Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Biography

Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Bengali poet and filmmaker of Indian cinema , most known for films like Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara. Five of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Bagh Bahadur (1989), Charachar (1993), Lal Darja (1997), Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002) and Kaalpurush (2008), while Dooratwa (1978) and Tahader Katha (1993) have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. As a director, he has won National Film Award for Best Direction twice, for Uttara (2000) and Swapner Din (2005). Over the years he has published several works of poetry including Govir Araley, Coffin Kimba Suitcase, Himjog, Chhaata Kahini, Roboter Gaan, Sreshtha Kabita, and Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita.

Directed

1. Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002) — Director
2. The Return (1988) — Director
3. The Wrestlers (2000) — Director
4. Their Story (1992) — Director
5. Chased by Dreams (2004) — Director
6. The Red Door (1997) — Director
7. Shelter of the Wings (1994) — Director
8. Distance (1978) — Director
9. The Bait (2016) — Director
10. Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa (2013) — Director
11. Kaalpurush (2005) — Director
12. Crossroads (1982) — Director
13. Bagh Bahadur (1989) — Director
14. The Voyeurs (2007) — Director
15. Blind Alley (1984) — Director
16. Bitter Morsel (1979) — Director
17. The Window (2009) — Director
18. A Painter of Eloquent Silence: Ganesh Pyne (1997) — Director
19. Woh (2013) — Director
20. The Station (2013) — Director
21. Arjun (2012) — Director
22. The Flight (2018) — Director
23. Banshi — Director
24. Shesh Chithi — Director
25. Patralekha — Director
26. Pukur Dhare — Director
27. Bashabari — Director
28. Krishnakoli — Director
29. Camellia — Director
30. Ek Ganye — Director
31. Hathat Dekha — Director
32. Banshiwala — Director
33. Phanki — Director
34. Mukti — Director
35. Seraikella Chhau - The Dance, The Dancer — Director