Debaki Bose

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Debaki Kumar Bose (born November 25, 1898 in Akalpoush , † November 17, 1971 in Kolkata ) was an Indian film director and screenwriter of Bengali and Hindi films .

Life

Debaki Kumar Bose came from the Bengali district of Bardhaman and was the son of the well-known solicitor Madhusudan Bose. During his studies at Bidyasagar College in Kolkata, he learned from Sisir Bhaduri , the doyen of Bengali theater in the early 20th century. Bose left university influenced by the non-cooperation campaign . 1927/28 he was editor of the magazine "Shakti" in Bardhaman . Dhiren Ganguly hired him in 1930 for his production company British Dominion Films as an actor and writer for Dinesh Ranjan Das ' film Kamaner Aagun. In the same year Debaki Bose made his directorial debut with the silent film Panchasar . After working briefly for Pramathesh Chandra Baruas Barua Pics , he was with Birendra Nath Sircars New Theaters from 1932 to 1934 . He directed Chandidas (1932), the studio's first film hit and its first sound film. The film is considered a classic of Indian saints films and deals with the Bengali Vaishnava poet of the same name from the 14th century, played by the theater actor Durgadas Bannerjee . The actors remained stiff and theatrical, but sound engineer Mukul Bose overcame some of the technical problems of early Indian talkies when recording the background music for this film by Rai Chand Boral . The following year, Bose directed a similar large-scale production about the mystic Mirabai , which was shot in a Bengali version and a Hindi version. The title roles were taken by Chandrabati Devi (Bengali) and Durga Khote (Hindi). In 1934 Debaki Bose went to the East India Film company , where he directed Seeta (1934), the first film by the screen couple Prithviraj Kapoor / Durga Khote. From 1937 to 1941 he was employed again at New Theaters. With Bidyapati (1937) Debaki Bose overcame the static drama common in Indian film. In particular, Kanan Devi coined the movie with her intense portrayal. In 1945 Bose founded his own film company "Debaki Bose Productions", where he employed stars of Marathic and Hindi films.

For his last feature film Sagar Sangamey (1959) Debaki Bose received a National Film Award for best film. The film was also shown in the competition at the 1959 Berlinale . On the occasion of the 100th birthday of Rabindranath Thakur he made the documentary Arghya (1961) about the Indian caste system , which was based on four poems by Thakur.

Debaki Bose was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1957 for his directorial work and received a Padma Shri in 1958 .

Filmography (director)

  • 1930: Panchasar
  • 1931: Shadows of the Dead
  • 1931: Aparadhi
  • 1932: Nishir Dak
  • 1932: Chandidas
  • 1933: Meerabai / Rajrani Meera
  • 1933: Puran Bhakt
  • 1933: Dulari Bibi
  • 1934: Seeta
  • 1935: Jeevan Natak
  • 1935: Inquilab
  • 1936: Sonar Sansar / Sunehra Sansar
  • 1937: Bidyapati / Vidyapati
  • 1939: Sapurey / Sapera
  • 1940: Nartaki
  • 1940: Abhinav
  • 1942: Apna Ghar / Aple Ghar
  • 1943: Shri Ramanuja
  • 1945: Swarg Se Sundar Desh Hamara
  • 1945: Meghdoot
  • 1946: Krishna Leela
  • 1947: Chandrasekhar
  • 1948: Sir Shankarnath
  • 1949: Kavi
  • 1951: Ratnadeep / Ratnadeepam
  • 1953: Pathik
  • 1954: Kavi
  • 1954: Bhagwan Shri Krishna Chaitanya
  • 1955: Bhalobasha
  • 1956: Nabajanma
  • 1956: Chirakumar Sabha
  • 1958: Sonar Kathi
  • 1959: Sagar Sangamey
  • 1961: Arghya

literature

  • Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema , p. 68

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personal data
SURNAME Bose, Debaki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bose, Debaki Kumar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Akalpoush
DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1971
Place of death Kolkata