Amiya Chakravarty (director)
| Amiya Chakravarty অমিয় চক্রবর্তী | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 30, 1912 Bogra, Bengal, British India |
| Died |
March 6, 1957 (aged 44) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter and producer |
Amiya Chakravarty (Bengali: অমিয় চক্রবর্তী; November 30, 1912 - March 6, 1957) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was leading film director in Hindi cinema of the 1940s and 1950s.[1][2] He is noted for films like Daag (1952), Patita (1953), and Seema (1955) for which he won the 4th Filmfare Award for Best Story.[3][4] Chakravarty is also credited along with Devika Rani for discovering Dilip Kumar, whom he gave his first break in 1944 film Jwar Bhata (1944 film).Chakravarty also produced and directed Daag (1952 film) in 1952 for which Dilip Kumar won his first ever Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
He was married to Saraswati Shastri aka Kamala, younger sister of Lakshmi Shankar (née Shastri) wife of Rajendra Shankar, elder brother of Sitar maestro, Ravi Shankar.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Bandhan | Yes | |||
| 1941 | Anjaan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1942 | Basant | Yes | |||
| 1944 | Jwar Bhata | Yes | |||
| 1947 | Mera Suhaag | Yes | |||
| 1949 | Girls' School | Yes | |||
| 1950 | Gauna | Yes | |||
| 1951 | Badal | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1952 | Daag (1952) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1953 | Shahenshah | Yes | |||
| Patita | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1954 | Patita | Yes | |||
| 1955 | Seema | Yes | Yes | Filmfare Award for Best Story | |
| 1957 | Kathputli | Yes | Yes | ||
| Dekh Kabira Roya | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
- ↑ Khalid Mohamed (16 Feb 2013). "The forgotten director of Bengal". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ Gulazāra; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 667–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ↑ Monojit Lahiri (Jun 27, 2012). "Does Bollywood need another Satyajit Ray?". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ Suresh Kohli (July 6, 2012). "Patita (1953)". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ Ratnottama Sengupta (16 December 2012). "Pandit Ravi Shankar: Music was his universe, his love, his weakness". The Times of India. Retrieved 2013-11-16.