Shyam Laha
Shyam Laha (26 November 1911 – 25 October 1973) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi-language films. He was known for his comic acting. His original name was Kashinath Shil. Laha passed matriculation from Bangabashi Collegiate School. He was interested in music, playing the Tabla. Actor Pahari Sanyal was impressed by Laha at a function of the Bengali club in Lucknow and introduced him to Bengali director cum actor Pramathesh Barua. Laha became popular after acting in Debaki Bose's film Chandidas. He worked in the first animated Bengali film Pear Brothers in 1934. Music director Rai Chand Boral formed his independent MLB production company with Laha. He also appeared in theatres and was a radio comic. Laha performed in a comedy duo with another comedian Nabadwip Haldar in various films.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5408 |
| Birthday | 1911-11-25 |
| Place of Birth | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India] |
| Also Known As | শ্যাম লাহা, |
1952
Ratrir Tapasya
8/1
Bhupen is an excellent student who works as a private tutor to support his education and family. He begins to teach Sandhya who is a rich man's grandd...
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Ratrir Tapasya
1959
Deep Jele Jaai
7/2
A nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well-being of a patient.
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Deep Jele Jaai
1953
Sharey Chuattar
8/5
The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hostel.
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Sharey Chuattar
1940
Zindagi
10/1
The story of an unemployed graduate who falls in love with a woman who ran away from her cruel husband.
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Zindagi
1952
Hanabari
10/1
A person vows to eradicate the rumors of a haunted house.
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Hanabari
1948
Kalo Chhaya
10/1
A lady visited Mr. Surajit Roy, a detective, with a proposal to steal a will from a landlord's house. Surajit did not accept the assignment. Soon afte...
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Kalo Chhaya
1963
Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy
0/0
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Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy
1958
Indrani
9/1
Indrani falls in love with Sudarshan, an unemployed man. Soon they face the hardships of life and drift apart.
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Indrani
1958
Bagha Jatin
0/0
The 1958 film is based on the biographical journey of Bagha Jatin, an Indian Bengali revolutionary philosopher who fought against British rule.
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Bagha Jatin
1952
Manik Jor
0/0
Nondo and Gobindo are both rich people who live in a village. But they had married in the city. One day Nondo writes Gobindo's father-in-law that they...
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Manik Jor
1958
Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
0/0
When the messengers of 'Yamraj'- God of Death - mistakenly bring an alive, honest person to hell, he starts a revolution to fix outdated rules of heav...
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Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
1960
Sakher Chor
0/0
Indra catches a thief Kaanta in the night and tricks him into believing he's a famous thief himself who has made away with large sums of money in high...
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Sakher Chor
1973
Sriman Prithviraj
8/3
Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.
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Sriman Prithviraj
1939
Sapera
9/1
Adapted from a story by Kazi Nazrul Islam this film concerns love and revenge among a tribe of snake charmers led by Jahar (Nawab) who is searching fo...
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Sapera
1957
Adarsha Hindu Hotel
10/1
Hajari Thakur, a middle-aged Bengali Brahmin cook, faces humiliation and exploitation at his job while harboring dreams of owning his hotel. After ove...
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Adarsha Hindu Hotel
1954
Ankush
0/0
Tapan Sinha's debut film is based on a Narayan Ganguly story SAINIK, which figured an elephant in the central character.
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Ankush
1956
Tonsil
0/0
Tapan Sinha's first Comedy Film & Madhabi Mukherjee's Debut Film.
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Tonsil
1948
Sadharan Meye
7/1
A run-of-the-mill girl.
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Sadharan Meye
1949
Niruddesh
8/1
A 1949 Bengali Drama Film directed by Niren Lahiri.
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Niruddesh
1954
Kalyani
7/1
A 1954 Bengali Drama Film directed by Nirendranath Lahiri.
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Kalyani
1957
Punarmilan
9/1
Ramesh is the eldest brother in a close-knit joint family. When his salary is doubled, he pays more attention to his wife and child's needs, making ot...
