Giribala

1929 film

Giribala is a Bengali silent drama film directed by Madhu Bose based on the same name short story of Rabindranath Tagore.^[1]^[2] This film's name was initially Manbhanjan, which was changed as Giribala by the suggestion of Tagore himself.^[3] The movie was released on 15 February 1929 under the banner of Madan Theatre.^[4]^[5] Tagore was present at the first show of the film and he expressed his satisfaction towards the movie Giribala.^[6]

Plot

Cast

Dhiraj Bhattacharya
Naresh Mitra
Ahindra Choudhury
Tinkari Chakraborty
Lilabati
Shantl Gupta
Lalita Devi

External links

Giribala at IMDb

References

^ "Giribala (1930)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ Ferdous, Fahmim (5 May 2017). "The lost reels of Tagore the helmer". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ Rai, Anugamini; Rai, Shri Krishan (5 October 2015). Adaptations: Some Journeys from Words to Visuals. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-8409-9.
^ "Giribala (1929) - Indo-Pak Silent film". pakmag.net. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "The life and works of the first Indian film magnate". Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ Service, Statesman News (22 June 2019). "His tryst with the reel world". The Statesman. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

Rabindranath Tagore

Life

Works (list)

Novels	Nastanirh (1901) Chokher Bali (1902-1903) Noukadubi (1906) Gora (1909) Ghare Baire (1916) Chaturanga (1916) Jogajog (1929) Shesher Kabita (1929) Char Adhyay (1934)
Stories	Hungry Stones Kabuliwala
Poetry	Sandhya Sangeet (1881) Prabhat Sangeet (1883) Bhanusimha Thakurer Padabali (1884) Sonar Tori (1894) Gitanjali (1910) Song Offerings (1912)
Poems and songs	Rabindra Sangeet Gitabitan Amar Sonar Bangla Birpurush Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata Jana Gana Mana Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo Dui Bigha Jomi Ekla Chalo Re Jete Nahi Dibo Vocation
Plays	Valmiki-Pratibha (1888) Raja (1910) The Post Office (1912) Chitra (1913)
Others	Rabindra Nritya Natya The Religion of Man The Cult of the Charkha Songs of Kabir Natir Puja The Essential Tagore