Utpalendu Chakrabarty (born 1948) is a

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Indian filmmaker and theater personality, based in

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, India.

Life and career

He was born in

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in 1948. He graduated from the

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, of the

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.''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008, page 591 Chakrabarty was involved in politics in his student life and spent time in

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among the tribals. Although he started out as a teacher, his passion was cinema. He made several documentaries and films. He has two daughters, Chitrangada and

Ritabhari Chakraborty Ritabhari Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film actress. She is a prominent name in the Indian television and film industry. Chakraborty earned commercial success in Bengali with the romantic Thriller ''Shesh Theke Shuru'' (2019) and '' Brahma ...

Filmography

Director

Feature films

* ''Prasab'' 1994 * ''Chandaneer'' 1989 * ''Phaansi'' 1988 * ''

Debshishu ''Debshishu'' is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Utpalendu Chakrabarty, starring Smita Patil and Om Puri. The film is an NFDC production, and Patil worked without remuneration. Cast *Smita Patil *Om Puri *Rohini Hattangadi *Sa ...

'' 1985 * '' Chokh'' 1983 * ''Maina Tadanta'' 1980

Television films

* ''Dwibachan'' 1989 * ''Sonar Chheye Dami'' 1989 * ''Rang'' 1989 * ''Bikalpa'' 1988 * ''Aparichita'' 1986 * ''Aparichita(Bengali)'' 2002 * ''Kalo Patharer Itikatha(Balad of the black Stone)'' * ''Chua Chandan'' * ''May Day'' 2005

Documentaries

* ''The Music of Satyajit Ray'' 1984 * ''Debrata Biswas'' 1983 * ''Mukti Chai'' 1977 * ''Sunilo Sagore(On The Life of Sunil Gangopadhyay)''

Writer

* ''The Music of Satyajit Ray'' (documentary) 1984 * ''Chokh'' (screenplay / story) 1983

Composer

* ''Chokh'' 1983

Music director

* ''Chhaturtha Panipather Juddha'' 1995

Awards

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director The Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of seve ...

at the

28th National Film Awards The 28th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1980. Ceremony took place in ...

in 1980 for ''Maina Tadanta'' *

National Film Award for Best Feature Film The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of se ...

at the

30th National Film Awards The 30th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1982. Ceremony took place in ...

in 1982 for ''Chokh'' *

National Film Award for Best Direction The National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Since 1 ...

at the

in 1982 for ''Chokh'' *

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...

OCIC Award in 1983 for ''Chokh'' *

National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film The National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awar ...

at the 32nd National Film Awards in 1984 for ''Music of Satyajit Ray''.

References

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Calcuttaweb Utpalendu Chakrabarty
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On ''The Music of Satyajit Ray''On ''Chokh''
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Life and career

Filmography

Director

Feature films

Television films

Documentaries

Writer

Composer

Music director

Awards

See also

References

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