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Tapan Sinha(1924-2009)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Composer
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Tapan Sinha
Born in 1924. Science graduate from University of Calcutta. Sinha began his film career as a sound engineer in Calcutta's New Theatre in 1946. Four years later, he received an invitation to the London film festival and the opportunity of working at Pinewood Studios. He was in the UK for two years. On returning to India, he turned his attentions to film directing. Tapan Sinha was influenced by American and British film making. Tagore was a great source of inspiration to him. He made three films on Tagore's stories: Kabuliwala, Hungry Stones (Khudito Pashan), Atithi.

Tapan Sinha's first film Ankush was based on Narayan Gangopadhyay's story 'sainik'. In 1957, his film 'Kabuliwala' was shown in Berlin Film festival. He has won National award many times. His films were shown in different film festivals all over the world. He was married to actress Arundhuti who passed away in 1990. Sinha lives in Calcutta.
BornOctober 2, 1924
DiedJanuary 15, 2009(84)
BornOctober 2, 1924
DiedJanuary 15, 2009(84)
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  • Awards
    • 15 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Apanjan (1968)
Apanjan
8.2
  • Director
  • 1968
Kabuliwala (1957)
Kabuliwala
7.9
  • Director
  • 1957
Shabana Azmi, Vijayendra Ghatge, Pankaj Kapur, and Deepa Sahi in Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990)
Ek Doctor Ki Maut
8.3
  • Director
  • 1990
Hatey Bazarey (1967)
Hatey Bazarey
7.9
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Director



  • Daughters of This Century (2001)
    Daughters of This Century
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Anokha Moti
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Wheel Chair (1995)
    Wheel Chair
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Antardhaan
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Shabana Azmi, Vijayendra Ghatge, Pankaj Kapur, and Deepa Sahi in Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990)
    Ek Doctor Ki Maut
    8.3
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Deepti Naval in Didi (1989)
    Didi
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Aaj Ka Robin Hood
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Soumitra Chatterjee in Atanka (1986)
    Atanka
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Baidurya Rahasya
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Aadmi Aur Aurat
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Abhimanyu
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Tanuja Samarth in Adalat O Ekti Meye (1982)
    Adalat O Ekti Meye
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Dipankar Dey, Rabi Ghosh, and Manoj Mitra in Bancharamer Bagan (1980)
    Bancharamer Bagan
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979)
    Sabuj Dwiper Raja
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Safed Haathi (1977)
    Safed Haathi
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1977

Writer



  • Wheel Chair (1995)
    Wheel Chair
    7.5
    • sceennplay
    • 1995
  • Shabana Azmi, Vijayendra Ghatge, Pankaj Kapur, and Deepa Sahi in Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990)
    Ek Doctor Ki Maut
    8.3
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Aaj Ka Robin Hood
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Aadmi Aur Aurat
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Dipankar Dey, Rabi Ghosh, and Manoj Mitra in Bancharamer Bagan (1980)
    Bancharamer Bagan
    8.1
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979)
    Sabuj Dwiper Raja
    7.4
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Ek Je Chhilo Desh (1977)
    Ek Je Chhilo Desh
    8.2
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Harmonium (1976)
    Harmonium
    7.6
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1976
  • Sagina (1974)
    Sagina
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Bachchan in Bawarchi (1972)
    Bawarchi
    8.1
    • story
    • 1972
  • Apanjan (1968)
    Apanjan
    8.2
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Hatey Bazarey (1967)
    Hatey Bazarey
    7.9
    • script
    • 1967
  • Galpa Holeo Satyi (1966)
    Galpa Holeo Satyi
    8.7
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1966
  • Atithi (1966)
    Atithi
    8.5
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Jhinder Bandi (1961)
    Jhinder Bandi
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 1961

Composer



  • Teen Murti (2009)
    Teen Murti
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • Dus Din Pore (2007)
    Dus Din Pore
    7.6
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • Abhinetree
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • Antardhaan
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Deepti Naval in Didi (1989)
    Didi
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Aaj Ka Robin Hood
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Dipankar Dey, Rabi Ghosh, and Manoj Mitra in Bancharamer Bagan (1980)
    Bancharamer Bagan
    8.1
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979)
    Sabuj Dwiper Raja
    7.4
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Ek Je Chhilo Desh (1977)
    Ek Je Chhilo Desh
    8.2
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Harmonium (1976)
    Harmonium
    7.6
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Ekhoni (1970)
    Ekhoni
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Apanjan (1968)
    Apanjan
    8.2
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Hatey Bazarey (1967)
    Hatey Bazarey
    7.9
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Galpa Holeo Satyi (1966)
    Galpa Holeo Satyi
    8.7
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Atithi (1966)
    Atithi
    8.5
    • Composer
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tapan Singha
  • Born
    • October 2, 1924
    • Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now Kolkata, West Bengal, India]
  • Died
    • January 15, 2009
    • Kolkata, West Bengal, India(pneumonia and septicemia)
  • Spouse
    • Arundhati Devi

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