Shyam Laha

Shyam Laha

Shyam Laha (26 November 1911 – 25 October 1973) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi-language films. He was known for his comic acting. His original name was Kashinath Shil. Laha passed matriculation from Bangabashi Collegiate School. He was interested in music, playing the Tabla. Actor Pahari Sanyal was impressed by Laha at a function of the Bengali club in Lucknow and introduced him to Bengali director cum actor Pramathesh Barua. Laha became popular after acting in Debaki Bose's film Chandidas. He worked in the first animated Bengali film Pear Brothers in 1934. Music director Rai Chand Boral formed his independent MLB production company with Laha. He also appeared in theatres and was a radio comic. Laha performed in a comedy duo with another comedian Nabadwip Haldar in various films.

  • Title: Shyam Laha
  • Popularity: 0.654
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1911-11-25
  • Place of Birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
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  • Also Known As: শ্যাম লাহা
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Shyam Laha Movies

  • 1952
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    Ratrir Tapasya

    Ratrir Tapasya

    1 1952 HD

    Bhupen is an excellent student who works as a private tutor to support his education and family. He begins to teach Sandhya who is a rich man's...

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  • 1959
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    Deep Jele Jaai

    Deep Jele Jaai

    6 1959 HD

    A nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well-being of a patient.

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  • 1953
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    Sharey Chuattar

    Sharey Chuattar

    7.8 1953 HD

    The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hostel.

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  • 1940
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    Zindagi

    Zindagi

    1 1940 HD

    The story of an unemployed graduate who falls in love with a woman who ran away from her cruel husband.

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  • 1952
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    Hanabari

    Hanabari

    1 1952 HD

    A person vows to eradicate the rumors of a haunted house.

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  • 1948
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    Kalo Chhaya

    Kalo Chhaya

    1 1948 HD

    A lady visited Mr. Surajit Roy, a detective, with a proposal to steal a will from a landlord's house. Surajit did not accept the assignment. Soon...

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  • 1963
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    Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy

    Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1958
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    Indrani

    Indrani

    1 1958 HD

    Indrani Mukherjee the only daughter of a staunch brahmin in a village studies at Kolkata and stays in a girls' hostel. She meets Sudarshan Dutta, who...

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  • 1958
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    Bagha Jatin

    Bagha Jatin

    1 1958 HD

    The 1958 film is based on the biographical journey of Bagha Jatin, an Indian Bengali revolutionary philosopher who fought against British rule.

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  • 1952
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    Manik Jor

    Manik Jor

    1 1952 HD

    Nondo and Gobindo are both rich people who live in a village. But they had married in the city. One day Nondo writes Gobindo's father-in-law that...

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  • 1958
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    Jamalaye Jibanta Manush

    Jamalaye Jibanta Manush

    1 1958 HD

    A living human being's funny adventure in hell. The film focuses on the Hindi mythology of the God of Death and how his messengers snatches the life...

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  • 1960
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    Sakher Chor

    Sakher Chor

    1 1960 HD

    Indra catches a thief Kaanta in the night and tricks him into believing he's a famous thief himself who has made away with large sums of money in...

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  • 1973
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    Sriman Prithviraj

    Sriman Prithviraj

    8 1973 HD

    Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.

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  • 1939
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    Sapera

    Sapera

    1 1939 HD

    Adapted from a story by Kazi Nazrul Islam this film concerns love and revenge among a tribe of snake charmers led by Jahar (Nawab) who is searching...

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  • 1957
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    Adarsha Hindu Hotel

    Adarsha Hindu Hotel

    1 1957 HD

    Hajari Thakur, a middle-aged Bengali Brahmin cook, faces humiliation and exploitation at his job while harboring dreams of owning his hotel. After...

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  • 1954
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    Ankush

    Ankush

    1 1954 HD

    Tapan Sinha's debut film is based on a Narayan Ganguly story SAINIK, which figured an elephant in the central character.

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  • 1956
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    Tonsil

    Tonsil

    1 1956 HD

    Tapan Sinha's first Comedy Film & Madhabi Mukherjee's Debut Film.

