Amiya Chakravarty | |
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| Born | (1912-11-30)30 November 1912 |
| Died | 6 March 1957(1957-03-06) (aged 44) Bombay,Bombay State, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter and producer |
| Spouse | Kamala Chakravarty |
Amiya Chakravarty (30 November 1912 – 6 March 1957) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was leading film director inHindi cinema of the 1940s and 1950s.[1][2] He is noted for films likeDaag (1952),Patita (1953), andSeema (1955) for which he won the4th Filmfare Award forBest Story.[3][4] Chakravarty is also credited along withDevika Rani for discoveringDilip Kumar, whom he gave his first break in 1944 filmJwar Bhata (1944 film). Chakravarty also produced and directed, for Mars & Movies Productions which he had launched after leavingBombay Talkies, the film Daag in 1952 for whichDilip Kumar won his first everFilmfare Award for Best Actor.
He was married to Saraswati Shastri a.k.a. Kamala, younger sister ofLakshmi Shankar (née Shastri) wife of Rajendra Shankar, elder brother of Sitar maestro,Ravi Shankar.[5]
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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| 1940 | Bandhan | Yes | |||
| 1941 | Anjaan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1942 | Basant | Yes | |||
| 1944 | Jwar Bhata | Yes | |||
| 1947 | Mera Suhaag | Yes | |||
| 1949 | Girls' School | Yes | |||
| 1950 | Gauna | Yes | |||
| 1951 | Badal | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1952 | Daag | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1952 | Deshabakthan | Yes | |||
| 1953 | Shahenshah | Yes | |||
| Patita | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1955 | Seema | Yes | Yes | Filmfare Award for Best Story | |
| 1957 | Kathputli | Yes | Yes | ||
| Dekh Kabira Roya | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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