For the classical sarod musician, see Buddhadev Das Gupta

Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Born	February 11, 1944(1944-02-11) Anara, India
Occupation	Film maker, screenplay writer and author

Buddhadeb Dasgupta (Bengali: বুদ্ধদেব দাশগুপ্ত Buddhodeb Dashgupto) is a poet and prominent contemporary Indian filmmaker.

[edit] Early life and background

Buddhadeb Dasgupta was born in Anara.

[edit] Career

His lyricism has been extended to cinema as well. During the early stages of his film career, Dasgupta made films inspired by Satyajit Ray's realistic films and later moved on to other forms. Some of his most acclaimed films are Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara. He studied economics at the prestigious Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Feature Films

• Samayer Kache (1968)
• Dholer Raja Khirode Natta (1973)
• Dooratwa (1978)
• Neem Annapurna (1979)
• Grihajuddha (1982)
• Andhi Gali (1984)
• Contemporary Indian Sculpture (1987)
• Phera (1988)
• Bagh Bahadur (1989)
• Tahader Katha (1992)
• Charachar (1993)
• Lal Darja (1997)
• Uttara (2000)
• Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002)
• Swapner Din (2004)
• Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala (2007)
• Kaalpurush (2008)

[edit] Documentary and T.V work

• History of Indian Jute (1990)
• Ceramics (1986)
• India on the Move (1985)
• Story of Glass (1985)
• Indian Science Marches Ahead (1984)
• Rhythm of Steel (1981)
• Vigyan O Tar Avishkar (1980)
• Saratchandra (1975)
• Fishermen of Sundarban (1974)
• The Continent of Love (1968)

[edit] Awards

• Buddhadeb Dasgupta was honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the Spain International Film Festival in Madrid on 27 May 2008 ^[1]
• Special Director award for Uttara at the Venice Film Festival.
• Golden Athena Award at the Athens International Film Festival in 2007

[edit] Family

His elder daughter, Rajeshwari Dasgupta (Ghose) who is a trained classical pianist, has also been the Assistant Director and critic to her father's national award winning movies and documentaries.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Three Films of Buddhaddeb Dasgupta
• Profile at Calcuttaweb.com
• Merchant of Dreams: Buddhadeb Dasgupta gets lifetime achievement award at the Spain International Film Festival
• Interview-based profile on Write2kill.in
• Buddhadev Dasgupta at the Internet Movie Database

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