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Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as Anand Ashram (1977), Anusandhan /Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), Anyay Abhichar (1985), Howrah Bridge (1958), Insan Jaag Utha (1959), China Town (1962), Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), An Evening ...
Shakti Samanta. Director: Aradhana. Shakti Samanta was born on 13 January 1926 in Burdwan, West Bengal, British India [now India]. He was a director and producer, known for Aradhana (1969), Anuraag (1972) and Amar Prem (1972). He died on 9 April 2009 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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Oct 27, 2017 · In 1954, he got his first break as a director with the film “Bahu“. In 1957, Shakti Samanta started his own film production unit under the banner “Shakti Films”, to become a producer/director. The golden decade of Hindi cinema, the period between 1960 to 1970, belongs to Shakti Samanta.
Shakti Samanta was an Indian director and producer, famous for founding the film company 'Shakti Films' in 1957. He was born on January 13, 1926, in Bardhaman, West Bengal. He studied in Dehradun and lived in his uncle's house.
Jan 13, 2014 · But he became a part of the film world in 1948 as an assistant director to Satish Nigam in the film ‘Sunhere Din’.
Starting as an assistant in Sunehere Din in 1948, with director, Satish Nigam, Shakti Samanta assisted Phani Majumdar before becoming an independent director with Bahu in 1955, starring Usha Kiran with Karan Diwan. His brother, Girija Samanta was almost his right hand helping him in all his productions.
Born in Bardhaman in West Bengal, Shakti Samanta was initially drawn to films because he hoped to be a renowned actor. Though he could not become a Bollywood hero, the talented director-producer gave to Indian cinema its first ‘Superstar’.
