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  • Alibaba (1937)
  • 133 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Alibaba (1937)
133 min | Comedy, Fantasy
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, ...See moreBased 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. Written by Sujit R. Varma See less
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Director
Modhu Bose
Producer
Baijnath Ledia
Cinematographers
Bibhati Das | Geeta Ghosh
Editor
Shyam Das
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Updated Dec 11, 2004
Release date
Dec 11, 2004 (Italy)

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9 cast members
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Sadhona Bose's primary photo
Sadhona Bose
Marjina Marjina   See fewer
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Bibhuti Ganguly's primary photo
Bibhuti Ganguly
Alibaba Alibaba   See fewer
Alibaba (1937)
Suprava Mukherjee's primary photo
Suprava Mukherjee
Fatima Fatima   See fewer
Ratnadeep (1951)
Kamal Biswas's primary photo
Kamal Biswas
Kasim Kasim   See fewer
Alibaba (1937)
Indira Roy's primary photo
Indira Roy
Sakina Sakina   See fewer
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Modhu Bose
Abdullah Abdullah   See fewer
Michael Madhusudhan (1950)
B.P. Mehra's primary photo
B.P. Mehra
Hussain Hussain   See fewer
Alibaba (1937)
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Preeti Majumdar
Baba Mustafa (as Preeti Kr. Majumdar) Baba Mustafa (as Preeti Kr. Majumdar)   See fewer
Harano Sur (1957)
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Kali Ghosh
Chief of thieves Chief of thieves   See fewer
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