Anil Ganguly (26 January 1933 – 15 January 2016) was an Indian film director and screenwriter, who worked in

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from 1970s to 2001. He is best known for

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starrer, '' Kora Kagaz'' (1974) and the Raakhee starrer '' Tapasya'' (1975), both of which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He is also known for his films with Raakhee like '' Trishna'', '' Aanchal'', '' Saaheb'' (1985). In 1990, Raakhee and

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featured in his Bengali film ''Balidan'' which became a massive financial grosser.

Career

Ganguly started his career making literary adaptations with strong female roles and themes of marital discord. For his second film ''Kora Kagaz'' his adapted Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay's story "Saat Paake Bandha", previously adapted into a Bengali film by the same name. Films female lead

won Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role. His next film, ''Tapasya'' (1975) with Raakhee as lead was produced by Rajshri Productions, and was based on story by Ashapurna Devi. Raakhee won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role He later adapted Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel '' Parineeta'' as ''Sankoch'' (1976), with

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and

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as leads. ''Humkadam'' again starring Raakhee, and made in 1980, was an adaptation of

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''. He made Aanchal with

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as the lead hero and the film turned out to be platinum jubilee hit. His last major film was

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and

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starrer ''Saaheb'' (1985). Later in his career, he shifted to making action and thriller films but nine of 9 films he made since 1986 were unsuccessful at the box office. His last directorial venture was Odia film ''Kiye Para Kiye Najara'' (1998) with

, and

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. He died on 15 January 2016 at the age of 82.

Awards

Filmography

*''All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.''

Personal life

His daughter,

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is television, film and theatre actress. His son, Vijay Ganguly is a director and choreographer.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ganguly, Anil 20th-century Indian people Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters 2016 deaths Film directors from Mumbai Hindi film producers Bengali film directors 1933 births Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award Film directors from Kolkata