Release date 1922 Initial release 1922 Production company Kolkata | Country India Cinematography Nonigopol Sanyal | |
Directed by Sisir Bhaduri
Naresh Mitra Produced by Taj Mahal Film Co., Calcutta Starring Sisir Kumar Bhaduri
Naresh Mitra
Jogesh Choudhury
Durga Rani Production
company Taj Mahal Film Co., Calcutta Directors Sisir Bhaduri, Naresh Mitra Screenplay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Cast Sisir Bhaduri, Naresh Mitra, Jogesh Choudhury, Durgadas Bannerjee, Durga Rani Similar Bilat Ferat, Dena Paona, Swami, Antarjali Jatra, Bhanu Pelo Lottery | ||
Andhare Alo (Beam of Light) also called The Influence of Love was a 1922 silent film from the Bengali Film industry and a debut production from the Taj Mahal Films, Calcutta. Based on a short story of the same name "Andhare Alo" (Beam of Light) by Saratchandra Chatterjee, it was directed by Sisir Bhaduri and Naresh Mitra. The cinematographer was Noni Gopal Sanyal. The cast included Sisir Kumar Bhaduri, Naresh Mitra, Jogesh Choudhury and Durga Rani. The film was appreciated by the critics for its melodramatic content and was claimed to be a "huge hit" at the box-office.
The story focuses on a love triangle, where the man Satyendra, marries due to family obligations and then leaves his eleven-year-old young bride called Radharani behind, and gets involved with a more mature and modern courtesan. The film is cited as one of the earliest to feature a dancing girl as one end of a triangle in Indian cinema.