Jahar Ganguly
Jahar Ganguly (October 1904 – 1969) was an Indian actor and theater personality. He received the Best Actor award in the 6th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards in 1943 for his performance in Bandi.
Ganguly was born in undivided 24 Parganas Dist., British India. He worked in several Bengali and Hindi films in the 40s and 50s as a supporting actor in comedy counterparts to the dramatic lead. He got a breakthrough in Dena Paona directed by Premankur Atorthy. Ganguly acted under Satyajit Ray's direction in Parash Pathar and Chiriyakhana.[2] He also performed as a stage actor until 1960.
| Known For | Acting |
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| Most Rating | 0.626 |
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| Place of Birth | 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India (now India) |
| Also Known As | Jahar Gangopadhyay, Jahar Ganguli, জহর গাঙ্গুলী , জহর গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় , |
1949
A Plea
7/1
Kamona is a Bengali drama film directed by Nabendu Sundar. This movie was released on 4 March 1949 under the banner of Kirti Pictures. This is the sec...
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A Plea
1961
Manik
0/0
Manik is mentally and physically abused by the manager of the orphanage he lives in. However, when he runs away to Calcutta, he finds himself in deepe...
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Manik
1966
Shudhu Ekti Bachhar
10/1
Shudhu Ekti Bachhar is a romantic comedy that is based on a comical situation which finds the female protagonist having to marry a complete stranger a...
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Shudhu Ekti Bachhar
1956
Trijama
10/2
Swarupa, an introvert, fails to express her love to Kushal, who falls for Nabola, a rich and beautiful woman. However, things take a sharp turn when g...
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Trijama
1967
Mahashweta
9/1
The widower land-lord fixes his wayward step-brother's alliance with priest's daughter. Groom disappears on wedding day, and he is forced to marry her...
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Mahashweta
1950
Mejdidi
8/1
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Mejdidi
1931
Dena Paona
8/1
Dena Paona is a dramatic exploration of societal pressures and personal redemption. The film follows Sorashi, a strong-willed temple priestess, as she...
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Dena Paona
1935
Manmoyee Girl's School
9/1
A comedy adapted from a successful play. The zamindar Damodar Chakraborty (Chakraborty) starts a school named after his wife and recruits a married co...
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Manmoyee Girl's School
1935
Kanthahar
9/1
A 1935 Bengali Film directed by Jyotish Bandyopadhyay.
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Kanthahar
1938
Bekar Nashan
7/1
A 1938 Bengali Drama Film directed by Jyotish Bandyopadhyay.
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Bekar Nashan
1939
Bamanabatar
8/1
A 1939 Mythological Bengali Drama film directed by Hari Bhanja.
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Bamanabatar
1959
Mriter Marte Agaman
0/0
Biswanath or Bishu a young warm-hearted man, made a "Mukti Fauj" in Hell against Jamraj. He also planned to escape with Lolita, Heena, Rita, Ghosai ba...
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Mriter Marte Agaman
1943
Ranee
8/1
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Ranee
1958
Manmoyee Girls' School
7/1
Deciding to start a school for girls named after his wife, a zamindar looks for a married couple to manage the establishment. They apply for and get t...
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Manmoyee Girls' School
1950
Baikunther Will
0/0
Businessman Baikunth remarries after the death of his wife and is blessed with a second son. Years later, he leaves his wealth to his wiser elder son,...
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Baikunther Will
1954
The Power of Prayer
10/1
Ambernath a well-educated Sanskrit pundit was different from his childhood. The way he thought and described everything was quite different from other...
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The Power of Prayer
1945
Two Generations
9/1
One of the early films of Chhabi Biswas featuring him as a leading man, before he came to be associated with the dominating patriarch roles that have...
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Two Generations
1957
Baksiddha
0/0
The story is a simple tale of a great soul Sarbananda based on a simple village. Shambhu is a small boy raised up by his mother and grandfather. Shamb...
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Baksiddha
1964
Bireswar Vivekananda
8/1
Bireswar Vivekananda is a 1964 Indian Bengali-language biographical film about the Indian Hindu religious leader, Swami Vivekananda.
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Bireswar Vivekananda
1949
Niruddesh
8/1
A 1949 Bengali Drama Film directed by Niren Lahiri.
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Niruddesh
1948
Sadharan Meye
7/1
A run-of-the-mill girl.
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Sadharan Meye
1957
Chandranath
8/1
Feeling lonely after his father's death, Chandranath meets and falls in love with a poor widow's daughter during his travels. Later, secrets from her...
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Chandranath
1949
Determination
0/0
A father who is ill, is worried about his family in case of his demise. Will he be able to secure their future or will all his hopes crumble?
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Determination
1954
Agni Pariksha
10/1
Love story of Tapasi and Kiriti in the backdrop of social and cultural conflict regarding marriages and progressiveness.
