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King Indranath's son is ill. Guru Omkarananda tells him to pray to the goddess Kamala. The boy improves, then the son and a daughter die, and Queen Kalyani loses her mind. Kamala comes to earth as Rupasi, Omkarananda's daughter. Virodhananda and his son Tribhanga are Narada and Narayana in human form. Omkarananda is arrested. Indranath, as Bastabesh, pursues Rupasi. She blinds him. The gods restore his sight and his kingdom when he repents.
Cast & crew
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Premankur Atorthy directed this Bengali film, titled Abatar and also called Avatar. Nitin Bose photographed it. Himangshu Dutta, billed as Surasagar, wrote the music and used Rabindra Sangeet. The English Wikipedia says that work helped S. D. Burman toward semi-classical songs. Durgadas Bannerjee, Ahindra Choudhury, Jyotsna Gupta, Tulsi Lahiri, and Panna Devi are in the cast.
Themes
Background
The English Wikipedia sets the satire against industrialization and wartime politics in the Second World War.
Look
Nitin Bose photographed Atorthy's film.
Music
Himangshu Dutta composed the score and drew on Rabindra Sangeet.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The story mixes a mythological descent of the gods with a satire of wartime politics and industry.
- A copy is on Wikimedia Commons under the Bengali title.
- The production company is Sree Bharat Lakshmi Pictures, not New Theatres.
Scenes
- Rupasi blinds Bastabesh when he will not stop pursuing her.
- His sight and the kingdom come back after he repents.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Abatar)