Summary: The only surviving silent Bengali film was accidentally discovered by Mrinal Sen's film unit while shooting on location in 1980. The comedy has a country bumpkin hero Gobardhan (Das) vsiting his parents-in-law in Calcutta. Mistaking a No Nuisance's sign for an address, he gets lost trying to find his friend Amal's (Baruah) room. His subsequent adventures take him to famous locations including Howrah Bridge, the Victoria Memorial and the Maidan. These scenes are intercut with fast-paced shots of life in the city and of crowds, evidently gathered to watch the shooting. Gobardhan eventually finds his in-laws, feigns illness to prolong his stay, is beaten up when he tries to sneak into his wife's (Radharani) room and gets mistaken for a thief.
<ul><li>Director: Kalipada Das;</li>
<li>Writer: Kalipada Das;</li>
<li>Cinematographer: D.R. Barodkar;</li>
<li>Cast: Kalipada Das, Pravat Coomar, Sirapada Bhowmick, Radharani, Amulya Bandyopadhyay, Rajen Baruah, Sadhana Devi;</li>
<li>Duration: 00:22:33;</li>
<li>Aspect Ratio: 1.318:1;</li>
<li>Hue: 273.491;</li>
<li>Saturation: 0.014;</li>
<li>Lightness: 0.383;</li>
<li>Volume: 0.037;</li>
<li>Cuts per Minute: 33.074</li></ul>
Kalipada Das
1931
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