Ashim Samanta is an Indian

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director and producer, and the son of film director and Shakti Films founder Shakti Samanta. Shortly after receiving his

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in 1976, Samanta started his career in India's film industry as assistant director to Brij Sadanah on ''Bombay 405 Miles''. In 1982, he directed his first film, '' Aamne Samne''. He has directed several films since then. He also directed the 52-episode sitcom ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' for Sony TV in 1999. In 2005, he started working on ''Antariksh – Ek Amar Katha'', a science fiction series for Star Plus.

Filmography

*'' Amne Samne'' (1982) *''

Main Awara Hoon ''Main Awara Hoon'' () is a 1983 Indian drama film directed by Ashim S. Samanta. The movie, based on a story by late Gulshan Nanda, was the fifth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1983, with the music by R.D. Burman for the film still being apprec ...

'' (1983) *''

Palay Khan Palay Khan Mandokhail ( ps, پالے خان مندوخیل, 1888-1951), also referred to as Palay Shah, was an ethnic Pashtun freedom fighter and commander of the group that fought against the British Raj in 1930, at Baluchistan Balochistan ...

'' (1986) *'' Aakhri Baazi'' (1989) *''

Mastan ''Mastan'' ( bn, মস্তান) is a Bengali thriller movie released in 2004, directed by Rabi Kinagi. The movie featured Jeet, Swastika Mukherjee, Hara Patnaik and Mihir Das. It was an unofficial remake of 1999 Bollywood movie ' Jaanwar' f ...

'' (Bengali) (1989) *''

Ahankaar ''Ahankaar'' is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Ashim Samanta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mamta Kulkarni, Mohnish Bahl, Prem Chopra and Gulshan Grover Plot The plot of the movie centers around Prabhat (Mithun Chakraborty). Pr ...

'' (1995) *''

Ankhon Mein Tum Ho ''Ankhon Mein Tum Ho'' is a 1997 Bollywood romantic drama thriller film directed by Ashim Samanta and produced by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Sharad Kapoor, Suman Ranganathan and Rohit Roy in lead roles. The film revolves around the frustra ...

'' (1997) *'' Achena Atithi'' (Bengali) (1997) *'' Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' (TV Series) (1999) *''

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'' (TV Series) (2002) *'' Kalchakra'' (TV Series) (2004) *'' Antariksh – Ek Amar Katha'' (TV Series) (2006) *''

Don Muthu Swami ''Don Muthu Swami'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Ashim Samanta starring Mithun Chakraborty as the Don. The movie is a remake of 1991 American movie ''Oscar'' which itself was a remake of 1967 French movie ''Oscar ...

'' (2008) *''

Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai ''Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai'' () is a dramatic love story, releasing in India and other countries on 3 August 2012. Cast * Aditya Samanta as Karan * Nazia Hussain as Karishma * Amita Nagia * Rati Agnihotri as Mamta * Farida Jalal * Mukesh Tiwa ...

'' (2012)

References

External links

Interview by 'The Hindu' newspaper
* Living people Film directors from Mumbai Hindi-language film directors University of Mumbai alumni Indian television directors Indian television producers 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people) {{india-film-director-stub