Andhare Alo

Andhare Alo (1922)

আঁধারে আলো

The Influence of Love

A love-triangle story revolving around an upper-class Bengali hero. Satyendra, the son of a zamindar, experiences the conflict between family duty and the modern world in terms of his desire for an 11-year-old virgin bride, Radharani, and the nurturing and self-sacrificing courtesan Bijli. It depicts several stereotypical scenes like drunkenness and a courtesan's dance.

Date of release
1922-09-20
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Naresh Mitra, Sisir Kumar Bhaduri

Casting

Interesting facts

Andhare Alo also called The Influence of Love was a 1922 silent film from the Bengali Film industry and a debut production from the Taj Mahal Films, Calcutta. Based on a short story of the same name "Andhare Alo" by Saratchandra Chatterjee, it was directed by Sisir Bhaduri and Naresh Mitra. The cinematographer was Noni Gopal Sanyal. The cast included Sisir Kumar Bhaduri, Naresh Mitra, Jogesh Choudhury and Durga Rani. The film was appreciated by the critics for its melodramatic content and was claimed to be a "huge hit" at the box-office.

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