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Jun 28, 2012, 4:14:51 PM (12 years ago)

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+'''Niranjan Pal (1889-1959)'''
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+Director and scenarist born in Calcutta. Son of
+nationalist leader Bipin Chandra Pal.
+Participated marginally in early youth in
+terrorist action around Calcutta (1908). Sent to
+Marseilles and to London where he lived until
+1929. Met Veer Savarkar, leader of the extreme
+right-wing Hindu Mahasabha, and was linked
+with the assassination of William Hutt Curzon
+Wyllie (achieved at the Imperial Institute in
+London on 1 July 1909). In London, worked
+with the Natural Color Kinematograph Co.
+(1913); wrote short stories, plays and sold
+several scripts such as Faith of a Child (F.
+Martin Thornton, 1915) and A Gentleman of
+Paris (Sinclair Hill, 1931), based on his own
+novel His Honour the Judge. Started Indian
+Players group and staged plays like Bluebottle
+and The Goddess. Met Himansu Rai, an actor
+in The Goddess, and discussed making Prem
+Sanyas (1925). Pal claims in his unpublished
+memoirs, Such is Life, that the film was his idea
+as well as his script. Collaborated as scenarist
+on all Himansu Rai’s silent productions
+(Shiraz, 1928; Prapancha Pash, 1929).
+Revived Indian Players and The Goddess on
+stage in Calcutta with participation of
+Premankur Atorthy, Modhu Bose and
+Charu Roy. His play Zarina, staged by Bose’s
+Calcutta Amateur Players, was later filmed by
+Ezra Mir (1932). Made promotional films for a
+French motor car company and Imperial
+Tobacco, exhibited with Chaplin films in tent
+shows around Calcutta (1930-3). Made
+newsreels for Aurora called Aurora Screen
+News (1938-42) and occasional features for
+Aurora, including the children’s film
+Hatekhari. Rejoined Rai at Bombay Talkies
+(1934-7) as chief scenarist and wrote some of
+the studio’s biggest hits (Jeevan Naiya and
+Achhut Kanya, both 1936; Izzat and Savitri,
+both 1937). Made documentaries for Punjab
+government and worked in the Film Advisory
+Board as chief scriptwriter (1942). Also wrote
+the story of Modhu Bose’s Khyber Falcon
+(1932) and Jayant Desai’s Qatil Katari (1931).
+
+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1930: Naseeb Ni Balihari;
+1931: Sui Ka Naka; Pardesia; Pujari; 1932:
+Dardi (all St); 1939: Hatekhari; Amma; 1940:
+Suktara; Ditiya Path; 1941: Rashpurnima;
+Chitthi; Brahman Kanya; 1951: Bodhodaya.
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+[[Director]]
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+[[Writer]]