Jamai Sasthi (film) explained

Jamai Shashthi
Director:	Amar Choudhury
Producer:	Madan Theatres Ltd
Music:	Kshirodegopal Mukherjee
Cinematography:	T. Marconi
Country:	India
Language:	Bengali

Jamai Shashthi (Bengali: জামাই ষষ্ঠী English: Son-in-law day) is a 1931 Bengali short film directed by Amar Choudhury^[1] and produced by Madan Theatre Limited.^[2] It is a milestone of Bengali cinema as it was the first Bengali short film as a talkie.^[3] It was released at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta on 11 April 1931, in the same year as Alam Ara, the first Indian talkie.

Cast

• Professor Bholanath
• Amar Choudhury as Kuber
• Miss Golela
• Khirodegopal Mukherjee
• Ranisundari as Mother in law^[4]

See also

• Alam Ara
• Dena Paona

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jamai Sasthi (1931) . 2024-06-09 . Indiancine.ma.
2. Web site: Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, April 11, 1931 . 9 June 2024.
3. Book: Gokulsing, K.. Indian popular cinema: a narrative of cultural change. . 2004. Trentham Books. 1-85856-329-1. 24 .
4. Web site: Jamai Shashthi (1931) . 2024-06-09 . The A.V. Club . en.