Hemchandra Chunder

Hemchandra Chunder (* 1907 ; † after 1960) was an Indian film director and producer.

Life

He made his film debut in 1931 as an actor with BN Sircar's short-lived film company “International Filmcraft” in Prafulla Roy's Chasher Meye , and made his directorial debut in 1935 in co-direction with Premankur Atorthy . Chunder was New Theaters' main Hindi film director from 1935 to 1948 in an attempt to conquer the West Indian market. His second directorial work Karodpati (1936) is one of the most famous musicals with the actor and singer Kundan Lal Saigal . With Anath Ashram (1937), Chunder made one of the most successful film adaptations of Bengali literature in Hindi films of the 1930s. Prithviraj Kapoor also starred in the film about widow remarriage, written by author Sailajananda Mukherjee .

Hemchandra Chunder founded the film company "HM Prod." With actress Meera Mishra in the late 1940s and was an independent producer of his films.

Filmography

• 1931: Chasher Meye (actor)
• 1935: Karwan-e-Hayat
• 1936: Karodpati
• 1937: Anath Ashram
• 1939: Jawani Ki Reet / Parajay
• 1941: Pratisruti
• 1942: Saugandh
• 1943: Wapas
• 1944: Meri Bahen
• 1948: Pratibad / Oonch Neech
• 1949: Bishnupriya
• 1952: Chhoti Maa
• 1954: Chitrangada
• 1955: Madh Bhare Nain
• 1955: Teen Bhai
• 1956: Bandhan
• 1958: Manmoyee Girls' School
• 1960: Natun Fasal

Web links

• Hemchandra Chunder in the Internet Movie Database (English)