Alibaba (1937)

Name: Alibaba
Released: 1937
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Cast: Modhu Bose, Sadhona Bose, Indira Roy, Bibhuti Ganguly, Preeti Majumdar

Bengali movie · · 115 min · TMDB 10/10

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.

Cast: Modhu Bose (Abdullah), Sadhona Bose (Marjina), Indira Roy (Sakina), Bibhuti Ganguly (Alibaba), Preeti Majumdar (Baba Mustafa), Suprova Mukerjee (Fatima).

Directed by Modhu Bose.

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