Arabinda Mukhopadhyay (18 June 1919 – 10 February 2016) was an Indian filmmaker, film director and editor, who directed all-time classics like Nishi Padma (1970), Dhanyee Meye (1971) and Mouchak (1974). He also wrote stories and screenplays.

Early life and education

Mukhopadhyay was born in

Katihar Katihar (; ), is the tenth largest city in the state of Bihar in India in terms of population, Along with being one of the largest economic, educational and administrative centre in the eastern part of Bihar. The city situated in the eastern ...

District,

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

on 18 June 1919. His family originally hailed from Sehakhala situated in

Hooghly District Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (' ...

of present-day

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. His father, Satyacharan Mukhopadhyay, was a doctor, and his mother was Mrinalini Devi. His elder brother was the noted Bengali writer Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay.

Career

In a career spanning four decades, he directed total 26 full-length films, 3 telefilms and 1 television serial. His very first directorial effort “Kichukkhon” in 1959 give him a nomination for the president's award. Another movie of his, “Ahban”, was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961. His inspiration was Bengali Filmmakers like

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, Niren Lahiri, Ajoy Kar.

Death

Mukhopadhyay died on February 10, 2016, at his Kolkata residence.

Awards and nominations

*Ahban movie nominated at Cannes Film Festival in 1961 *

National Film Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

nominated for Best Bengali Movie(1970) for Nishi Padma. 1970

National Film Awards The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

- Best Male Playback Singer:

Manna Dey Prabodh Chandra Dey (; 1 May 1919 − 24 October 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar gharana, Bhendibazaar Gh ...

- "Ja Khushi Ora Bole" Best Female Playback Singer:

Sandhya Mukherjee Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee (also spelled Mukhopadhyay; 4 October 1931 – 15 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She received Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian honour of the Indian sta ...

- "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo. *

20th Filmfare Awards The 20th Filmfare Awards were held in 1973, awarding the films made in 1972. ''Amar Prem'' and ''Be-Imaan'' led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by Shor (film), ''Shor'' with 7 nominations and ''Pakeezah'' with 5 nominations. ''Be-Im ...

(1972) for Best Screenplay - Movie

Amar Prem ''Amar Prem'' () is a 1972 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta. It is a remake of the Bengali film '' Nishi Padma'' (1970), directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for both the films based on the Bengali ...

Selected filmography

# kichukkhan (1959) # Ahban (1961) # Jeevan Sangeet (1968) # Pita Putra (1969) # Nishipadma (1970) # Dhanyee Meye (1971) # Mouchak (1974) # Agnishwar (1975) # Ajasra Dhanyabad (1976) # Mantramugdha (1977) # Ae Prithibi Pantha Niwas (1977) # Nadi Theke Sagare (1978) #

Paka Dekha ''Paka Dekha'' is a Bengali comedy drama film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay and produced by Mohan Mallick based on a story of Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay by the same name. This film was released in 1980 under the banner of Reba Films. Hemant ...

(1980) # Prayashchitta (1983) # Sansarer Itikatha (1983) # Arpita (1983) # Ajante (1986) # Barnachora # Kenram Becharam # Notun Jiban # Nayikar Bhumkay

References

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