Utpalendu Chakrabarty | |
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| Born | 1948 (1948) |
| Died | (aged 76) Kolkata,West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Notable work | Chokh Maina Tadanta |
| Spouses | Indrani Chakraborty (div.)[1] Satarupa Sanyal (sep.) |
| Children | 3, including Ritabhari Chakraborty Chitrangada Satarupa |
Utpalendu Chakrabarty (1948 – 20 August 2024) was an Indian filmmaker based inKolkata.
Chakrabarty was born inPabna District in 1948.[2] Utpalendu graduated fromScottish Church College, of theUniversity of Calcutta.[3]
Chakrabarty was involved inleft-wing politics in his student life and spent time inPurulia among the tribal.[4] Although he started out as a teacher, his passion was cinema. He made several documentaries and films. He was once married to Indrani Chakraborty and later divorced.[5] He remarried to director and activistSatarupa Sanyal but divorced in 2000. His daughtersChitrangada Satarupa andRitabhari Chakraborty[6][7] revealed that they had no connection to Utpalendu, their biological father.[8][9]
He has won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 28th National Film Awards in 1980 for Maina Tadanta, the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Direction at the 30th National Film Awards in 1982 for Chokh, the Berlin International Film Festival OCIC Award in 1983 for Chokh and the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film at the 32nd National Film Awards in 1984 for Music of Satyajit Ray.[10]
Chakrabarty died in Kolkata on 20 August 2024, at the age of 76.[11]
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