New Theatres, Calcutta was formed by B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar, the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 1970). It was formed on February 10, 1931. The first Bengali talkie, Dena Paona was released in 1931, directed by Premankur Atarthi and produced by New Theatres. Famous musician Raichand Boral composed for this movie. This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
In 1935, P.C. Barua directed and acted in Saratchandra Chatterjee's novel Devdas, with K.L. Saigal playing the title role and this film became a phenomenon in the industry. Bimal Roy directed the Hindi version in 1955. Kanan Devi was the first popular star actress. Also there was a group of talented actors like Chhabi Biswas, Bikash Roy, Pahari Sanyal, Basanta Choudhury. 2002 incarnation of Devdas starring Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit. ... Kundan Lal (K.L.) Saigal (April 11, 1904 - January 18, 1947) was an Indian actor and singer who is considered the first big superstar of Bollywood, the Hindi film industry centred in Mumbai. ... Bimal Roy is one of the most successful Hindi film directors of all time. ...
The Famous musicians who worked there include R. C. Boral, Pankaj Mullick and Timir Baran. Pankaj Kumar Mullick (April 20, 1904 - February 19, 1978) was the 4th recepient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1973. ...
Theatre was now patronized by the rising middle class along with the affluent donors.
Theatre had, by then, become an important medium to curb and influence the views and beliefs of the Bengali middle class and the gentry.
By the end of the century, the savvy theatre goers were fed-up with crude imitations, simplistic themes bordering on religion, hamming and an overdose of songs.
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