Ashim Samanta is an Indian

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director and producer, and the son of film director and Shakti Films founder

Shakti Samanta Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as ''Anand Ashram'' (1977), Anusandhan /''Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' (1981), ''Anyay Abhi ...

. Shortly after receiving his

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Bombay University University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. It was est ...

in 1976, Samanta started his career in India's film industry as assistant director to Brij Sadanah on ''Bombay 405 Miles''. In 1982, he directed his first film, '' Aamne Samne''. He has directed several films since then. He also directed the 52-episode sitcom ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' for Sony TV in 1999. In 2005, he started working on ''Antariksh – Ek Amar Katha'', a science fiction series for Star Plus.

Filmography

*'' Amne Samne'' (1982) *'' Main Awara Hoon'' (1983) *'' Palay Khan'' (1986) *''

Aakhri Baazi ''Aakhri Baazi'' () is a 1989 Indian drama crime film directed by Ashim S. Samanta and starring Govinda, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Kunal Goswami, Mandakini and Sonam. Plot Ram Kumar lives a wealthy lifestyle in Calcutta with hi ...

'' (1989) *''

Mastan ''Mastan'' is a 2004 Indian Bengali-language thriller film directed by Rabi Kinagi. The movie featured Jeet, Swastika Mukherjee in her debut, Hara Patnaik and Mihir Das. It was dubbed as ''Suna Sankhali'' in Odia. Despite being an unofficial r ...

'' (Bengali) (1989) *'' Ahankaar'' (1995) *''

Ankhon Mein Tum Ho ''Ankhon Mein Tum Ho'' is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama thriller film, directed by Ashim Samanta and produced by Shakti Samanta. It was simultaneously shot in Bengali as ''Achena Atithi''. The film stars Sharad Kapoor, Suman R ...

'' (1997) *'' Achena Atithi'' (Bengali) (1997) *''

Dil Vil Pyar Vyar ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi language romantic musical film featuring an ensemble cast led by R. Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, and Sanjay Suri. The film was inspired by the songs of music composer R. D. Burman and won positive ...

'' (TV Series) (1999) *''

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'' (TV Series) (2002) *'' Kalchakra'' (TV Series) (2004) *''

Antariksh – Ek Amar Katha The brainchild of music composer, singer, and guitar player Varun Rajput, Antariksh is a premier, multi-award winning Indian Pop/Rock act based out of Delhi, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. ...

'' (TV Series) (2006) *''

Don Muthu Swami ''Don Muthu Swami'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Ashim Samanta starring Mithun Chakraborty as the Don. The film is a remake of the 1991 American film ''Oscar,'' which itself was a remake of the 1967 French film ...

'' (2008) *''

Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai ''Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai'' () is a dramatic love story, released in India and other countries on 3 August 2012. Cast * Aditya Samanta as Karan Chaudhary * Nazia Hussain as Karishma Rathore * Amita Nagia * Rati Agnihotri as Mamta * Farida ...

'' (2012)

References

External links

Interview by 'The Hindu' newspaper
* Living people Film directors from Mumbai Hindi-language film directors University of Mumbai alumni Indian television directors Indian television producers 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people Year of birth missing (living people) {{india-film-director-stub