Dhirendranath Ganguly
Dhirendranath Ganguly (also Dhiren Ganguly for short ; Bengali ধীরেন্দ্রনাথ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় Dhīrendranāth Gaṅgopādhyāẏ ; born March 26, 1893 in Calcutta ; † November 18, 1978 ibid) was an Indian film director , actor and painter . He was one of the pioneers of Bengali film .
Life
Dhirendranath Ganguly studied painting in Shantiniketan and from 1910 to 1915 at Calcutta Art College. Immediately after graduating in 1915, he got a job as an art teacher at Nizam's Art College in Hyderabad . He was also successful as a portrait painter and expanded his ambitions into the field of photography. Ganguly published two photo volumes Bhaber Abhibyakti (1915) and Biye (1922), in which he himself was seen as a model in photo montages.
After the first volume, he received an invitation from Jamshedji Framji Madan to join his company, Madan Theaters . Ganguly went to Calcutta, but in 1918 he founded the Indo-British Films company with Nitish Lahiri. Their first film production was the contemporary satire Bilet Pherat (1921) with Ganguly in the lead role, which was a great commercial success. The film is about a Bengal who returns to his homeland after a stay in England and annoys his family with his "westernized" views. In 1923 the film company broke up again and Ganguly went back to Hyderabad, where he founded his new company, Lotus Film Company, and made a few films until 1924.
After a short stay in Bombay , he returned to Calcutta in 1928. There he founded the film company British Dominion Films in Dum Dum together with Pramathesh Chandra Barua , which, however, ceased operations in 1931 after eight film productions at the start of the sound film age. Ganguly then worked as a freelance actor and director from 1933 until the late 1940s. He also worked for New Theaters several times . Among his later films are two adaptations of plays Premendra Mitras , Ahuti (1941) and Daabi (1943).
Dhirendranath Ganguly was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1975 .
Filmography
- 1921: Bilet Pherat (*)
- 1921: Shri Radha Krishna (*)
- 1922: Sadhu Aur Shaitan (*)
- 1922: Indrajit
- 1922: Lady Teacher
- 1922: Hara Gauri
- 1922: Chintamani
- 1922: Bimata
- 1923: The Marriage Tonic
- 1923: Yayati
- 1927: Shankaracharya (*)
- 1930: Panchasar (*)
- 1930: Kamaner Aagun (*)
- 1930: Alik Babu
- 1931: Takay Ki Na Hay
- 1931: Charitraheen
- 1931: Maraner Pare (*)
- 1933: Mastuto Bhai
- 1934: Excuse Me, sir
- 1934: Night Bird
- 1934: Halkatha
- 1935: Bidrohi
- 1936: Country Girl
- 1936: Dwipantar
- 1938: Halbangala
- 1938: Achin Priya
- 1938: Abhisarika
- 1940: Path Bhoole
- 1940: Karmakhali
- 1941: Pratishodh (*)
- 1941: Ahuti
- 1943: Daabi
- 1947: Srinkhal
- 1948: Shesh Nibedan
- 1949: cartoon
- 1962: Abhisarika (*)
- 1962: Rakta Palash (*)
(*) actors only
literature
- Ganguly, Dhirendranath (1893-1978) . In Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema , 1999, p. 98
- Ganguly, Dhirendranath . In Sanjit Narwekar: Directory of Indian Film-Makers and Films , 1994, p. 102
- detailed on Ganguly (with photos). In BD Garga : Silent Cinema in India. A Pictorial Journey , 2012, p. 146 ff.
Web links
- Dhirendranath Ganguly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Luminaries of Indian Cinema at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting / National Film Archive of India
Remarks
- ↑ often also as N. (itish) C. (handra) Laharry
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ganguly, Dhirendranath |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gangopadhyay, Dhirendranath; Ganguly, Dhiren; Ganguli, Dhiren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian film director and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calcutta |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1978 |
| Place of death | Calcutta |