Vidyapati (1937)
Classic celebration of Mithila's King Shiva Singha's (Bannerjee/Kapoor) love for his wife while chronicling the influence of the pacifist court poet Bidyapati (Sanyal). Invited to the royal court by the king, Bidyapati arrives with his faithful follower Anuradha (Kanan Devi). Queen Laxmi (Chhaya Devi) falls in love with the poet, much to the distress of the king. The king falls ill and starts neglecting his royal duties until Anuradha persuades him that true love does not need reciprocation. The queen, equally distressed by her divided loyalties, contemplates suicide, encouraged by the prime minister who is worried by the nefarious impact of Bidyapati's poetry on the king.
Director: Debaki Bose
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Pahadi Sanyal as Vidyapathi |
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Kanan Devi as Anuradha |
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Krishna Chandra Dey as Madhusudan |
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Prithviraj Kapoor as King Shiva Singha |
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Chhaya Devi as Queen Laxmi |
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Lila Desai as Devdasi |
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Amar Mullick as Bidushak |
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Devbala as Labangalata |
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Ahi Sanyal as Pitamber |
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Sailen Pal as |
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Durgadas Bandyopadhyay as Shiba Singha |
| Camera | Yusuf Mulji | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Rai Chand Boral | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Debaki Bose | Director |
| Writing | Debaki Bose | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Dialogue |
