• Master Probodh
• Nityananda Ghatak
• Kunjalal Chakraborty
• Kartik Chandra De
• Miss Violet
• Parulbala

Notes and References

1. Web site: প্রতিবেদক . বিনোদন . 2023-08-27 . নজরুল: ছিলেন অভিনেতা, চলচ্চিত্র পরিচালকও . 2024-04-19 . Prothomalo . bn.
2. Web site: 2013-08-27 . Nazrul in films . 2024-04-19 . Dhaka Mirror . en-US.
3. Web site: Sudeshna Banerjee . Digital archive on poet opens in Nazrul Tirtha . 19 April 2024.
4. Book: Raju, Zakir Hossain . Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern? . 2014-12-17 . Routledge . 978-1-317-60181-4 . en.
5. Web site: Dhrubo (1934) . 2024-04-19 . Indiancine.ma.
6. News: 2022-08-29 . Booklets of Nazrul films also in archive . 2024-04-19 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
7. News: 2020-09-14 . Kazi Nazrul film negative damaged during lockdown . 2024-04-19 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
8. Book: Bangladesh Quarterly . July 2008 . Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh . en.
9. Web site: Dhruba (1934) . 2024-04-19 . FilmiClub . en-US.
10. Web site: Film Career of Kazi Nazrul . 19 April 2024.