The history of
cinema in
Bengal dates back to the
1890s, when the first "
bioscopes" were shown in theatres in
Calcutta. Within a decade, the first seeds of the industry was sown by
Hiralal Sen, considered a stalwart of
Victorian era cinema when he set up the
Royal Bioscope Company, producing scenes from the stage productions of a number of popular shows at the
Star Theatre,
Minerva Theatre , Classic Theatre. Following a long gap after Sen's works,
Dhirendra Nath Ganguly (Known as D.G) established
Indo British Film Co, the first Bengali owned production company, in
1918. However, the first Bengali Feature film,
Billwamangal, was produced in
1919, under the banner of
Madan Theatre.
Bilat Ferat was the IBFC's first production in
1921. The
New Theatre production of
Dena Paona was the first Bengali
talkie. A long history has been traversed since then, with stalwarts such as
Satyajit Ray,
Mrinal Sen and
Ritwik Ghatak and others having earned international acclaim and securing their place in the movie history.
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