Daasi
"Servitude without exit in wartime Calcutta"
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About this film
Hiren Bose's 1944 Bengali drama follows women trapped by domestic servitude and economic dependence in colonial Calcutta.
More about this film
About the production
Release date1944
Themes
ServitudeGenderColonial Bengal
Themes & topics
Historical background
Bengali cinema during World War II navigated material shortages and political ferment.
Why this film matters
Daasi contributes to the record of Bose's directing career and mid-1940s Bengali social narratives.
Making of
Production details for Daasi (1944) are sparse in public archives.
What critics said
Contemporary Calcutta critics discussed the film within debates about realism in regional cinema.
Did you know?
- Bengali film directed by Hiren Bose.
- Released in 1944 during the war years.
What audiences thought
Audience records for Daasi are fragmentary.
Film restoration
Preservation status varies; consult major film archives for holding copies.