Hanabari (The Haunted House) [ Bengali: হানাবাড়ী ] is an Indian Bengali black and white thriller film released on 13 June 1952.[1][2] Story, screenplay and direction were done by Bengali writer Premendra Mitra.[3] The music director was Pabitra Chattapadhyaya. This movie was produced by Fakhrul Islam Khan under the banner of Mitrani Limited.[4]
| Hanabari | |
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.jpg) Theatrical poster of Hanabari | |
| Directed by | Premendra Mitra |
| Screenplay by | Premendra Mitra |
| Produced by | Fakhrul Islam Khan |
| Starring | Dhiraj Bhattacharya Nabadwip Halder Shyam Laha Pranati Ghosh |
| Cinematography | Anil Gupta |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Banerjee |
Production company | Mitrani Limited |
| Distributed by | Indian United Pictures Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Synopsis
editA young man named Jayanta runs away from a haunted house and takes shelter in a nearby home. This is the house of Shrimanta, an artist. Jayanta tells the artist that he had been driving until his car broke down. He entered a house on Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata where he faced a horrible creature that tried to kill him. Together, the two men go to the police station. The police inspector informs them that they are aware of the mystery. Afterwards, a man buys the house and lives there with his nieces, Lalita and Namita. Jayanta knows the family personally as he had a relationship with Lalita when they were in Burma.
He started an investigation and went to the House broker agency 'Bag and Nag' to know the history of the house. He decided to stay there for the security of the family and to solve the mystery. Surprisingly, a beggar moves around the house every day.
One night Jayanta, Shrimanta and the police find the ghostly creature and fire at it to no avail. The matter becomes more complicated when a piece of paper is discovered by Lalita's uncle that appears to be a clue to a hidden treasure. Jayanta suspects that Shrimanta is related to the matter. In the meantime, someone tries to kill Lalita's uncle and the police arrest Jayanta. Finally, it is revealed that all murder and ghostly atmosphere created by the real culprit for the treasure.[5][6]
Cast
edit- Dhiraj Bhattacharya as Detective alias beggar
- Nabadwip Haldar as Mr Nag
- Goutam Mukhopadhyay as Jayanta Chowdhury
- Shyam Laha as Mr Bag
- Bipul Mukherjee as Srimanta Sarkar
- Pranati Ghosh as Lolita
References
edit- ^ "Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Dhusiya, Mithuraaj (13 September 2017). Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-38648-7.
- ^ DR SOUMIK BANERJEE (1 April 2022), Hanabari 1952 ( Bengali) A Film By Premendra Mitra BS 3 PGNlf Rus 360p, retrieved 9 April 2024
- ^ FilmiClub. "Hanabari (1952)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Hanabari (1952)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Hanabari (1952)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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