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of Indian cinema as it was the first Indian film that was shot under artificial lights. Prior to that Indian films were shot with the help of reflected sunrays. While using artificial lights, he also made necessary changes in the makeup process to suit the lighting. This experimentation led to a wastage of 50,000 feet of 'picture negative' and another 1,000 feet of 'picture negative' was wasted with experimentation of make-up of artists. Apradhi thus brought radical changes to the technical environment for
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social criticism reached such an extent that the film advocated class struggle. The use of symbolism was highly admired. Pramathesh Barua also made a brave attempt by trying to blend Indian classical music with a
Western symphony. Encouraged by him, Timirbaran performed the blending successfully which was thought to be nearly impossible.
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was first used successfully in the film. Pankaj Mallik also composed the music for one of the poems of
Rabindranath Tagore, 'Diner Sheshe ghumer Deshe'. Another important aspect of this film was that a major part of the film was shot outdoors. It took almost two decades after this film that realistic
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In 1932, when the talkie era came he made his first talkie named Bengal-1983. Released by
Rabindranath Tagore, it was a brave attempt by him due to the subject matter. It was shot in 8 days, which showed the tenacity and single-mindedness of Pramathesh Barua. The film was a disaster which left Barua
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Calcutta after purchasing lighting equipment and set up Barua Film Unit and Barua Studio in his own residence in Calcutta. He then made the first film Apradhi (1931) where he was the main lead role and it was directed by Debaki Kr. Bose. Apradhi is a very important film in the history
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Around this time, an actress of the silent era named Irish Gasper (Screen Name: Sabita Devi) urged
Pramathesh Barua to go independent and build his own studio. Pramathesh Barua wanted to go to Europe and get a practical knowledge of the art and craft of film-making. In 1930, his father Raja Prabhat
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In most of his previous films, Pramathesh Barua had a tragic hero. But, in 1939, he made a movie Rajat
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169:. One of his wives, either Madhuri Lata or Amalabala, and singer Meena Kapoor's mother were sisters. In other words, one of his wives was Meena Kapoor's aunt. After his graduation, he travelled to Europe, where he received his first exposure to films. After returning, he served for a time in the
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Shapmukti for Krishna Movietone. Shapmukti greatly appealed to viewers tremendously for its highly tragic scenes. The film ended with 3 death sequences which Barua depicted with 'cut-shot' technique. Noted French film critic
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the first talkie of New Theatres, and also played the lead role opposite Umashashi. Released in 1934, Rooplekha introduced another new technique. For the first time in Indian cinema, flashback was used for storytelling.
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Mukti was another bold film made by Pramathesh Barua. Mukti was the modern version of Devdas depicting the nostalgia of a man. The film was shot in the backdrop of the scenic beauty of Assam.
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Chandra Barua sent Pramathesh to England for the removal of a kidney stone. After the successful operation, he went to Paris with a letter of introduction from
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672:References
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270:came with
215:Fox Studio
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273:Devdas
185:Career
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