Anil Ganguly (26 January 1933 – 15 January 2016) was an Indian film director and screenwriter, who worked in

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from 1970s to 2001. He is best known for

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starrer, ''

Kora Kagaz ''Kora Kagaz'' ( translation: Blank Paper) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced by Sanath Kothari and directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Vijay Anand, Jaya Bhaduri, A.K. Hangal, Achala Sachdev and Deven Verma. The film's ...

'' (1974) and the

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starrer ''

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'' (1975), both of which won the

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. He is also known for his films with

like Trishna, Aanchal,

Saaheb ''Saaheb'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anil Ganguly. It is a remake of the 1981 Bengali film ''Saheb'' directed by Bijoy Bose. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Raakhee, Deven Verma, Utpal Dutt, Biswajit, V ...

(1985). Later in his career, after 1986 he made seven films none of which succeeded.

Career

Ganguly started his career making literary adaptations with strong female roles and themes of marital discord. For his second film ''Kora Kagaz'' his adapted

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's story "Saat Paake Bandha", previously adapted into a Bengali film by the same name. Films female lead

won

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for her role. His next film, ''Tapasya'' (1975) with

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as lead was produced by

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, and was based on story by

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. Raakhee won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role He later adapted

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's novel '' Parineeta'' as ''Sankoch'' (1976), with

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and

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as leads. ''Humkadam'' again starring Raakhee, and made in 1980, was an adaptation of

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's ''

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''. He made Aanchal with

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as the lead hero and the film turned out to be platinum jubilee hit. His last major film was

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and

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starrer ''Saaheb'' (1985). Later in his career, he shifted to making action and thriller films but nine of 9 films he made since 1986 were unsuccessful at the box office. His last directorial venture was Bengali film ''Kiye Para Kiye Najara'' (1998) with

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, and

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. He died on 15 January 2016 at the age of 82.

Filmography

* '' Half Ticket'' (1962) Assistant director * ''Bheegi Raat'' (1965) Assistant director * ''

'' (1974) * ''

'' (1975) * ''

Sankoch ''Sankoch'' () is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by R. K. Soral on Suyog Films banner and directed by Anil Ganguly. Starring Jeetendra, Sulakshana Pandit and music composed by Kalyanji–Anandji. The movie is based on the n ...

'' (1976) * '' Trishna'' (1978) * '' Khandaan'' (1979) * ''Agreement'' (1980) * '' Neeyat'' (1980) * '' Aanchal'' (1980) * ''Humkadam'' (1980) * '' Karwat'' (1982) * ''

Kaun? Kaisey? ''Kaun?'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language psychological suspense thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, written by Anurag Kashyap and starring Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee and Sushant Singh. It was shot in 15 days. The film was dub ...

'' (1983) * ''

'' (1985) * ''

Mera Yaar Mera Dushman ''Mera Yaar Mera Dushman'' () is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Anil Ganguly. It stars Rakesh Roshan, Mithun Chakraborty, Bindiya Goswami, Zarina Wahab in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film was shot ...

'' (1987) * '' Pyar Ke Kabil'' (1987) * ''

Sadak Chhap ''Sadak Chhap'' is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced and directed by Anil Ganguly. It stars Jackie Shroff, Padmini Kolhapure, Richa Sharma (actor), Richa Sharma in pivotal roles. Cast * Jackie Shroff as Shankar * Padmini ...

'' (1987) * ''Balidan'' (Bolidan) (1990, Bengali) * ''

Dushman Devta ''Dushman Devta '' is a 1991 Bollywood action drama film directed by Anil Ganguly, starring Dharmendra, Dimple Kapadia, Aditya Pancholi, Sonam in lead role. The music director of the movie was Bappi Lahiri. Plot A small town in rural India is ...

'' (1991) * ''

Dil Ki Baazi ''Dil Ki Baazi'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Anil Ganguly. It stars Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Jhulka, Avinash Wadhavan, Farheen in lead roles. Plot Ajay (Avinash Wadhawan) is a rich, spoilt brat who falls in love with Asha (Fa ...

'' (1993) * ''

Angaara ''Angaara'' is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Anil Ganguly, and starring Mithun Chakraborty and Rupali Ganguly , and music was by duo, Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. It did not do well at the box office. Plot Sagar lives wit ...

'' (1996) * ''Kiye Para Kiye Nijara'' (1998, Odia)

Personal life

His daughter,

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is television, film and theatre actress. His son,

Vijay Ganguly Vijay Ganguly (born 1980) is an Indian choreographer known for ''Jagga Jasoos'' (2017), ''Andhadhun'' (2018), '' Stree'' (2018) and '' Love Aaj Kal'' (2020). He won the 2018 Filmfare Award for Best Choreography for the song "Galti Se Mistake ...

is a director and choreographer.

Awards

National Film Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

'' **

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

References

External links

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