Alibaba

1937

Overview

Based on the 'Arabian Nights', this film tells of the Baghdadi woodcutter Alibaba (M. Bose) and his magic 'Open Sesame' formula; of the hero's jealous brother Kasim and the slave girl Marjina (S. Bose). The film adapts the 1897 play, giving it a Hollywood-derived exotic flavour. An improvised 'modern' dance is inserted. The slow, mannered acting with the frontally framed tableau shots are enlivened by the dance scenes, especially the Marjina-Abdallah sequence.

Production Countries

India

Spoken Languages

Bengali bn

No streaming providers available for this content

Cast

Modhu Bose

Abdullah

Sadhona Bose

Marjina

Indira Roy

Sakina

Bibhuti Ganguly

Alibaba

Preeti Majumdar

Baba Mustafa

Suprova Mukerjee

Fatima

Crew

Modhu Bose

Director

Posters

External Links

IMDB