'''Amiya Chakrvarty'''

Hindi director born in Rangpur. Child actor- singer on stage. Full-time political activist in early 30s, arrested during the Salt Satyagraha (1930) and forced to leave Bengal in 1935. Joined [[Bombay Talkies]] apparently as Bengali tutor to [[Niranjan Pal]]’s son. Scenarist of Najam Naqvi’s Punar Milan (1940, with [[Gyan Mukherjee]]) and [[Sushil Majumdar]]’s Char Aankhen (1944). Assigned by [[Devika Rani]] to direct her and [[Ashok Kumar]] (in [[Anjaan]]) when she took over studio management following [[Himansu Rai]]’s death. The split that followed with the establishment of [[Filmistan]] (1942), and the major success of [[Basant]] (introducing Mumtaz Shanti) and [[Jwar Bhata]] ([[Dilip Kumar]]’s début) made him the studio’s top director in its most controversial period. With [[N.R. Acharya]] ([[Naya Sansar]], 1941), pioneered a new generation of film-making at Bombay Talkies, but adhered more to the [[Osten-Rai]] orthodoxy, especially in scripts and performances. Formed production company Mars & Movies, e.g. the successful Dilip Kumar film [[Daag]]. His last feature was completed by [[Nitin Bose]].


'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1941: Anjaan; 1942: Basant; 1944: Jwar Bhata; 1947: Mera Suhaag; 1949: Girls’ School; 1950: Gauna; 1951: Badal; 1952: Daag; 1953: Patita; Shahenshah; 1954: Badshah; 1955: Seema; 1957: Dekh Kabira Roya; Kathputli.

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