Arabinda Mukhopadhyay (18 June 1919 – 10 February 2016) was an Indian filmmaker, film director and editor, who directed all-time classics like Nishi Padma (1970), Dhanyee Meye (1971) and

Mouchak ''Mouchak'' (Bengali: মৌচাক) is a Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay and produced under the banner of Pratima Pictures. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Ranjit Mullick, Mithu Mukherjee (actres ...

(1974). He also wrote stories and screenplays.

Early life and education

Mukhopadhyay was born in Katihar District,

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

on 18 June 1919. His family originally hailed from Sehakhala situated in Hooghly District of present-day

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

. His father, Satyacharan Mukhopadhyay, was a doctor, and his mother was Mrinalini Devi. His elder brother was the noted Bengali writer

Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (19 July 1899 – 9 February 1979) was an Indian Bengali-language novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and physician who wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning "the wild flower" in Bengali). He was a re ...

Career

In a career spanning four decades, he directed total 26 full-length films, 3 telefilms and 1 television serial. His very first directorial effort “Kichukkhon” in 1959 give him a nomination for the president's award. Another movie of his, “Ahban”, was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961. His inspiration was Bengali Filmmakers like

Agradoot Agradoot () was a group of Indian film technicians signing collectively as director, a phenomenon unique to Bengali cinema. The Agradoot core unit, formed in 1946, consisted initially of Bibhuti Laha (cameraman, 1915–1997), Jatin Datta (sound) ...

Debaki Bose Debaki Bose (1898–1971), also known as Debaki Kumar Bose, was an Indian director, writer, and actor who is recognized for his contribution in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. He was born on 25 November 1898 in Akalposh, (now East Burdwan), Bu ...

Bimal Roy Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as '' Do Bigha Zamin'', '' Parineeta'', '' Biraj Bahu'', ''Devdas'', ''Madhumati'', '' Sujata'', '' ...

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Death

Mukhopadhyay died on February 10, 2016, at his Kolkata residence.

Awards and nominations

20th Filmfare Awards (1972) for Best Screenplay - Movie

Amar Prem ''Amar Prem'' () is a 1972 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta. It is a remake of the Bengali film ''Nishi Padma'' (1970), directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for both the films based on the Bengali sh ...

Selected filmography

# Jeevan Sangeet (1968) # Pita Putra (1969) # Nishipadma (1970) # Dhanyee Meye (1971) #

(1974) #

Agnishwar ''Agnishwar'' (অগ্নীশ্বর) is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language drama film about the life and career of a patriotic, idealistic doctor. The story is inspired by the Bengali novel ''Agnishwar'' written by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, ...

(1975) # Ajasra Dhanyabad (1976) # Mantramugdha (1977) # Ae Prithibi Pantha Niwas (1977) #

Nadi Theke Sagare ''Nadi Theke Sagare'' (Bengali: নদী থেকে সাগরে) () is a 1978 Bengali feature film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay. The film was written by Prasanta Chowdhury. The screenplay was written by Sunil Gangopadhyay and Arabind ...

(1978) #

Paka Dekha ''Paka Dekha'' is a Bengali comedy drama film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay and produced by Mohan Mallick based on a story of Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay in the same name. This film was released in 1980 in the banner of Reba Films. Hemanta M ...

(1980) # Prayashchitta (1983) # Sansarer Itikatha (1983) # Arpita (1983) # Ajante (1986) # Barnachora # Kenram Becharam # Notun Jiban # Nayikar Bhumkay

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