Biren Nag | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922 Mymensingh, India |
| Died | 1964(1964-00-00) (aged 41–42) Kolkata, India |
| Occupations | Film director,Art director |
Biren Nag (1922–1964) was an acclaimedIndianfilm director and art director inHindi cinema. Prior to taking up direction himself, he served as Art Director for four of the most beautiful films shot in Mumbai in the late 1950s and early 1960s:Pyaasa (1957)Kala Pani (1958)Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960); andSahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962). He won a 1960Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction for his work onChaudhvin Ka Chand (1960).
In 1962 he directed his first film,Bees Saal Baad a noirish ghost story also starring Waheeda Rehman and Biswajeet, which garnered him aFilmfare Best Director Award nomination in 1963.[1] The film was the top grosser at the box office in 1962, a super hit doing gross business worth Rs. 3, 00, 00,000[clarification needed] and net business worth Rs. 1, 50, 00,000.[clarification needed] He also directedKohraa in 1964, repeating the lead pair of his debut. However, he died soon after the film was released.[2]
| Film(as director) | Year of release | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kohraa | 1964 | Retelling of Du Maurier'snovel and later Hitchcock's filmRebecca |
| Bees Saal Baad | 1962 | Nominated-Filmfare Best Director Award. In the film, the opening credits show his name as Biren Naug. |
(Both the films were produced byHemanta Mukherjee. He was also the music director and the lead playback singer in both of them)
| Film(as art director) | Year of release | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tere Ghar Ke Samne | 1963 | As Biren Naug |
| Hum Dono | 1962 | As Biren Naug |
| Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam | 1962 | As Biren Naug |
| Chaudhvin Ka Chand | 1961 | As Biren Naug; Won -Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction |
| Aakhri Dao | 1958 | - |
| Detective | 1958 | As Biren Naug |
| Life Sentence | 1958 | As Biren Naug |
| Talaaq | 1958 | As Biren Naug |
| Pyaasa | 1957 | As Biren Naug |
| Nau Do Gyarah | 1957 | As Biren Naug |
| Basant Bahar | 1956 | As Biren Naug |
| C.I.D. | 1956 | As Biren Naug |
| Mem Sahib | 1956 | As Biren Naug |
| '42 | 1951 | - |
| International | |
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| National | |
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