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Hiralal Sen
Bengali filmmaker and photographer (–)
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| Born | 2 August Manikganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (present day Bangladesh) |
| Died | 26 October () (aged&#;49) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, filmmaker |
| Spouse | Hemangini Devi |
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Hiralal Sen (Bengali: হীরালাল সেন, Hiralal Shen; 2 August – 26 October [1]) is generally considered one of India's first filmmakers.
In , he filmed the popular Alibaba and Forty Thieves, the first full-length Indian film.[citation needed] A noted photographer, he is also credited with creating India's first advertisingfilms and quite possibly India's first political film. A fire in destroyed all of his films.
Early life
Hiralal Sen's native home was in Bagjuri, a village in Manikganj, approximately 80&#;km from Dhaka, the present-day capital of Bangladesh.[2] Although he was the son of a successful lawyer of a Baidyazamindar[3] family of that region, he grew up in Calcutta.[2] In , a film troupe en route to Paris screened a certain Professor Stevenson's short film along with the stage show, The Flower of Persia at the Star Theatre in Calcutta.[4] Borrowing Stevenson's camera, Sen made his first film, "A Dancing Scene" from the opera The Flower of Persia.[4] With assistance from his brother, Motilal Sen, he bought an Urban Bioscope from Charles Urban's Warwick Trading Company in London.[4] In the following year, with his brother, he formed the Royal Bioscope company.[4]
Filmmaking career
In , Hiralal was in Kolkata star Theatre, West Bengal (earlier known as Calcutta)and was watching "flower of Persia".
That theatre play had interval were some short film was played and that was the moment he had an idea.
Hiralal sen biography of abraham Today, we're exploring the life and legacy of a forgotten genius and an influential pioneer during the early days of homegrown cinema. With these tools in hand, Sen ventured into uncharted territory, attempting to merge the worlds of theatre and film. Hiralal Sen, India's first filmmaker, stands as a forgotten figure, his contributions to the world of cinema consigned to the shadows. In between and , his noted movies include - Bhramar, Hariraj, and Buddhadev.He borrowed a camera from the plays director and recorded the whole Flower of Persia play. Furthermore, with added funds by his father he got his first cinematograph camera, and started India's first movie enterprise named - "Royal Bioscope film company" in itself. In a creative career that extended up to , Hiralal Sen made over forty short films.[5] Most of the films he made depicted scenes from theatrical productions played at Amarendra Dutta's Classic Theatre in Calcutta.
At that time raw film was imported into the country.[4] Between and , he produced many films for Classic Theatre including Bhramar, Hariraj, and Buddhadev.[4] His longest film, produced in and titled Alibaba and the Forty Thieves, was also based on an original Classic Theatre performance.[2][4] However, not much is known about this feature film since it was never screened.[2] He also produced a number of advertising films and newsfilms taking commissions.[4] Having made two films advertising Jabakusum Hair Oil and Edwards Tonic, he became the first Indian to use film for advertising purposes.[2][6]
In , Sen advertised a "genuine Swadeshi film of our own make".
Documenting the "Anti-Partition Demonstration and Swadeshi movement at the Town Hall, Calcutta, on the 22nd September ", it is, according to critic Samik Bandyopadhyay, India's first political film.[5]
Royal Bioscope made its last film in [4]
Filmography
| Year | Title |
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| Alibaba and the Forty Thieves | |
| between and | Bhramar |
| between and | Hariraj |
| between and | Buddhadev |
| Anti-Partition Demonstration and Swadeshi movement at the Town Hall, Calcutta, on the 22nd September |
Later years
Hiralal Sen's later years were filled with disappointment and economic hardship.[2]Jamshedji Framji Madan of the Elphinstone Bioscope Company had long surpassed him in terms of success.[5] To compound his misery, he was also suffering from cancer.[citation needed] A few days before his death in , a fire broke out destroying every film he ever made.[2][4]
In popular culture
in , A film named 'Hiralal' has made on his life starring Kinjal Nanda.[7]