Sisir Mishra is an Indian film director and screenwriter best known for directing

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and

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films including ''

Bheegi Palkein ''Bheegi Palkein'' () is a 1982 Indian Bollywood romance drama film directed by Sisir Mishra and produced by K. K. Arya. It stars Raj Babbar and Smita Patil in pivotal roles. Plot It was based on the story of an Odisha Brahmin family, and deal ...

'', ''Samay Ki Dhara'', ''Billoo Baadshaah'', ''TADA'' and ''Aseema''. In 2018 he was awarded the

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, India's fourth-highest civilian award.

Biography

He was born in Bomkei, near

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in the

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. His father Purushottam Mishra, was an engineer who worked for the

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. Mishra completed his B.Sc degree from

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and an M.Sc in

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from

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. In 1965, Mishra left his academic career as a physics lecturer, moved to

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and started his film career as an Assistant Director under

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(director of ''

Mother India ''Mother India'' is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film '' Aurat'' (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village wo ...

'') and

Jyoti Swaroop Jyoti Swaroop was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was one of the leading film directors in Hindi cinema of the 1960s and early 70s. His most well known films as a director include '' Parwana'' (1971) and ''Padosan'' (19 ...

(director of ''

Padosan ''Padosan'' (, ) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film directed by Jyoti Swaroop and produced by Mehmood, N. C. Sippy and written by Rajendra Krishan. It is a remake of the Bengali film '' Pasher Bari'' (1952) based on a shor ...

''). Mishra went on to direct many box office hit films in the

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such as '' Sindura Bindu'', '' Suna Sansaara'', '' Subarna Seeta'', ''

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'', '' Ei Ama Sansaara'', '' Bastra Harana'', '' Suna Bhauja'', '' Sabata Maa'' and others. In addition, he directed several Hindi films.

Filmography

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'' (1982) *''Samay Ki Dhara'' *''Billoo Baadshaah'' *''TADA'' *''Aseema'' *'' Sindura Bindu'' (1976) *''Suna Sansaara''(1978) *''Subarna Seeta''(1983) *''Samaya Bada Balawaan''(1982) *''Ei Ama Sansaara''(1986) *''Bastra Harana'' *''Suna Bhauja'' *''Sabata Maa''

Awards

Popularly known as the

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Oriya Cinema Odia cinema, also known as Ollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Odia language widely spoken in the state of Odisha. Odia Cinema is based in Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Ollyw ...

, Sisir Mishra pioneered modern film making in Oriya cinema. He won many awards. Following are some of his prestigious awards: * 2012 Oriya Cinema Gourav (Show Time 2012 Film Awards) Pride of Odisha, March 18, 2012 * 2012 Chalachitra Jagat Pratibha Samman – 2011, Jan 8, 2012 * 2006: Jayadeba Puraskar ( Odisha Government), for Lifetime Achievement in Oriya Cinema. * 2004: Nitai Palit Award ( Most Prestigious Award given by Professionals of Oriya cinema) * 2018: Padma Shri

Family

Mishra is married to Kadambini Mishra, who has also acted as co-scriptwriter for a number of his films. He has two sons, Sagar and Sameer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Sisir Living people Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Screenwriters from Odisha Film directors from Odisha People from Ganjam district Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Odia film screenwriters