Indramalati

ইন্দ্ৰমালতী

Indramalati was Jyotiprasad Agarwala's second film, a romance he made on a fraction of the budget of Joymoti. It turned a modest profit and kept his filmmaking alive.

«ইন্দ্ৰমালতী» জ্যোতিপ্ৰসাদ আগৰৱালাৰ দ্বিতীয়খন ছবি, «জয়মতী»ৰ বাজেটৰ এটা সৰু অংশতে নিৰ্মিত এখন প্ৰেমকাহিনী। ছবিখনে অলপ লাভ কৰিছিল আৰু তেওঁৰ চলচ্চিত্ৰ নিৰ্মাণ জীয়াই ৰাখিছিল।

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Story কাহিনী

Jyotiprasad Agarwala wrote this story of romance himself. The hero is Indrajit and the heroine is Malati, and the film is credited as the first in the industry to take its title from the names of its lead couple. Indrajit's friend, played by the veteran stage actor Phani Sarma, is among the key roles.

Cast & crew অভিনয় আৰু কলা-কুশলী

Cast

Crew

Director
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Screenplay
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Producer
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Music director
Bhupen Hazarika, Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Cinematographer
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Editor
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

Production নিৰ্মাণ

After Joymoti failed commercially, Agarwala had spent more than fifty thousand rupees and was in debt. He managed to raise just fifteen thousand for a second film and began shooting in late 1937. This time he did not use Chitraban Studio for outdoor scenes, choosing instead the family's Talbari at Harigaon, two kilometres from Tezpur's Mission Chariali. The whole outdoor shoot took seven days, with the camera often fixed in one place while sets and actors changed, and used over fifteen thousand feet of film.

The eight-member unit then went to Kolkata for the indoor scenes, built at Arora Studio in Narkeldanga. Only nine major roles were cast. Manoviram Barua and Raseswari Baruah played the lovers, and the thirteen-year-old Bhupen Hazarika acted and sang Biswa Bijoyee Navajowan. Agarwala also appeared in the film. Casting was easier than for Joymoti.

Filming locations

  • Harigaon, Tezpur - Family Talbari used for outdoor scenes
  • Kolkata - Indoor scenes at Arora Studio, Narkeldanga

Reception সমালোচনা

On its release in 1939 the film was relatively successful and earned more than Joymoti had, which helped Agarwala to go on and direct further films.

Legacy

Indramalati is remembered as the second Assamese film and as an early public appearance of Bhupen Hazarika, who would become the best-known voice of Assam.

Trivia জানেনে?

  • Bhupen Hazarika acted and sang in the film when he was thirteen.
  • The outdoor scenes were shot in just seven days.

Sources

  1. Wikidata, Wikimedia Foundation
  2. Wikipedia (English), Wikimedia Foundation
  3. অসমীয়া ৱিকিপিডিয়া, Wikimedia Foundation

Spotted a mistake or have something to add? Last updated 9 October 2026.

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