Bimal Roy

Bimal Roy was born on 12 July 1909 in Suapur, Eastern Bengal to a zamindar family. He was the director of Hindi cinema and the well-acclaimed filmmaker of all time Indian film industry. He was known for his realistic approach towards the film. He was the pride of Bengal, who won most of Filmfare award for the Best Director. He was the one who won International Film Award of Cannes Film Festival. He was from East Bengal, a part of Bengal province of British India and now the capital of Bangladesh. After Independence, he moved to India. He started his film career in the film industry named New Theaters Pvt. Ltd as an assistant cameraman. During that time, he worked with P. C. Barua in one of the hit movie Devdas in 1935.

He was a part of parallel cinema movement of India in 1940's and 1950's. He worked with Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Ghatak was born in Dhakka, East Bengal now >> Read More... in the Film "Madhumati" in which Ritwik Ghatak wrote the screenplay. His movie Do Bhigha Zameen won both national and international awards in Cannes Flim Festival held in Canada. He married to Manobina Roy. He took his last breath in Calcutta as a patient of cancer at the age of 56, leaving behind four children and wife Manobina. His eldest daughter Rinki Bhattacharya Rinki Bhattacharya was born in 1942 in Kolkata, We >> Read More... heads the Bimal Roy Memorial Committee. He is known as the pride of Indian cinema. He was one of the finest directors India ever had.

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Bimal Roy was a prominent filmmaker of Indian origin. He was known for his realistic portrayal of social issues, such as poverty, caste, and gender inequality and his films often had a strong social message. He was born on July 12, 1909, in Suapur, Dhaka, which was then part of Eastern Bengal and Assam province of British India, now known as Bangladesh. He was born into a Bengali Baidya family. Bimal started his career as a camera assistant with New Theatres Pvt. Ltd in Calcutta, and he later became a publicist photographer on P.C. Barua's hit 1935 film, Devdas, starring K.L. Saigal. In the 1940s and 1950s, Bimal Roy was a key figure in the parallel cinema movement in post-war India. He collaborated on Anjangarh (1948), one of the last significant films of the New Theatres. However, since the Kolkata-based film industry was on the decline, Bimal Roy relocated to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1950, accompanied by his team that included Kamal Bose (cinematographer), Nabendu Ghosh (screenwriter), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (editor), Asit Sen (assistant director), Kamal Bose (cinematographer), and later, Salil Chaudhury (music director).

By 1952, he had restarted the second phase of his career with Maa (1952) for Bombay Talkies. Bimal Roy was famous for his romantic-realist melodramas that addressed critical social issues while still being entertaining. He was a filmmaker with a great and in-depth understanding of human strengths and weaknesses. In 1959, he was invited to the 1st Moscow International Film Festival to be a part of the jury panel. Bimal Roy passed away on January 7, 1966, at the age of 56 due to cancer. He is survived by four children, including daughters Rinki Bhattacharya, Yashodhara Roy, and Aparajita Sinha, and his only son, Joy Roy. Rinki Bhattacharya now leads the Bimal Roy Memorial Committee in honor of her father's legacy. Bimal Roy's career as a filmmaker was marked by his many accomplishments and recognition from various award-giving bodies.

He won several Filmfare Awards throughout his career, including Best Film and Best Director awards for films such as Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini. In addition, he also received numerous National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... , such as the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film for Do Bigha Zamin, Biraj Bahu, and Devdas, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi for Madhumati, and Best Feature Film in Hindi for Bandini. His works also gained recognition internationally, earning him the International Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for Do Bigha Zamin, and nominations for the Grand Prize of the Festival and Palme d'Or for Do Bigha Zamin, Biraj Bahu, and Sujata. Bimal was known for his collaboration with music directors Salil Chowdhury Salil Chowdhury was a music composer, instrumental >> Read More... and S.D. Burman and his films featured some of the most beautiful and unforgettable songs of that era.

Some of the most popular songs from his films include Jalte Hain Jiske Liye from Sujata, Aa Ri Aa Nindiya from Do Bigha Zamin, Dil Tadap Tadap Ke from Madhumati, and Mora Gora Ang Lai from Bandini. Bimal Roy's contribution to Indian cinema is invaluable, and his legacy lives on through his films that continue to be celebrated to this day. Bimal Roy's impact on Indian cinema was so significant that he was honored with several posthumous awards, including the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1971, India's highest award for cinema. In addition, the Government of India instituted the Bimal Roy Memorial National Award in his memory to recognize excellence in Indian cinema. The award is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to Indian cinema.

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Bimal Roy is an Indian film director and producer. He was born on July 12, 1909, in Suapur, Bangladesh, to a Bengali Baidya family. He is married to Monobina Roy. The couple has four children. His notable works as a film director include Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Devdas, Madhumati, Yahudi, Sujata, Parakh, and Bandini. Roy's films are based on socialism and reality. He has produced movies mainly in Bengali and Hindi. When he moved to Calcutta, he worked as a camera assistant with New Theatres Pvt. Limited, stepping into the world of cinema. He assisted the hit film Devdas' director, P.C. Barua as a publicity photographer. Roy had to shift to Bombay in 1950 after the Kolkata-based film industry showed signs of decline. His team members were Hrisikesh Mukherjee, Nabendu Ghosh, Asit Sen, Sail Chowdhury and Kamal Bose.

By 1952, he restarted his work for Bombay Talkies with Maa. He was a jury member at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival in 1959. His 1953 film, Do Bigha Zameen, has won Filmfare Award for Best Director, and Filmfare Award for Best Film. The movie also won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, and eventually made way for the Indian New Wave. His movie Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Sujata, and Parekh won the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His 1958 film, Madhumati, won 9 Filmfare Awards, which was a record held for 37 years. It was the highest-grossing film of 1958. His 1963 film, Bandini, won six Filmfare Awards including the Filmfare Award for Best Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His movies, "Biraj Bahu," and "Sujata" were nominated for Palme d'Or in 1955 and 1960 respectively.

He died of cancer on January 7, 1966, in Bombay. The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) is restoring, and digitizing Roy's films, in Pune, Maharashtra. The Prince Click to look into! >> Read More... of Wales Museum, Mumbai,i in July 2014, hosted an exhibition; Bimal Roy: Life & Times, which included the screening of films; Madhumati, Sujata and Bandini. The exhibition also included film posters, costumes, memorabilia and an Arriflex camera used to shoot Devdas and Sujata. A Trophy named after him, the "Bimal Roy Memorial Trophy," is awarded by the Bimal Roy Memorial & Film Society to honor experienced artists and contributors from the film industry and upcoming filmmakers. India Post released a postage stamp bearing his face to honor him on January 8, 2007.