Amiya Chakravarty (30 November 1912 – 6 March 1957) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was leading film director in
Hindi cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
of the 1940s and 1950s.
He is noted for films like ''
Daag'' (1952), ''
Patita'' (1953), and ''
Seema'' (1955) for which he won the
4th Filmfare Award for
Best Story. Chakravarty is also credited along with
Devika Rani
Devika Rani Choudhuri (30 March 1908 – 9 March 1994), usually known as Devika Rani, was an Indian actress who was active in Hindi films during the 1930s and 1940s. Widely acknowledged as the first lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani ha ...
for discovering
Dilip Kumar
Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from lat ...
, whom he gave his first break in 1944 film
Jwar Bhata (1944 film)
''Jwar Bhata'' () is a 1944 black and white Indian drama film directed by Amiya Chakravarty. It marked the debut of Dilip Kumar, who went on to become one of the most famous actors in Hindi films. The film also featured Mridula Rani, Shamim Ba ...
.Chakravarty also produced and directed
Daag (1952 film)
''Daag'' () is a 1952 Indian Hindi romantic drama film produced and directed by Amiya Chakravarty. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, along with Usha Kiran, Lalita Pawar, Kanhaiyalal, Leela Mishra in pivotal roles. The film's music is composed ...
in 1952 for which
Dilip Kumar
Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from lat ...
won his first ever
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1954, presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was firs ...
.
He was married to Saraswati Shastri a.k.a. Kamala, younger sister of
Lakshmi Shankar
Lakshmi Shankar (née Sastri, 16 June 1926 – 30 December 2013) was an Indian singer and a noted Hindustani classical. Born into a south Indian Brahmin family, she became an outstanding Hindustani vocalist of the Patiala Gharana and married Ra ...
(née Shastri) wife of Rajendra Shankar, elder brother of Sitar maestro,
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North Ind ...
.
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1912 births
1957 deaths
Hindi-language film directors
Indian male screenwriters
Hindi film producers
Filmfare Awards winners
20th-century Indian film directors
Bengali film directors
People from Bogra District
20th-century Indian screenwriters
20th-century Indian male writers