Kankal
Kankal (transl. The Skeleton) was a Bengali horror drama film directed by Naresh Mitra and produced by Shishir Mallik. This film was released on 14 April 1950 under the banner of Madhuchakra Limited.[1] Kankal was the first horror film released in the Bengali language.[2][3]
Plot[]
This is a revenge story of a young woman, Tarala. Tarala likes to enjoy life, she meets and marries a wealthy man Ratan. But her ex lover Abhay comes back and ruins the conjugal relationship of Tarala and Ratan. One day drunken Abhay tries to rape Tarala in a farmhouse and accidentally kills her. Tarala's vengeful spirit revives to take revenge.
Cast[]
- Dhiraj Bhattacharya as Abhay
- Jiben Bose as Agarwala
- Naresh Mitra as Professor
- Ketaki Dutta as Anima
- Sisir Batabyal as Dr Sanyal
- Paresh Bandyopadhyay as Ratan
- Malaya Sarkar as Tarala
- Prabha Debi as Katyayni
- Kali Sarkar
- Gita Som as Anuradha
References[]
- ^ "Kankal". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "10 Bengali horror movies you should not miss". The Times of India. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Mithuraaj Dhusiya (13 September 2017). Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous. ISBN 9781351386487. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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