Kankal

{{Short description|1950 Indian Bengali film}}

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Kankal ({{Translation|The Skeleton}}) was a Bengali horror drama film directed by Naresh Mitra and produced by Shishir Mallik. This film was released on 14 April 1950 under the banner of Madhuchakra Limited.{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/FWQ/info|title=Kankal|access-date=11 October 2018}} Kankal was the first horror film released in the Bengali language.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/10-bengali-horror-movies-you-should-not-miss/monihara/photostory/63527515.cms|title=10 Bengali horror movies you should not miss|date=29 March 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=28 March 2019}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jukrDwAAQBAJ&q=Kankaal+Bengali+movie&pg=PT35|title=Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous|last=Mithuraaj Dhusiya|date=13 September 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781351386487|access-date=11 October 2018}}