Buddhadev Dasgupta

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Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Born February 11, 1944(1944-02-11)
Anara, India
Occupation Film maker, screenplay writer and author

Buddhadeb Dasgupta (Bengali: বুদ্ধদেব দাশগুপ্ত Buddhodeb Dashgupto) is a poet and prominent contemporary Indian filmmaker.

His lyricism has been extended to cinema as well. During the early stages of his film career, Dasgupta made films inspired by Satyajit Ray's realistic films and later moved on to other forms. Some of his most acclaimed films are Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara. He studied economics at the prestigious Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta.

Contents

Filmography

Feature Films

Documentary and T.V work

  • History of Indian Jute (1990)
  • Ceramics (1986)
  • India on the Move (1985)
  • Story of Glass (1985)
  • Indian Science Marches Ahead (1984)
  • Rhythm of Steel (1981)
  • Vigyan O Tar Avishkar (1980)
  • Saratchandra (1975)
  • Fishermen of Sundarban (1974)
  • The Continent of Love (1968)

Awards

Buddhadeb Dasgupta was honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the Spain International Film Festival in Madrid on May 27, 2008 [1]

Family

His daughter, Alokananda Dasgupta is at York University doing musical studies.

His elder daughter, Rajeshwari Dasgupta (Ghose) is also a trained classical pianist and a former copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather where she has led creative campaigns for several Indian companies and conglomerates. She currently resides in Philadelphia and is in charge of choreographing and performing in several dance sequences for The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. She has also been the Assistant Director and critic to her father's national award winning movies and documentaries. In the near future, Rajeshwari sees herself as an advertising professional and an Indo-Fusion danseuse.

References

  1. ^ Merchant of Dreams: Buddhadeb Dasgupta gets lifetime achievement award at the Spain International Film Festival
  • Scottish Church College Magazine(Year - 1999,2000 and 2001.Volume - 87,88 and 89).

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NAME Dasgupta, Buddhadeb
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dasgupta, Buddhadev
SHORT DESCRIPTION Film maker, Writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Anara, India
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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