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  • 1948
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    Sadharan Meye

    Sadharan Meye

    1 1948 HD

    A run-of-the-mill girl.

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  • 1949
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    Niruddesh

    Niruddesh

    1 1949 HD

    A 1949 Bengali Drama Film directed by Niren Lahiri.

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  • 1954
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    Kalyani

    Kalyani

    1 1954 HD

    A 1954 Bengali Drama Film directed by Nirendranath Lahiri.

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  • 1957
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    Punarmilan

    Punarmilan

    1 1957 HD

    Ramesh is the eldest brother in a close-knit joint family. When his salary is doubled, he pays more attention to his wife and child's needs, making...

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  • 1971
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    Dhanyee Meye

    Dhanyee Meye

    8 1971 HD

    Bogola, the captain of a football team, travels to a village to play in a tournament. There, he meets and falls in love with Monosha. The president...

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  • 1963
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    Palatak

    Palatak

    6 1963 HD

    A wealthy man is struck by wanderlust that always takes him to new places where he mingles with the lives of different people.

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  • 1959
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    Abak Pritibhi

    Abak Pritibhi

    4 1959 HD

    Arjun is a very lonely person. He doesn't know what life is. Every day for him is a struggle. So, he becomes a criminal. Jail is a safe custody for...

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  • 1946
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    Sunken Boat

    Sunken Boat

    1 1946 HD

    A young law student is forced into an arranged marriage though he is in love with somebody else. Following the wedding the drama focuses on the...

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  • 1959
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    Marutirtha Hinglaj

    Marutirtha Hinglaj

    8 1959 HD

    While on their way to Hinglaj, Maharaj and his companions meet Kunti, who was raped by dacoits, and Thirumal, whom she left her family for. Together,...

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  • 1957
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    Beam of Light

    Beam of Light

    1 1957 HD

    Andhare Alo is a 1957 Bengali movie by Haridas Bhattacharya

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  • 1964
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    Arohi

    Arohi

    1 1964 HD

    The romanticized story of a peasant who lives in a small village. He learns to read and is befriended by a doctor who helps him improve his status in...

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  • 1963
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    Uttar Falguni

    Uttar Falguni

    1 1963 HD

    A story of love and sacrifice of a mother who did everything to protect her child ,even from her husband.

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  • 1971
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    Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant

    Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant

    1 1971 HD

    Nupur Chatterji has fled from her home in Delhi, resisting an arranged marriage with a man she dislikes. She comes to Calcutta to her college friend,...

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  • 1959
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    Chhabi

    Chhabi

    1 1959 HD

    An artist leaves everything behind to go in search of fame and recognition, but the past continues to haunt him.

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  • 1953
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    Lakh Taka

    Lakh Taka

    1 1953 HD

    The movie tells the story of Fakkaram, a.k.a. Fakka, and his love, along with his family and his greedy relatives, who are in search of a valuable...

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  • 1965
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    Ektuku Basa

    Ektuku Basa

    1 1965 HD

    A 1965 Bengali Romantic Comedy Film directed by Tarun Majumdar, featuring Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Sandhya Ray.

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  • 1943
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    Samadhan

    Samadhan

    1 1943 HD

    A working-class leader confronts a villainous factory owner, falls in love with the boss's daughter unaware of her family origins and, after many...

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  • 1958
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    Swarga Martya

    Swarga Martya

    1 1958 HD

    Lalu and Chinta are neighbours and extremely good friends. One morning both of die and reach hell. However Yandyut exclaims that there was a mistake...

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  • 1944
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    Pratikar

    Pratikar

    1 1944 HD

    Sri Beniprasad, owner of "Model Drugs," discovers his workers’ grievances when he finds a bulletin circulated by them. Though his son Dilip is...

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  • 1949
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    Jar Jetha Ghar

    Jar Jetha Ghar

    1 1949 HD

    A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Chhabi Biswas. This film was Chhabi Biswas's second and last directorial film.

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  • 1949
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    Dasiputra

    Dasiputra

    1 1949 HD

    A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Deb Narayan Gupta.

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