Birendranath Sircar
B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar) | |
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Calcutta, West Bengal, India | |
Occupation | film producer |
Birendranath Sircar (also Sarkar; 5 July 1901 – 28 November 1980) was an Indian
Early life
B. N. Sircar was born in Bhagalpur to the then Advocate-General of Bengal, Sir N. N. Sircar. He was the grandson of Barrister J.N. Sircar, Esq. and great-grandson of Peary Charan Sarkar, the principal of Hare School, Calcutta. After completing his study at Hindu School, Kolkata, he studied Engineering at the University of London[citation needed] and on returning to India he was asked to build a cinema. The project caused him to develop a keen interest in film and he proceeded to build a cinema for the screening of Bengali-language films. Called Chitra, this was opened in Calcutta by Subhas Chandra Bose on 30 December 1930 and was followed by the construction of New Cinema, which showed Hindi films.[2] He then decided to involve himself in making of two silent films.[citation needed]
Career
On 10 February 1931,[
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He received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema give by Government of India in 1970,[7] and in 1972 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, by Government of India.[8]
Filmography
Sircar's films include:[9][10]
- Premankur Atarthi
- Natir Puja (Released 22 March 1932)
- Premankur Atarthi
- Premankur Atarthi
- Premankur Atarthi
- Premankur Atarthi
- Pallisamaj (Released 1 July 1932) – Directed by Sisir Bhaduri
- Chandidas (Released 24 September 1932) – Directed by Debaki Bose
- Premankur Atarthi
- Dhirendranath Gangopadhyay
- Sita (Released 26 October 1933) – Directed by Sisir Bhaduri
- Mirabai (Released 11 November 1933) – Directed by Debaki Bose
- Dhirendranath Gangopadhyay
- P.C. Barua
- P.Brothers (Cartoon) (Released 23 June 1934) – Directed by Raichand Boral
- Mahua (Released 31 August 1934) – Directed by Hiren Bose
- Devdas (Released 30 March 1935) – Directed by Nitin Bose
- Abaseshe (short) (Released 24 August 1935) – Directed by Dineshranjan Das
- Bhagyachakra (Released 3 October 1935) – Directed by Nitin Bose
- P.C. Barua
- Mando Ki (short) (Released 21 October 1936) – Directed by Tulsi Lahiri
- P.C. Barua
- Didi (Released 3 April 1937) – Directed by Nitin Bose
- P.C. Barua
- Arghya(short) (Released 25 September 1937)
- Bidyapati (Released 2 April 1938) – Directed by Debaki Bose
- Abhignan (Released 11 June 1938) – Directed by Prafulla Ray
- Desher mati (Released 17 August 1938) – Directed by Nitin Bose
- Dhirendranath Gangopadhyay
- Sathi (Released 3 December 1938) – Directed by Phani Majumdar
- P.C. Barua
- Baradidi (Released 7 April 1939) – Directed by Amar Mullik
- Sapure (Released 27 May 1939) – Directed by Debaki Bose
- P.C. Barua
- Jiban Maran (Released 14 October 1939) – Directed by Nitin Bose
- Parajoy (Released 22 March 1940) – Directed by Hemchandra Chandra
- Daktar (Released 31 August 1940) – Directed by Phani Majumdar
- Abhinetri (Released 30 November 1940) – Directed by Amar Mullik
- Nartaki (Released 18 January 1941) – Directed by Debaki Bose
- Parichoy (Released 25 April 1941) – Directed by Nitin Bose
- Pratishruti (Released 14 August 1941) – Directed by Hemchandra Chandra
- Shodhbodh (Released 28 March 1942) – Directed by Soumen Mukhopadhyay
- Minakshi (Released 12 June 1942) – Directed by Madhu Bose
- Priyo Bandhabi (Released 23 January 1943) – Directed by Soumen Mukhopadhyay
- Kashinath (Released 2 April 1943) – Directed by Nitin Bose
- Premankur Atarthi
- Udayer Pathey (Released 1 September 1944) – Directed by Bimal Roy
- Dui Purush (Released 30 August 1945) – Directed by Subodh Mitra
- Biraj Bou (Released 5 July 1946) – Directed by Amar Mullik
- Nurse Sisi (Released 27 April 1947) – Directed by Subodh Mitra
- Ramer Sumati (Released 24 December 1947) – Directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay
- Pratibad (Released 19 June 1948) – Directed by Hemchandra Chandra
- Anjangarh (Released 24 September 1948) – Directed by Bimal Roy
- Mantramugdha (Released 14 January 1949) – Directed by Bimal Roy
- Bishnupriya(Released 7 October 1949) – Directed by Hemchandra Chandra
- Rupkatha (Released 13 October 1950) – Directed by Soren Sen
- Aadur Prem,[11] 2011 – Directed by Somnath Gupta
See also
References
- ^ a b "B.N. Sircar : भारतीय सिनेमा के विकास की नींव के एक निर्माता | Cine Manthan". Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ^ B.N.Sircar Upperstall Profile Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bagiswar Jha : B.N. Sircar : A monograph; Seagull Books, Calcutta (1990)
- ^ "Bhagya Chakra (1935)". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "Dhoop Chhaon (1935)". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "18th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015.
- ^ Sur, Ansu (1999). Ansu Sur (ed.). Bengali film directory. Nandan, Calcutta. p. 319.
- ^ Mukherjee, Partha, Priyanka. "New Awakening". harmonyindia.org. harmonyindia.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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External links
- www.kundanlalsaigal.com – Comprehensive Resource Website, offering preview of all his songs.
- www.pankajmullick.com – Comprehensive Resource Website, offering preview of his songs.
- www.krishnachandradey.com – Comprehensive Resource Website, offering preview of his songs.
- www.kanandevi.com
- Birendranath Sircar at IMDb
- Musicians
- A short history of Bengali cinema
- A Biography of B N Sircar
- An article on New Theatres by Sharmistha Gooptu