Dulal Dutta
Dulal Dutta ( Bengali : দুলাল দত্ত , Dulāl Datta ; * 1925 in Chandannagar , Bengal ; † August 17, 2010 in Kolkata , West Bengal ) was an Indian film editor .
Career
Dutta started out as an assistant editor in Bombay . From 1955 he took over the editing department himself. He oversaw the editing of all of Satyajit Ray's films and worked closely with him in this process. His style is praised for its "natural rhythm". Dutta also worked for other directors such as Haridas Bhattacharya , Tarun Majumdar and Sandip Ray and worked with Satyajit Ray on James Ivory's film The Householder (1963) after Ivory was not satisfied with the first version. Dutta lived a secluded life within the Kolkata film world and only rarely appeared in public. He died of a stroke (hemorrhage in the brain).
Filmography
- 1955: Debatra
- 1955: Pather Panchali
- 1956: Aparajito
- 1956: Asha
- 1957: Andhare Alo
- 1957: Parash Pathar
- 1958: Jalsaghar
- 1959: Apur Sansar
- 1960: Devi
- 1961: Rabindranath Tagore (documentary)
- 1961: Teen Kanya
- 1962: Kanchenjungha
- 1962: Abhijan
- 1963: Mahanagar
- 1964: Charulata
- 1964: Two
- 1965: Kapurush
- 1965: Mahapurush
- 1966: Nayak
- 1967: Balika Badhu
- 1967: Chiriakhana
- 1968: Charan Kavi Mukundadas
- 1969: Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
- 1970: Aranyer Din Ratri
- 1970: Pratidwandi
- 1971: Seemabaddha
- 1971: Sikkim (documentary)
- 1972: The Inner Eye (documentary)
- 1973: Ashani Sanket
- 1974: Sonar Kella
- 1975: Jana Aranya
- 1976: Bala (documentary)
- 1977: Shatranj Ke Khilari
- 1978: Joi Baba Felunath
- 1979: Hirak Rajar Deshe
- 1980: Pikoo
- 1981: Sadgati
- 1984: Ghare Baire
- 1987: Sukumar Ray
- 1989: Ganashatru
- 1990: Shakha Proshakha
- 1991: Agantuk
- 1991: Goopy Bagha Phire Elo
- 1994: Uttoran
- 1995: Target
literature
- Stephen Brophy: Dutta, Dulal in The International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers . St. James Press, Chicago 2000, ISBN 1-55862-449-X .
Web links
- Dulal Dutta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- from Brophy, International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers (see literature)
- Biography at upperstall.com
- Ray's editor with the magic touch in The Times of India, August 19, 2010
- End of an era in Deccan Herald
Individual evidence
- ↑ satyajitray.org
- ↑ amitavghosh.com ( Memento from August 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Dulal Dutta at the Ray Quiz on December 8, 2006, Gorky Sadan, Kolkata (sticky note in The Telegraph )
- ^ The final cut in Indian Express of September 17, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dutta, Dulal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chandannagar , Bengal |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 2010 |
| Place of death | Kolkata , West Bengal |