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|director = Rustomji Dhotiwala
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|writer = Champsi Udeshi
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|starring = Miss Gohur, miss Gulab devi, Dorabji Mewawala
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'''''Bilwamangal''''' (pronounced {{IPA|bn|bilamaŋal|}}), also known as '''''Bhagat Soordas''''', is a 1919 Indian [[black-and-white]] [[silent film|silent]] film directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala, based on a story by [[Champshi Udesh]]i about the medieval Hindu devotional poet [[Vilwamangalam Swamiyar|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.<ref name="Ro2013">{{cite book |author1=K. Moti Gokulsing |author2=[[Wimal Dissanayake]] |title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA99 |date=17 April 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-77284-9 |pages=88}}</ref><ref name="bfd">{{cite book |last=Sur |first=Ansu |title=[[Bengali Film Directory]] |publisher=West Bengal Film Centre(Calcutta) |year=1999 |page=01}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ex>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/nfai-acquires-bilwamangal-a-1919-silent-film-2983847 |title=NFAI acquires Bilwamangal, a 1919 silent film |date=19 August 2016 |newspaper=The Indian Express |access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thereel.scroll.in/814354/missing-silent-film-bilwamangal-finally-returns-to-india |title=Missing silent film 'Bilwamangal' finally returns to India |newspaper=Scroll.in |access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref>
'''''Billwamangal''''' (Pronounced ''Billomongol'') was a [[1919]] [[Bengali Language|Bengali]] [[silent film]] by [[Jyotish Banerjee]]. It is credited as the first Bengali feature film.


==Plot==
*{{imdb title|id=0390927|title=Bilwamangal}}
It featured the story of [[Vilwamangalam Swamiyar|Bilwamangal]] (or [[Surdas]]), a man whose life ruined due to his relationship with courtesan Chintamani.<ref name=ex/>
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==Cast==
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* Miss Gohur as Temptress Chintamani
* Dorabji Mewawala as [[Vilwamangalam Swamiyar|Bilwamangal]]/[[Surdas]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1919 films]]
[[Category:1919 films]]
[[Category:Silent films]]
[[Category:Indian silent films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language_films]]
[[Category:1910s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1910s romance films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:Films about courtesans in India]]
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical drama films]]
[[Category:Silent drama films]]
[[Category:1910s rediscovered films]]
[[Category:Rediscovered Indian films]]



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Latest revision as of 18:37, 30 December 2024

Bilwamangal
Film advertisement
Directed byRustomji Dhotiwala
Written byChampsi Udeshi
Produced byElphinstone & Pt. Kanhaiya lal Bioscope Company, Calcutta; Madan Theatres Ltd
StarringMiss Gohur, miss Gulab devi, Dorabji Mewawala
Release date
  • 1 November 1919 (1919-11-01)[1]
Running time
132 minutes (12000 feet)
CountryIndia
LanguagesSilent film
Bengali intertitles

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.[2][1] 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.[3][4]

Plot

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It featured the story of Bilwamangal (or Surdas), a man whose life ruined due to his relationship with courtesan Chintamani.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sur, Ansu (1999). Bengali Film Directory. West Bengal Film Centre(Calcutta). p. 01.
  2. ^ K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
  3. ^ a b "NFAI acquires Bilwamangal, a 1919 silent film". The Indian Express. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Missing silent film 'Bilwamangal' finally returns to India". Scroll.in. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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