Natir Puja

Natir Puja The dancing girls worship, 1932 is the only film where Rabindranath Tagore is credited as director. This film is a recording of Tagores 1926 stage dancedrama.

The film was shot on NT Studios Floor Numberand it was shot withindays. Other than writing and directing the film, Tagore also acted in the film. The music of the film composed by Dinendranath Tagore. The cinematographer of the film was Subodh Mitra. They did not follow conventional rules and the film was shot like a stage drama.After completion of shooting and editing, the 10,577foot long film version was released onMarch 1932 at Chitra, Kolkata. Because of Tagores presence in the film it was expected that the film would be well received by viewers. The producers of the film agreed to donate fifty per cent of the films proceeds into Tagores Santiniketan project. But, the film was a commercial failure. Later the staginess of the film was blamed for this commercial failure. B. N. Sircar felt the short shooting schedule of the film was the reason of the commercial failure. ........

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