Kumkum the Dancer (1940)
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A dance film idealising poverty made mainly to showcase Bose's talents. Labour leader Suryashankar is jailed for trade union activities and, when released, finds that his friend Jagdish has stolen his property and plagiarised his play Bhookh (Hunger). To take revenge on behalf of the poor, Suryashankar's daughter Kumkum (Bose) marries Jagdish's son Chandan (Bhattacharya). Later she collaborates in staging a play meant to expose Jagdish's evil past. The film's publicity slogan was 'She robbed her husband to feed the poor!'
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Sadhona BoseKumkum
Dhiraj BhattacharyaChandanPreeti Majumdar
PadmadeviMoni ChatterjeeShashadhar ChatterjeeLalit RaiBinita GuptaKamta PrasadBhudo AdvaniKayamaliMovie DNA
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What is Kumkum the Dancer about?
A dance film idealising poverty made mainly to showcase Bose's talents. Labour leader Suryashankar is jailed for trade union activities and, when released, finds that his friend Jagdish has stolen his property and plagiarised his play Bhookh (Hunger). To take revenge on behalf of the poor, Suryashankar's daughter Kumkum (Bose) marries Jagdish's son Chandan (Bhattacharya). Later she collaborates in staging a play meant to expose Jagdish's evil past. The film's publicity slogan was 'She robbed her husband to feed the poor!'
How long is Kumkum the Dancer?
Kumkum the Dancer has a runtime of 142 minutes.