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Agni Pariksha
1951
The Fellow Traveler
7/1
The first-ever collaboration of Uttam Kumar and Agradoot.
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The Fellow Traveler
1952
The Healing Tree
7/1
A narration of the journey of a young aspiring writer. Sandhya Rani and Uttam Kumar won critical favor for their performance in the film.
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The Healing Tree
1951
Datta
7/1
The film is a romantic story about a wealthy Brahmo woman and a poor but intelligent Hindu man. It explores their growing love despite societal obstac...
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Datta
1954
Grihapravesh
7/1
A 1954 Bengali Romantic Drama Film directed by Ajoy Kar, featuring Mahanayak Uttam Kumar & Mahanayika Suchitra Sen.
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Grihapravesh
1954
Kalyani
7/1
A 1954 Bengali Drama Film directed by Nirendranath Lahiri.
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Kalyani
1955
Anupama
10/1
Abani, a young man from a poor family, elopes with Sudha after her uncle forces her to marry a sick man. However, a misunderstanding among his family...
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Anupama
1955
Debatra
0/0
A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya.
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Debatra
1956
Nabajanma
10/1
The story revolves around Basanthi who is constantly criticized by her in-laws for being childless. Her husband believes that she is having an affair...
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Nabajanma
1956
Chirakumar Sabha
7/1
The story revolves around a group of hardened bachelors who meet regularly, and eventually settle for marriage. Purna is a newcomer to the group of ba...
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Chirakumar Sabha
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
1957
Tasher Ghawr
0/0
When a wealthy man accidentally stumbles upon his lookalike who is poor, the two of them decide to swap places in a bid to escape from their problems....
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Tasher Ghawr
1958
Bandhu
10/1
A 1958 Bengali Romantic Family Drama Film directed by Chitta Bose.
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Bandhu
1964
Natun Tirtha
0/0
This story is about a poor village boy named Bhola. A cruel landlord, Rajib wants to open an alcohol factory. But the only problem is that Bhola doesn...
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Natun Tirtha
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
1958
The Philosopher's Stone
6.792/12
A middle-aged bank clerk happens on a stone with alchemical properties, allowing him to turn steel into gold.
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The Philosopher's Stone
1963
The Desolate Beach
5.8/4
A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a...
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The Desolate Beach
1955
Dui Bon
0/0
Ananda, an upcoming writer leaves his village to pursue his writing career in Kolkata
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Dui Bon
1942
Garmil
9/1
Niren Lahiri directs this social-minded melodrama about the complicated relationship between a traditional Hindu family headed by Madhab Thakur (Choud...
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Garmil
1957
Abhoyer Biye
8/2
When Abhoy gets engaged to Sabitri she starts to ridicule him as he is old fashioned and socially awkward. Will situations change for Abhoy?
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Abhoyer Biye
1957
Jiban Trishna
0/0
A philanderer, the only son of a wealthy doctor, is attracted to a poor orphaned artist. Her stepbrother loathes rich people, and would go to any exte...
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Jiban Trishna
1956
Saheb Bibi Golam
7/1
The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simul...
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Saheb Bibi Golam
1960
The Return of Little Master
7/2
The plot revolves with Raicharan's tragic life. He is the obedient servant of local zamindar and takes care of zamindar's son whom he addresses as Kho...
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The Return of Little Master
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
1958
Daak Harkara
10/1
A LOST 1958 Bengali Film Directed by Agragami.
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Daak Harkara
1967
Arogya Niketan
10/1
Pradyut Sen is an allopathic doctor who moves to Nabagram to run his practice. However, as the village already has an ayurvedic doctor, Jibon Sen, Pra...
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Arogya Niketan
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
1960
Chupi Chupi Aashey
8.5/2
A woman is murdered and a hand bill of a resort run by a young couple is found. Is the murderer headed for it? Who is next victim? All the boarders, i...
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Chupi Chupi Aashey
1939
Nara Narayana
10/1
Lord Krishna visits Suryapith with his friend Akrur, where they meet Satyabhama, the daughter of Satrajeet. Akrur proposes to Satyabhama, but she addr...
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Nara Narayana
1939
Janak Nandini
9/1
A 1939 Bengali Mythological Film directed by Phani Burma.
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Janak Nandini
1968
Hangshamithun
7/1
A romantic story set in 1960s urban Kolkata.
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Hangshamithun
1956
Sagarika
6.5/2
A medical student falls in love with a junior but he becomes blind because of an accident, which threatens his entire life.
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Sagarika
1951
Babla
8/1
Babla, a young boy who is forced to grow up too quickly when tragedy strikes his poor family, leading him into the harsh world of Calcutta as a newspa...
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Babla
1960
Nader Nimai
0/0
Nimai of Nadia
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