Niren Lahiri or Nirendranath Lahiri (17 July 1908 – 2 December 1972) was a
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
i and
Hindi film
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 ...
director. He received
9th Annual BFJA Awards The 9th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards was held on 1946, honoring the best Indian cinema in 1945.
Main Awards
Best Indian Films (In Order of Merit)
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in 1946 and
2nd National Film Awards
The 2nd National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1954. Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi ...
in 1955.
Career
Lahiri was born in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
,
British India
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in 1907. His father's name was Jitendra Nath Lahiri. Initially he started his career as an actor in
Pramathesh Barua
Pramathesh Chandra Barua (24 October 1903 – 29 November 1951) was an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter of Indian films in the pre-independence era, born in Gauripur, Dhubri, Assam.
Early life
Barua was the son of the royal family of ...
’s studio. He worked with Mr. Barua at
New Theatres
New Theatres is an Indian film studio. It was formed in Calcutta by producer B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar, the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 1970). It was formed on 10 February 1931. Motto of this company was– ''Jivatang Jyotire ...
. He acted in ''Abhinav'' in 1940 directed by
Debaki Bose. Lahiri was the music director of ''Ashiana'', ''Tarubala'' and ''
Annapurnar Mandir
''Annapurnar Mandir'' () was a Bengali social drama film directed by Naresh Mitra based on a same name novel of Nirupama Devi. This film was released on 6 August 1954 under the banner of ''Chitra Mandir'' and received 2nd National Film Awards in ...
'' in 1936. In 1940 he made his directional debut in the film ''Byabodhan''. He became popular after directing ''Bhabhi Kaal'' in 1945. He directed about 27 films including Bengali and Hindi cinema. Lahiri died in 1972.
Filmography
* ''Raat Dastey''
* ''Rajdrohi''
* ''Chhabi''
* ''
Indrani (film)''
* ''Tansen''
* ''Boro Maa''
* ''Madhumalati''
* ''Prithibi Amare Chaay''
* ''Bhola Master''
* ''
Shankar Narayan Bank
''Shankar Narayan Bank'' is a 1956 Bengali film directed by Niren Lahiri. This is a drama film stars Chhabi Biswas Kaberi Bose, Chhaya Devi, Vasant Choudhury, Anubha Gupta, Anup Kumar and Uttam Kumar in the lead roles. This film was produce ...
''
* ''Devimalini''
* ''Jadubhatta''
* ''Kalyani''
* ''Shobha''
* ''Kajari''
* ''
Lakh Taka
''Lakh Taka'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Niren Lahiri, and starring Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Bhanu Banerjee, Chhabi Biswas and Jahor Roy. The music direction is by Shyamal Mitra and Niren Lahiri. It was released on 1 January 1 ...
''
* ''Palli Samaj''
* ''Subhadra''
* ''Garobini''
* ''Singhadwar''
* ''Jayjatra''
* ''Sadharan Meye''
* ''Vijay Yatra''
* ''Arabian Nights''
* ''Bano Phool''
* ''Bhabhi Kaal''
*
''Anban''
* ''Dampati''
* ''Sahadharmini''
* ''Garmil''
* ''
Mahakavi Kalidas
''Mahakavi Kalidas'' is a Bollywood film directed by Niren Lahiri. It was released in 1942.
Plot
After falling in love with a woman from a lower caste, a naive Sanskrit poet who was ostracized now encounters obstacles when he participates in a ...
''
* ''Byabodhan''
References
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1900s births
1972 deaths
Bengali film directors
Hindi-language film directors
People from Kolkata
Male actors in Bengali cinema
People from British India
20th-century Indian male actors
20th-century Indian film directors
National Film Award (India) winners
Film directors from Kolkata
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