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Buddhadeb Dasgupta
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Dasgupta at IFFI 2014
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Born | Anara, British India (present-day Purulia District, West Bengal, India)
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11 February 1944
Died | 10 June 2021 |
(aged 77)
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Occupation | Film maker, screenplay writer and author |
Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian Bengali poet and filmmaker, 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.