Biren Nag (1922–1964) was an acclaimed

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n film director and art director in Hindi cinema. Prior to taking up direction himself, he served as Art Director for four of the most beautiful films shot in Mumbai in the late 1950s and early 1960s: '' Pyaasa'' (1957) '' Kala Pani'' (1958) ''

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'' (1960); and '' Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (1962). He won a 1960

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for his work on ''

'' (1960). In 1962 he directed his first film, '' Bees Saal Baad'' a noirish ghost story also starring Waheeda Rehman and Biswajeet, which garnered him a

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nomination in 1963.Filmfare Nominees and Winners
/ref> The film was the top grosser at the box office in 1962, a super hit doing gross business worth Rs. 3, 00, 00,000 and net business worth Rs. 1, 50, 00,000. He also directed '' Kohraa'' in 1964, repeating the lead pair of his debut. However, he died soon after the film was released.

Filmography

(Both the films were produced by

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. He was also the music director and the lead playback singer in both of them)

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* Hindi-language film directors Indian art directors 1922 births 1964 deaths Film directors from Kolkata Filmfare Awards winners 20th-century Indian film directors {{India-film-director-stub