Shyam Laha
Birthday: 1911-11-25
Place of Birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Biography: Shyam Laha (26 November 1911 – 25 October 1973) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi-language films. He was known for his comic acting. His original name was Kashinath Shil. Laha passed matriculation from Bangabashi Collegiate School. He was interested in music, playing the Tabla. Actor Pahari Sanyal was impressed by Laha at a function of the Bengali club in Lucknow and introduced him to Bengali director cum actor Pramathesh Barua. Laha became popular after acting in Debaki Bose's film Chandidas. He worked in the first animated Bengali film Pear Brothers in 1934. Music director Rai Chand Boral formed his independent MLB production company with Laha. He also appeared in theatres and was a radio comic. Laha performed in a comedy duo with another comedian Nabadwip Haldar in various films.
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Ratrir Tapasya
Bhupen is an excellent student who works as a private tutor to support his education and family. He ...
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Deep Jele Jaai
A nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well-being of a patient....
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Sharey Chuattar
The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hoste...
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Zindagi
The story of an unemployed graduate who falls in love with a woman who ran away from her cruel husba...
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Kalo Chhaya
A lady visited Mr. Surajit Roy, a detective, with a proposal to steal a will from a landlord's house...
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Indrani
Indrani Mukherjee the only daughter of a staunch brahmin in a village studies at Kolkata and stays i...
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Bagha Jatin
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Manik Jor
Nondo and Gobindo are both rich people who live in a village. But they had married in the city. One ...
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Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
A living human being's funny adventure in hell. The film focuses on the Hindi mythology of the God o...
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Sakher Chor
Indra catches a thief Kaanta in the night and tricks him into believing he's a famous thief himself ...
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Sriman Prithviraj
Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal....
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Sapera
Adapted from a story by Kazi Nazrul Islam this film concerns love and revenge among a tribe of snake...
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Adarsha Hindu Hotel
Hajari Thakur, a middle-aged Bengali Brahmin cook, faces humiliation and exploitation at his job whi...
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Ankush
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Punarmilan
Ramesh is the eldest brother in a close-knit joint family. When his salary is doubled, he pays more ...
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Dhanyee Meye
Bogola, the captain of a football team, travels to a village to play in a tournament. There, he meet...
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Palatak
A wealthy man is struck by wanderlust that always takes him to new places where he mingles with the ...
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Abak Pritibhi
Arjun is a very lonely person. He doesn't know what life is. Every day for him is a struggle. So, he...
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Milan
A young law student is forced into an arranged marriage though he is in love with somebody else. Fol...
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Marutirtha Hinglaj
While on their way to Hinglaj, Maharaj and his companions meet Kunti, who was raped by dacoits, and ...
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Beam of Light
Satyendra, the scion of a wealthy Bengali zamindar family, is married by family duty to an eleven‑ye...
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Ascending
The romanticized story of a peasant who lives in a small village. He learns to read and is befriende...
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Uttar Falguni
A story of love and sacrifice of a mother who did everything to protect her child ,even from her hus...
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Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
Nupur Chatterji has fled from her home in Delhi, resisting an arranged marriage with a man she disli...
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Chhabi
An artist leaves everything behind to go in search of fame and recognition, but the past continues t...
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Lakh Taka
The movie tells the story of Fakkaram, a.k.a. Fakka, and his love, along with his family and his gre...
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Ektuku Basa
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Samadhan
A working-class leader confronts a villainous factory owner, falls in love with the boss's daughter ...
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Swarga Martya
Lalu and Chinta are neighbours and extremely good friends. One morning both of die and reach hell. H...
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Pratikar
Sri Beniprasad, owner of "Model Drugs," discovers his workers’ grievances when he finds a bulletin c...
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Jar Jetha Ghar
A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Chhabi Biswas. This film was Chhabi Biswas's second and...
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Ban Phool
Haria, an elephant driver, loves gypsy girl Gulabi, but faces rivalry from Ajay, the tea estate owne...
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Rajkanya
Darpa, a cunning man, asks Rajkumari to pretend to be Princess Rajkanya Chandralekha so that he can ...
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