Q. What was the name of first Bengali talkie in 1931?
Answer: Jamai Shashthi
Notes: The first Bengali talkie Jamai Shashthi (a short film) was released on 11th April, 1931 at Crown Cinema Hall in Kolkata. The first Bengali talkie as full-length feature film Dena Paona was released on 30th December, 1931 at Chitra Cinema Hall in Kolkata. New Theatres’ landmark films were Debaki Bose’s Chandidas (1932) Pramathesh Barua’s Debdas (1935), Mukti (1937), etc.
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