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Bengali Cinema
Tapan Sinha
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Born in 1924. Science graduate from University of
Calcutta. Sinha began his film career as a sound engineer in
Calcutta's New Theatre in 1946. Four years later, he received an
invitation to the London film festival and the opportunity of working at
Pinewood Studios. He was in UK for two years. On returning to India, he
turned his attentions to film directing. Tapan Sinha was influenced
by American and British film making. Tagore was a great source of
inspiration to him. He made three films on Tagore's stories : Kabuliwala,
Hungry Stones (Khudito Pashan) , Atithi.
Tapan Sinha's first film Ankush was based on Narayan Gangopadhyay's story 'sainik'. In 1957, his film 'Kabuliwala' was shown in Berlin Film festival. He has won National award many times. His films were shown in different film festivals all over the world. He was married to actress Arundhuti who passed away in 1990. Sinha lives in Calcutta . Filmography: IMDB ![]() Nirjan Saikate ![]() Aadmi Aur Aurat ![]() Ek Doctor Ki Maut ![]() Ajab Gnayer Ajab Katha ![]() Anokha Moti
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