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Anjan Das
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| Born | 17 November 1949 Bagerhat District, Bangladesh
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| Died | 2 June 2014 (aged 64) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director |
Anjan Das (born November 17, 1949 – died June 2, 2014) was a famous Indian film director. People often said his films were like "Poetry on Celluloid." This special name came after his beautiful film Saanjhbatir Roopkathara (also known as Strokes & Silhouettes) in 2002. He won a National Film Award for his movie Faltu (The Saga of Ranirghat) in 2006. His films also won many other awards and were shown at big film festivals around the world.
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Anjan Das's Film Journey
Anjan Das won two national awards and many international awards for his films. He started making movies in the mid-1970s. His first works were two documentaries called The Art of Anant Malakar and Tripura.
His first full-length movie was Sainik (Soldier). This film was shown at many international film festivals in 1976. Some of these included the Berlinale in Germany, and festivals in Mannheim, Tehran, and Kraków. It was even invited to a film competition in Italy.
In 2001, he made the movie Saanjhbatir Roopkathara (Strokes & Silhouettes). This film was special because a big Hollywood company, Columbia Tristar (now Sony Pictures), chose to share it. This was the first time they picked a regional Indian film. The movie was shown at many international film festivals. These included the Montreal World Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. It was even chosen as one of the seven best films at the BFI London Film Festival that year.
Next, he made Iti Srikanta (Yours Truly, Srikanta). This film won a National Award for Best Audiography in 2004. It was shown at the International Film Festival of India and had its first international showing at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film also traveled to festivals in Edinburgh, Kerala, and Singapore.
In 2006, he directed Faltu (The Saga of Ranirghat). This movie also went to many festivals. It won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on Family Welfare. In 2007, he made Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo (Drenched... in the rain). For this film, he won a Special Director's Award in Kazakhstan. He also won two awards in Spain: Best Actress and a Special Jury Award for his directing. This film was also shown at the International Film Festival of India.
Anjan Das won 11 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for his last three films. He also made a documentary about the famous poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The Indian government's Ministry of External Affairs produced this film.
He also created other documentaries. These included Maa Durga (about the goddess Durga) and Flow & Ebb (about boatmen in Bengal). His movie Swarger Nichey Manush (People under Heaven) was shown at festivals like the Mumbai Film Festival.
His popular film Achin Pakhi (A Love Story) was first shown internationally at the Cairo International Film Festival in 2010. His next film, Banshiwala (The Flautist), was based on a novel. It won two international awards: the Golden Kahuna Award in 2011 and the Bronze Palm Award in 2011. It was also shown at the New Jersey International Film Festival. His film Bedeni (The Snake-Charmer's Wife) was based on another novel. The main actress, Rituparna Sengupta, was highly praised for her role in it.
His last film was Ajana Batas (The Mystic Wind). It was first shown at the International Film Festival of India in 2013. It also won the Bronze Palm Award in 2014. This film was chosen for many other festivals around the world. It was released in cinemas nine months after he passed away.
Anjan Das was known for making films based on books and stories. Three of his films were based on novels by the famous poet Joy Goswami. All his films are known for being very poetic and beautiful.
Anjan Das's Films
As a Director
- Sainik (1976)
- Saanjhbatir Roopkathara (2002)
- Iti Srikanta (2004)
- Faltu (2005)
- Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo (2007)
- Achin Pakhi (2010)
- Banshiwala (2010)
- Bedeni (2011)
- Ajana Batas (2014)
- Swarger Nichey Manush
As a Producer
- Disarray (2012) (a short film)
As a Writer
- Faltu (2005)
- Banshiwala (2010)
- Ajana Batas (2014)
See also
- Sekhar Das
