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Bengali CINEMA · 1936
Grihadaha
গৃহদাহ
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Overview
The poor but educated Mahim and his childhood friend, the rich but conservative Suresh, both fall in love with the same woman, the liberated Achala. Mahim marries her and they move to a village but she cannot forget Suresh. Her smoldering unhappiness takes the form of resentment towards the orphaned Mrinal, raised by Mahim's father, and receives a dramatic visual embodiment when their house burns down. Mahim falls ill, is rescued by Suresh, and nursed back to health by Achala. On a train (a metaphor for the irreversibly linear course of life) to a health resort where Mahim is supposed to convalesce, Suresh on a rainswept night gives in to temptation and elopes with Achala. At the end of the film, there is a dubious reconciliation as Achala is shown following Mahim's 'good' traditionalism with Sharatchandra's barely concealed hostility towards Achala's liberated Brahmo Samaj upbringing.
A closer look
Grihadaha (1936) is a Bengali-language Indian movie. Genres: Drama. Directed by P.C. Barua. The cast includes P.C. Barua, Prithviraj Kapoor, Krishna Chandra Dey, Jamuna Barua.
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Grihadaha FAQs
Answers from the movie information available in our catalogue.
What is the original language of Grihadaha?
Grihadaha is listed as a Bengali-language movie in our catalogue. Dubbed versions are not tracked here.
What release date is listed for Grihadaha?
Our source metadata lists 10 October 1936. Release dates can vary by country and may change; this does not confirm current cinema screenings.
Who directed Grihadaha?
The listed director is P.C. Barua.
Who is in the cast of Grihadaha?
The available cast credits include P.C. Barua, Prithviraj Kapoor, Krishna Chandra Dey, Jamuna Barua, Molina Devi. See Cast & crew above for the available character names and profile links.
What type of movie is Grihadaha?
The source lists these genres: Drama.
What is the original title of Grihadaha?
The original title in our source data is গৃহদাহ. The English-letter display name may be a romanization.
What is Grihadaha about?
The poor but educated Mahim and his childhood friend, the rich but conservative Suresh, both fall in love with the same woman, the liberated Achala. Mahim marries her and they move to a village but she cannot forget Suresh. Her smoldering unhappiness takes the form of resentment towards the orphaned Mrinal, raised by Mahim's father, and receives a dramatic visual embodiment when their house burns down. Mahim falls ill, is rescued by Suresh, and nursed back to health by Achala. On a train (a metaphor for the irreversibly linear course of life) to a health resort where Mahim is supposed to convalesce, Suresh on a rainswept night gives in to temptation and elopes with Achala. At the end of the film, there is a dubious reconciliation as Achala is shown following Mahim's 'good' traditionalism with Sharatchandra's barely concealed hostility towards Achala's liberated Brahmo Samaj upbringing.
