Acting
Shyam Laha
Born November 25, 1911 · Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Died October 25, 1973 · aged 61
Shyam Laha (26 November 1911 – 25 October 1973) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi-language films. He was known for his comic acting. His original name was Kashinath Shil. Laha passed matriculation from Bangabashi Collegiate School. He was interested in music, playing the Tabla. Actor Pahari Sanyal was impressed by Laha at a function of the Bengali club in Lucknow and introduced him to Beng…
Known For
Ban Phool · 1945Ban Phool
★ 9.01945
MovieMusic
Haria, an elephant driver, loves gypsy girl Gulabi, but faces rivalry from Ajay, the tea estate owner's son. After Ajay kills Haria's elephant, Raja, Haria seeks revenge, intertwining with a family secret and inheritance dispute.
Samadhan · 1943Samadhan
★ 8.01943
MovieDrama
A working-class leader confronts a villainous factory owner, falls in love with the boss's daughter unaware of her family origins and, after many adventures and setbacks, it is revealed that the hero is in fact the official heir to the property the villain had usurped. An influential Bengali novelist acknowledging allegiance to socialism, Mitra's studio-bound film concentrates on showing the milieu of the rich while the dialogues make numerous references to the workers and the poor.
Chhabi · 1959Chhabi
★ 7.01959
MovieDrama
An artist leaves everything behind to go in search of fame and recognition, but the past continues to haunt him.
Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant · 1971Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
1971
MovieDramaComedy
Nupur Chatterji has fled from her home in Delhi, resisting an arranged marriage with a man she dislikes. She comes to Calcutta to her college friend, but as her home is not safe she takes shelter in the house of one Anjan Mukherjee. Though initially annoyed, Anjan, a bachelor and a music director cum singer from Lucknow, comes to empathise with Nupur. In this situation enters the great detective Bhanu with Jahar, his assistant, for by now Dr. Digambar Chatterji has declared a prize money of ten thousand rupees for finding his missing daughter.
Dasiputra · 1949Dasiputra
1949
MovieDrama
A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Deb Narayan Gupta.
Pathey Holo Deri · 1957Pathey Holo Deri
★ 9.01957
MovieRomanceDrama
Poor but brilliant doctor Jayanta (Uttam Kumar) and Mallika (Suchitra Sen), the grand-daughter of one of the richest men in Darjeeling, fall head over heels in love. Mallika's grandfather is not amused and tries to break up the affair when Jayanta goes abroad to study for a higher degree. Will true love conquer all?
Sriman Prithviraj · 1973Sriman Prithviraj
★ 8.01973
MovieComedy
Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.
Hanabari · 1952Hanabari
★ 10.01952
MovieMysteryThriller
A person vows to eradicate the rumors of a haunted house.
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