Bimal Roy
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| Born | July 12, 1909 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Died | January 7, 1966 (aged 56) Bombay, Maharashtra |
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Bimal Roy (Bengali: বিমল রায়) (July 12, 1909–January 7, 1966) was one of the most accalimed Hindi film directors of all time.
He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Bimal Roy was born in Dhaka, British India, later East Pakistan and (now Bangladesh).
[edit] Career
Bimal Roy entered the field of cinema as a camera assistant with New Theatres Pvt. Ltd. During this time, he assisted director P.C. Barua on the hit 1935 movie Devdas, starring K.L. Saigal.
1940s and 1950s Roy was part of the parallel cinema movement in post-war India. He was famous for his romantic-realist melodramas that took on important social issues while still being entertaining. He was a filmmaker of great and in-depth understanding of human strengths and weaknesses.
[edit] Awards
Bimal Roy won a total of 7 Filmfare Best Director Award
- 1953 for Do Bigha Zamin
- 1954 for Parineeta
- 1955 for Biraj Bahu
- 1958 for Madhumati
- 1959 for Sujata
- 1960 for Parakh
- 1963 for Bandini
[edit] Music
As far as the music for his films was concerned, Roy usually alternated between music directors Salil Chowdhury and S.D. Burman. His films featured beautiful and memorable songs, rendered by all the top playback singers of the day. Some of the notable songs from Roy's films include:
- "Jelthey Hain Jiske Liye" from Sujata (1959), sung by Talat Mahmood
- "Chali Radhe Rani" from Parineeta (1953), sung by Manna Dey
- "Aa Ri Aa Nindiya" from Do Bigha Zamin (1953), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
- "Ab Aage Teri Marzi" from Devdas (1955), music by S.D. Burman, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
- "Suhana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam Haseen" from Madhumati (1958), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Mukesh
- "Aaja Re Pardesi" from Madhumati (1958), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
- "Ghadi Ghadi Mora Dil Dhadake" from Madhumati (1958), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh
- "Zulmi Sang Aankh Ladi" from Madhumati (1958), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
- "O Sajana Barkha Bahaar" from Parakh (1960), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
- "Mora Gora Ang Lai Le" from Bandini (1963), music by S.D. Burman, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
- "O Jaanewale Ho Sake To Laut Ke Aana" from Bandini (1963), music by S.D. Burman, sung by Mukesh 1976 Garuda
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
- Radio Girl (1929) (as B. Roy)
- Bengal Famine (film) (1943)
- Udayer Pathey (1944)
- Hamrahi (1944)
- Anjangarh (1948)
- Mantramugdhu (1949)
- Pehla Aadmi (1950)
- Maa (1952)
- Parineeta (1953)
- Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
- Naukari (1954 )
- Biraj Bahu (1954)
- Baap Beti (1954)
- Devdas (1955)
- Yahudi (1958)
- Madhumati (1958)
- Sujata (1959)
- Parakh (1960)
- Immortal Stupa (1961)
- Prem Patra (1962)
- Bandini (1963)
- Life and Message of Swami Vivekananda (1964)
- Benazir (1964)
- Gautama the Buddha (1967)
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