Bimal Roy
| Bimal Roy বিমল রায় |
|
|---|---|
| Born |
12 July 1909 Suapur, Dhaka district, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | 8 January 1966 (aged 56) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Producer and director |
| Spouse(s) | Manobina Roy |
| Children |
Yashodhara Roy Aparajita Sinha Joy Bimal Roy |
Yashodhara Roy
Aparajita Sinha
Bimal Roy (Bengali: বিমল রায়) (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1965) was an Indian film director. 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. Inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, he made Do Bigha Zameen after watching Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948). His work is particularly known for his mise en scène which he employed to portray realism. He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize of the Cannes Film Festival.Madhumati won 9 Filmfare Awards in 1958, a record held for 37 years.
Bimal Roy was born on 12 July 1909, to a zamindar family in Suapur, Dhaka then part of the Eastern Bengal and Assam province of British India and now part of Bangladesh.
...
Wikipedia