Kumkum the Dancer
1940, Hindi. Directed by Modhu Bose.
A dance film idealising poverty made mainly to showcase Bose's talents. Labour leader Suryashankar is jailed for trade union activities and, when released, finds that his friend Jagdish has stolen his property and plagiarised his play Bhookh (Hunger). To take revenge on behalf of the poor, Suryashankar's daughter Kumkum (Bose) marries Jagdish's son Chandan (Bhattacharya). Later she collaborates in staging a play meant to expose Jagdish's evil past. The film's publicity slogan was 'She robbed her husband to feed the poor!'
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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- Released
- 7 March 1940
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Manmatha Ray
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Kumkum the Dancer runs 142 minutes (2h 22m).
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Kumkum the Dancer isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 March 1940. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kumkum the Dancer?
Kumkum the Dancer (1940) was directed by Modhu Bose and stars Sadhona Bose, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Preeti Majumdar.