Kumkum the Dancer
Kumkum the Dancer1940
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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!'
DirectorModhu BoseStudioSagar Movietone
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| SSadhona BoseKumkum | Kumkum |
 Dhiraj BhattacharyaChandan | Chandan |
| PPreeti MajumdarNot listed | Not listed |
 PadmadeviNot listed | Not listed |
| MMoni ChatterjeeNot listed | Not listed |
| SShashadhar ChatterjeeNot listed | Not listed |
| LLalit RaiNot listed | Not listed |
| BBinita GuptaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKamta PrasadNot listed | Not listed |
| BBhudo AdvaniNot listed | Not listed |
| KKayamaliNot listed | Not listed |