Dikshul
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dikshul
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| director = Premankur Atorthy
| producer = New Theatres
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = Tulsi Chakraborty
Mihir Bhattacharya
Chhabi Biswas
Sailen Chowdhary
Radharani
| music = Pankaj Mullick
| cinematography = Rabi Dhar
| editing =
| distributor =
| studio = New Theatres, Ltd.
| released = {{Film date|1943|06|12|df=yes}}
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| country = India
| language = Bengali
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Dikshul is a 1943 Indian Bengali film directed by Premankur Atorthy.{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1785|accessdate=9 February 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|page=1785}} The film was produced by New Theatres Ltd, Calcutta.{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/dikshul-movie/13114|title=Dikshul (1943)|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=9 February 2015|archive-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209133940/http://www.gomolo.com/dikshul-movie/13114|url-status=dead}} Its music direction was by Pankaj Mullick and the cinematographer was Rabi Dhar. The lyricist for the film was Kazi Nazrul Islam who was famous as the "Bidrohi Kavi" ("Rebel Poet").{{cite web|title=Kazi Nazrul Islam|url=https://wiki.indiancine.ma/wiki/%20Kazi%20Nazrul%20Islam|website=wiki.indiancine.ma|publisher=Indiancine.ma|accessdate=9 February 2015}} The film marked the entry of actress and singer Binota Roy as a playback singer.{{cite web|url=http://fanmango.com/artist.php?a=26052|title=Artist-Binota Roy|publisher=Fanmango.com|accessdate=8 February 2015}} The cast included
Mihir Bhattacharya, Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi Chakraborty, Ashu Bose, Sailen Chowdhury, Harimohan Bose, and Radharani.{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film88331.htm|title=Dikshul (1943)|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=9 February 2015}}
Cast
- Chhabi Biswas
- Anjali Ray
- Sailen Chowdhury
- Renuka Ray
- Radharani
- Tulsi Chakraborty
- Mihir Bhattacharya
- Ashu Bose
- Harimohan Bose
- Naresh Bose
- Manorama
- Ushabati
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id =0154411 |title =Dikshul (1943) }}
{{Premankur Atorthy}}
Category:Bengali-language Indian films
Category:1940s Bengali-language films
Category:Films directed by Premankur Atorthy
Category:Indian black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Pankaj Mullick
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