Kashinath
About Kashinath
The village priest Shiromoni sends his son Kashinath to Mr. Mukherjee's house. Kashinath comes back and finds his father dead. Mukherjee tells him to go live with the zamindar Pitambar Chakraborty. Kashinath stays, because he has started to care for Mukherjee's daughter Bindu.
Cast & crew
More about Kashinath
Nitin Bose directed and photographed Kashinath for New Theatres, from a story by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Pankaj Mullick wrote the music. Pranab Roy wrote the songs. Mukul Bose recorded the sound. Souren Sen was art director. Subodh Mitra edited. Kartik Chattopadhyay was assistant director. A Bengali release is listed for 2 April 1943, at 93 minutes.
Themes
Making
Bose, who often photographed his own New Theatres films, shot this one as well as directing it. Mullick wrote the songs.
Look
Nitin Bose photographed the picture he directed, including the priest's house and Mukherjee's.
Music
Pankaj Mullick wrote the music. Pranab Roy wrote the song lyrics.
Notes
- Asit Baran plays Kashinath. Bharati Devi is Bindu. Sunanda Devi is billed as Kamala on one cast list. Letterboxd also names Sunanda Banerjee.
- Nawab plays Pitambar Chakravarty. Dilip Bose plays Binode. Nemo plays a manager.
- The picture is in Bengali. The Bengali title is কাশীনাথ.
- An English-language filmography also files a 1943 Kashinath as a Hindi drama by the same director and with Asit Baran in the title part.
Scenes
- Kashinath returns from the errand and finds Shiromoni dead.
- He refuses the move to Pitambar Chakraborty's house because of Bindu.
Influenced by
- Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (কাশীনাথ - বাংলা চলচ্চিত্র (১৯৪৩).webm)
