Alibaba

Alibaba

115 mins | Oct. 13, 1937

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.

Alibaba

115 mins | Oct. 13, 1937

Alibaba
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.
Producers
Original title Alibaba
Directors Modhu Bose
Writers

Cast

Modhu Bose

as Abdullah

Sadhona Bose

as Marjina

Suprava Mukherjee

as Fatima

Indira Roy

as Sakina

Bibhuti Ganguly

as Alibaba

Preeti Majumdar

as Baba Mustafa