Tapan Sinha

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Tapan Sinha ( Bengali : তপন সিন্হা , Tapan Sinhā ; born October 2, 1924 in Kolkata ; † January 15, 2009 ibid) was an Indian director of Bengali and Hindi films . In addition to Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen , he was one of the internationally renowned Bengali film directors with a recognizable signature. Sinha was particularly valued for his gift of cinematic storytelling.

biography

Sinha grew up in Bihar ( Bhagalpur and Bankura ), where his family owned land. In 1946 he obtained a master's degree (M.Sc.) in physics from the University of Calcutta . In the same year he started working as a sound engineer at New Theaters in Kolkata and worked, among other things, on Satyen Bose's debut film Paribartan (1949). After a visit to the London Film Festival , he worked at Pinewood Studios in London from 1950 to 1951 .

He made his debut as a director in 1954 with the film Ankush, based on a story by Narayan Gangopadhyay . In his second film, Upahar (1955), Uttam Kumar was one of the stars of Bengali film. Many of Sinha's works are literary adaptations by Bengali authors. He turned to Rabindranath Thakur , Sailajananda Mukherjee , Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay and others. Sinhas Kabuliwala (1956) after Tagore was shown at the 1957 Berlinale and won Ravi Shankar the prize for best music. The actor Chhabi Biswas played one of his best roles here as the Afghan dried fruit trader Rehmat Khan. A Hindi remake of this film with Balraj Sahni in the lead role was made in 1961 under the direction of Hemen Gupta .

Sinha Hatey Bazarey (1967) directed Ashok Kumar and Vyjayantimala , Sangina Mahato (1970) with Dilip Kumar and Zindagi Zindagi (1972) with Sunil Dutt and Waheeda Rehman in the Hindi film in Mumbai . Then he went back to Kolkata.

Tapan Sinha has made films in many genres from comedies - the best known is Galpo Holeo Satyi (1966) with Robi Ghosh - to contemporary political films - Apanjan (1968), Raja (1974) and Adalat-o-Ekti Meye (1981), which are deal with current social problems (e.g. Naxalites , youth unemployment , lawlessness). Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979) based on a story by Sunil Gangopadhyay is one of the most popular children's films in Bengal.

Sinha was married to actress Arundhati Devi , who appeared in several of his films, until her death in 1990 . He published his memoir in 1995 under the title Mone Pore .

Tapan Sinha's films have been shown at international film festivals; he has been a member of festival juries on several occasions. Many of his works have won National Film Awards in India. For his life's work he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2006.

His last work Shatabdir Kanya , which consists of six films based on stories by Tagore, Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay , Gourkishore Ghosh , Prafulla Roy and Dibyendu Palit , he completed in 2001. It deals with the position of Indian women in the 20th century.

Filmography

  • 1954: Ankush
  • 1955: Upahar
  • 1956: Tonsil
  • 1956: Kabuliwala
  • 1957: Louha-Kapat
  • 1958: Kalamati
  • 1959: Kshaniker Atithi
  • 1960: Kshudista Pashan
  • 1961: Jhinder Bandi
  • 1962: Hansuli Banker Upakatha
  • 1963: Nirjan Saikate
  • 1964: Jotugriha
  • 1964: Arohi
  • 1965: Atithi
  • 1966: Galpo Holeo Satti
  • 1967: Hate Bazaars
  • 1968: Apanjan
  • 1970: Sagina Mahato
  • 1971: Ekhani
  • 1972: Zindagi Zindagi
  • 1973: Andhar Periye
  • 1974: Sagina
  • 1974: Raja
  • 1975: harmonium
  • 1976: Ek Je Chhilo Desh
  • 1977: The White Elephant (Safed Hathi)
  • 1979: Sabuj Dwiper Raja
  • 1980: Bancharamer Bagan
  • 1981: Adalat-o-Ekti Meye
  • 1983: Abhimanyu
  • 1984: Admi Aur Aurat
  • 1985: Baidurya Rahasya
  • 1986: Atanka
  • 1987: Aaj Ka Robin Hood
  • 1990: Didi
  • 1990: Ek Doctor Ki Maut
  • 1991: Antardhan
  • 1994: Wheel Chair
  • 1999: Ajab Gnayer Ajab Katha
  • 2000: Anokhi Moti
  • 2001: Satabdir Kanya

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A simple storyteller (obituary in The Telegraph India, January 16, 2009)
  2. ↑ The Hindu : Phalke award for Tapan Sinha (English, July 22, 2008)
personal data
SURNAME Sinha, Tapan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES সিন্হা, তপন (Bengali); Sinhā, Tapan (transliteration)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian director of Bengali and Hindi films
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Kolkata
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 2009
Place of death Kolkata