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Punarmilan
1971
The Restless Bride
8.3/3
At the Nangteshwar Shield tournament, Bagha and his teammates from the Sarbamangala Football Club face challenges on and off the field, as the local c...
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The Restless Bride
1963
Palatak
6.75/4
A wealthy man is struck by wanderlust that always takes him to new places where he mingles with the lives of different people.
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Palatak
1959
Abak Pritibhi
4/1
Arjun is a very lonely person. He doesn't know what life is. Every day for him is a struggle. So, he becomes a criminal. Jail is a safe custody for hi...
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Abak Pritibhi
1946
Milan
7/1
A young law student is forced into an arranged marriage though he is in love with somebody else. Following the wedding the drama focuses on the bride'...
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Milan
1959
Marutirtha Hinglaj
9/2
While on their way to Hinglaj, Maharaj and his companions meet Kunti, who was raped by dacoits, and Thirumal, whom she left her family for. Together,...
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Marutirtha Hinglaj
1957
Beam of Light
7/1
Satyendra, the scion of a wealthy Bengali zamindar family, is married by family duty to an eleven‑year‑old girl, Radharani. Emotionally detached, he g...
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Beam of Light
1964
Ascending
8/1
The romanticized story of a peasant who lives in a small village. He learns to read and is befriended by a doctor who helps him improve his status in...
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Ascending
1963
Uttar Falguni
8/1
A story of love and sacrifice of a mother who did everything to protect her child ,even from her husband.
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Uttar Falguni
1971
Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
0/0
Nupur Chatterji has fled from her home in Delhi, resisting an arranged marriage with a man she dislikes. She comes to Calcutta to her college friend,...
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Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
1959
Chhabi
7/1
An artist leaves everything behind to go in search of fame and recognition, but the past continues to haunt him.
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Chhabi
1953
Chasing a Bounty
8/1
The movie tells the story of Fakkaram, a.k.a. Fakka, and his love, along with his family and his greedy relatives, who are in search of a valuable amo...
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Chasing a Bounty
1965
Ektuku Basa
7/1
A 1965 Bengali Romantic Comedy Film directed by Tarun Majumdar, featuring Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Sandhya Ray.
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Ektuku Basa
1943
Samadhan
8/1
A working-class leader confronts a villainous factory owner, falls in love with the boss's daughter unaware of her family origins and, after many adve...
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Samadhan
1958
Swarga Martya
0/0
Lalu and Chinta are neighbours and extremely good friends. One morning both of die and reach hell. However Yandyut exclaims that there was a mistake a...
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Swarga Martya
1944
Pratikar
8/1
Sri Beniprasad, owner of "Model Drugs," discovers his workers’ grievances when he finds a bulletin circulated by them. Though his son Dilip is involve...
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Pratikar
1949
Jar Jetha Ghar
9/1
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Jar Jetha Ghar
1949
Dasiputra
0/0
A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Deb Narayan Gupta.
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Dasiputra
1945
Ban Phool
9/1
Haria, an elephant driver, loves gypsy girl Gulabi, but faces rivalry from Ajay, the tea estate owner's son. After Ajay kills Haria's elephant, Raja,...
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Ban Phool
1965
Portrait of a Princess
0/0
Darpa, a cunning man, asks Rajkumari to pretend to be Princess Rajkanya Chandralekha so that he can keep all her riches for himself. However, when she...
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Portrait of a Princess
1971
An Unfinished Story
7/1
Based on a Bengali story, Gotrantar by Subodh Ghosh.
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An Unfinished Story
1960
Nader Nimai
0/0
Nimai of Nadia
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Nader Nimai
1957
Pathey Holo Deri
9/2
Poor but brilliant doctor Jayanta (Uttam Kumar) and Mallika (Suchitra Sen), the grand-daughter of one of the richest men in Darjeeling, fall head over...
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Pathey Holo Deri
1957
Prithibi Amare Chay
9.5/2
Tapas, an aspiring singer, and Mina, a troubled woman, meet by chance and decide to give life a chance together. As Tapas and Mina face struggles in t...
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