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Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) [1] was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen.
Tapan Sinha. Director: Apanjan. Born in 1924. Science graduate from University of Calcutta. Sinha began his film career as a sound engineer in Calcutta's New Theatre in 1946. Four years later, he received an invitation to the London film festival and the opportunity of working at Pinewood Studios. He was in the UK for two years.
4 days ago · In July 2008, Tapan Sinha, recipient of 19 National Awards in various categories, was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2006. It was the second national honour for the 84-year ...
Jan 15, 2009 · Tapan Sinha (84),the legendary filmmaker from Bengal,passed away on Thursday morning at a city hospital after a prolonged illness. He was suffering from bronchopneumonia,electrolyte imbalance and several other age-related problems. He is survived by his son Anindya Sinha. Sinha s death marks the end of an era in Bengali film making.
Jan 14, 2020 · Tapan Sinha was one of those filmmakers for whom commercial success and critical acclaim came hand in hand and his demise on January 15, 2009, marked an end to a glorious chapter of Indian cinema.
Sep 28, 2021 · Tapan Sinha biography: The story of his classic Kabuliwala, starring Chhabi Biswas. BOOK EXCERPT. Behind Tapan Sinha’s ‘Kabuliwala’, a cross Tagore expert and an uncooperative leading man. An...
Nov 18, 2021 · In an excerpt from his book 'The Cinema of Tapan Sinha' (published by Om Books), Amitava Nag writes about how the filmmaker's work experience at the great Calcutta studios trained him as a top-notch technician.
Jan 15, 2009 · Dadasaheb Phalke award winner and noted film-maker Tapan Sinha died at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday after prolonged illness. Sinha,84,was suffering from pneumonia and septicaemia,hospital sources said. He is survived by a son. His actress-wife Arundhuti Devi died in 1990.
Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time who made more than 40 feature films in Bengali, Hindi and Oriya in a career spanning nearly half a century.
Nov 16, 2021 · Tapan Sinha is a very underrated director of Indian cinema. His positioning is unique not only in the context of Bengali cinema but also Indian cinema as such. Interestingly, his...
