Amar Choudhury (1897 – 30 August 1948) was an Indian film actor, director, editor and writer. He acted in all of the films that he wrote and directed. He wrote and directed Jamai Shashthi in 1931 produced by Madan Theatre Limited, credited as the first Bengali talkie. It was released on 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta in the same year as Alam Ara, the first Indian talkie was released.
Filmography Silent Feature Film Works of Late Sri Amar Chowdhury YearName of pictureProducer/DistributorWriter/ActorDirector1923MatrisnehaMadan TheatersAmar ChowdhuryJyotish Bandopadhyay1924Kamaley Kamini, Amar ChowdhuryHimself1926Dharmopatni, Amar ChowdhuryHimself1930Bharat Ramani, Amar ChowdhuryHimself1931Keranir Mashkabar, Amar ChowdhuryHimself1932ProhladAnupam Fine ArtsAmar ChowdhuryHimself As per data accumulated from Bengali film magazine "Chitrobaani, 1956 edition".
Talkie Feature Film Works of Late Sri Amar Chowdhury DateHallName of pictureProducer/DistributorWriter/Director/Actor11 April 1931CrownJamaai ShashthiMadan TheatersAmar Chowdhury6 December 1931, Tritiya Pakkho, Amar Chowdhury1 July 1932, Chirokumari, Amar ChowdhuryMarch 1933, Kalonko Bhanjon, Amar Chowdhury2 February 1935CornwallisShatyapathey, Amar Chowdhury4 April 1936UttaraPollibodhuKali FilmsAmar Chowdhury1937....Sarkari Jamaai....Amar Chowdhury
As per data accumulated from Bengali film magazine "Chitrobaani, 1956 edition".
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