Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Ajoy Kar

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Jun 23, 2012, 1:44:17 PM (12 years ago)

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Trupti

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+'''Ajoy Kar (1914-85)'''
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+Bengali director and cameraman born in
+Calcutta. Left college to become a professional
+photographer (1931); assistant cameraman to
+Jatin Das at East India Film (1935) and
+cinematographer at Indrapuri Studios, Calcutta
+(1938). Shot over 80 features. Became director
+in the Sabhyasachi collective with Binoy
+Chatterjee (scripts), Jatin Datta (sound), Kamal
+Ganguly (editor), Bishnu Chakraborty (art d),
+Bimal Ghosh (prod. controller) and actress
+Kanan Devi. Signed first 3 films as
+Sabhyasachi. Made several films based on
+Rabindranath Tagore and Saratchandra
+Chatterjee novels. Crucial figure in reformist
+Bengali prose cinema of late 50s and 60s
+surrounding Uttam Kumar (cf. the classic
+Saptapadi). Founded India Film Laboratory in
+Calcutta (1957). Studied colour film technology
+in the USA (1976). Work often located on the
+cusp between literary respectability and broad
+melodrama (e.g. Malyadaan, adapting Tagore
+to tell the story of a dull orphan girl growing
+into womanhood).
+'''
+FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1949: Ananya; Bamuner
+Meye; 1950: Mejdidi; 1951: Jighansa; 1954:
+Grihapravesh; 1955: Sajghar; Paresh; 1956:
+Shyamali; 1957: Bardidi; Harano Sur; 1959:
+Khelaghar; 1960: Suno Baro Nari; 1961:
+Saptapadi; 1962: Atal Jaler Ahwan; 1963:
+Saat Pake Bandha; Barnali; 1964: Prabhater
+Rang; 1966: Kanch Kata Hirey; 1969:
+Parineeta; 1971: Malyadaan; 1973: Kaya
+Hiner Kahini; 1976: Datta; 1979: Nauka Dubi;
+1984: Bishabriksha; Madhuban.
+
+[[Director]]
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+[[Camera]]