Director

Buddhadeb Dasgupta

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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20

TMDB ID: 1081568

IMDb ID: nm0201949

Known for: Directing

Born: February 10, 1944

Died: June 8, 2021

Age: 77

Place of birth: Purulia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1978 - 2018

Years active: 41

Wikidata: Q2744009

Also known as

Buddhadev Dasgupta

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Biography

Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Bengali poet and filmmaker of Indian cinema , most known for films like Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara. Five of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Bagh Bahadur (1989), Charachar (1993), Lal Darja (1997), Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002) and Kaalpurush (2008), while Dooratwa (1978) and Tahader Katha (1993) have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. As a director, he has won National Film Award for Best Direction twice, for Uttara (2000) and Swapner Din (2005). Over the years he has published several works of poetry including Govir Araley, Coffin Kimba Suitcase, Himjog, Chhaata Kahini, Roboter Gaan, Sreshtha Kabita, and Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita.

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