Amar Choudhury


Amar Choudhury was an Indian film actor, director, editor and writer. He wrote and directed Jamai Shashthi in 1931 produced by Madan Theatre Limited, credited as the first Bengali talkie. He acted in this film too as in all of the films written and directed by him. 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/ActorDirector
1923MatrisnehaMadan TheatersAmar ChowdhuryJyotish Bandopadhyay
1924Kamaley Kamini,Amar ChowdhuryHimself
1926Dharmopatni,Amar ChowdhuryHimself
1930Bharat Ramani,Amar ChowdhuryHimself
1931Keranir Mashkabar,Amar ChowdhuryHimself
1932ProhladAnupam 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/Actor
11 April 1931CrownJamaai ShashthiMadan TheatersAmar Chowdhury
6 December 1931,Tritiya Pakkho,Amar Chowdhury
1 July 1932,Chirokumari,Amar Chowdhury
December 1933,Kalonko Bhanjon,Amar Chowdhury
2 February 1935CornwallisShatyapathey,Amar Chowdhury
4 April 1936UttaraPollibodhuKali FilmsAmar Chowdhury
1937....Sarkari Jamaai....Amar Chowdhury

As per data accumulated from Bengali film magazine "Chitrobaani, 1956 edition".