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Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Filmmaker

Buddhadeb Dasgupta

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Bringing a poet’s imagination to Bengali cinema.

Bagh Bahadur · Uttara

Born
11 February 1944
Birthplace
Anara
Died
10 June 2021

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Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Buddhadeb Dasgupta was an Indian filmmaker and poet whose films moved between social observation and lyrical imagery.

Early life

Bengal

Grew up in a railway doctor’s family and studied economics in Calcutta.

Career

  1. Early career

    Teaching

    Lectured in economics.

  2. 1968

    Short documentary

    Made The Continent of Love.

  3. 1978

    First feature

    Directed Dooratwa.

Selected work

Bagh Bahadur

A nationally recognised feature.

Uttara

Won a National Film Award for direction.

Swapner Din

Brought another directing award.

Beyond work

Poetry

Published collections alongside his film career.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. GODL-India · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.