Dhatri Debata
| Dhatri Debata | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kaliprasad Ghosh |
| Based on | Dhatri Debata by Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay |
Production company | Lok Chitra Pratisthan |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Dhatri Debata (lit. 'Earth Goddess') is a 1948 Indian Bengali-language social drama film directed by Kaliprasad Ghosh. The film is based on the 1939 novel Dhatri Debata by Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay.[1][2] It was released on 26 November 1948 under the banner Lok Chitra Pratisthan.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]The film follows Shibnath, a young student born into a Zamindar family in Birbhum district. As he grows older, married with Gouri, he faces a conflict between the oppressive traditions of the zamindari system and the ideals of social reform inspired by the Swadeshi movement.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Chhaya Devi as Pishima
- Sombhu Mitra
- Nripati Chattopadhyay
- Anup Kumar as Shibnath
- Chhanda Devi
- Rajlakshmi Devi
- Kaliprasad Ghosh
References
[edit]- ↑ Dalmia, Vasudha; Sadana, Rashmi (2012-04-05). The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-51625-9.
- ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankar (1939). Dhatri Debata. Bengal Publishers, Kolkata.
- ↑ "Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Indiancine.ma". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "ধাত্রী দেবতা" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2026.