Amiya Chakravarty (director)
Indian film director, screenwriter and producer (1912–1957)
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Amiya Chakravarty (30 November 1912 – 6 March 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, for Mars & Movies Productions which he had launched after leaving Bombay Talkies, the film Daag in 1952 for which Dilip Kumar won his first ever Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
Amiya Chakravarty | |
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| Born | 30 November 1912 |
| Died | 6 March 1957 (aged 44) Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter and producer |
| Spouse | Kamala Chakravarty |
He was married to Saraswati Shastri a.k.a. 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 |
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| 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1952 | Deshabakthan | Yes | |||
| 1953 | Shahenshah | Yes | |||
| Patita | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1955 | Seema | Yes | Yes | Filmfare Award for Best Story | |
| 1957 | Kathputli | Yes | Yes | ||
| Dekh Kabira Roya | Yes | Yes | Yes |