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Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903-1950) was an Indian filmmaker, writer, playwright, poet, & composer. A deeply admired & influential cultural hero, he is the father of Assamese Cinema and known for being a pioneering, forward-thinking visionary whose unconventional artistic style and radically progressive socio-political views synergized to create seminal works that were far ahead of his time. Agarwala is an unsung auteur of the Indian Film Industry, a bonafide multi-hyphenate who often had a critical hand in every aspect of his creations, whether it was writing, directing, composing, producing or cinematography. His plays & films championed nationalism during the British Raj and are particularly notable for being driven by strong female protagonists, an unprecedented idea in India at the time. His legacy lives on most famously through Joymoti (1935), an enthralling masterpiece of Indian Cinema which unflinchingly embodies every artistic & moral notion that made Agarwala such a rare & special paragon of the craft. 

Our Favourite Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Quote

“Turn the world beautiful with the tears from my eyes, for I have rendered verses with blood from my heart.”