Kumkum (1940)

 ●  Bengali ● Running Time: TBA

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Dance film idealising poverty made mainly to showcase Bose's talents. Labour leader Suryashankar is jailed for trade union activities and, when released, finds that his friend Jagdish has stolen his property and plagiarised his play Bhookh (Hunger). To take revenge on behalf of the poor, Suryashankar's daughter Kumkum (Bose) marries Jagdish's son Chandan (Bhattacharya). Later she collaborates in staging a play meant to expose Jagdish's evil past. The film's publicity slogan was 'She robbed her husband to feed the poor!'

Cast: Sadhona Bose

Crew: Modhu Bose (Director), Jaigopal Pillai (Director of Photography), Timir Baran (Music Director)

Genres: Drama

Release Dates: 01 Jan 1940 (India)

Bengali Name: কুমকুম

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Bengali
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Movie Connection(s):
Followed by: Kumkum the Dancer (Bengali)