Basu Bhattacharya
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Basu Bhattacharya was a Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 film director , most famous for his 1966 film Teesri Kasam
Teesri Kasam
-Awards:* 1967 National Film Award for Best Film* 1967 Moscow International Film Festival: Grand Prix - Nominated-External links:*http://www.upperstall.com/films/teesrikasam.html...

, starring Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
Known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara and Boot Polish were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the...

 and Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman , is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies and is known for many successful and critically acclaimed movies from 1950's, 60's and early 70's most notably C.I.D. and Guru Dutt classics such as Pyaasa , 12 O'Clock , Kaagaz Ke Phool , Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam...

 (based on a short story by Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu was one of the most successful and influential writers of modern Hindi literature in the post-Premchand era...

), which won the National Film Award for Best Film
National Film Award for Best Film
The National Award for Best Feature film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1954. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards given among National Film Awards...

 in 1967; he also produced Sparsh
Sparsh (film)
Sparsh is a 1980 Bollywood feature film directed by Sai Paranjpye. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi playing the characters of a visually impaired principal and a "sighted" teacher in a School of the Blind, where both the characters fall in love with each other though soon their complexes...

 in 1985 starring Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...

 and Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...

, which won the Filmfare Best Movie Award
Filmfare Best Movie Award
The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years...

 and the most famous box office hit and critically acclaimed film directed by him remains Avishkaar
Avishkaar
Avishkaar is a 1974 Hindi movie. Produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya the film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore.The movie was critically acclaimed with critics giving it five out of five stars in the Bollywood guide Collections and was a box office hit.-Synopsis:Amar and Mansi are in...

 starring Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

 and Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...

 which received five stars in Bollywood Guide "Collections" and Rajesh Khanna received Filmfare Best Actor Award
Filmfare Best Actor Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954....

 in 1975.

He started his career in 1958 by assisting, Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy was one of the most acclaimed Indian film directors of all time. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema...

 in films like, Madhumati
Madhumati
Madhumati is a 1958 Hindi film produced and directed by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The music was composed by Salil Choudhury with the lyrics by Shailendra. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Pran, and Johnny Walker. It was one of the earliest films to...

 and Sujata
Sujata
Sujātā is a Sanskrit word meaning "from a good family origin". Su means 'good' and jātā implies jāti or 'caste'. Thus the implied and correct meaning of the word Sujata means 'of good caste' or 'the well born'. It has to be noted here that the caste-system is the spine of social Hinduism...

 and later married, Bimal Roy's daughter, Rinki Bhattacharya
Rinki Bhattacharya
Rinki Bhattacharya is an Indian writer, columnist and documentary filmmaker. She is the Vice Chairperson of 'Children's Film Society of India' and the founder Chairperson of 'Bimal Roy Memorial & Film Society' -Biography:...

, much to Bimal Roy's disapproval. This created a rift between him and his mentor . The couple had a son Aditya Bhattacharya
Aditya Bhattacharya
Aditya Bhattacharya is an Indian film director and screenwriter, most known for his feature film, Raakh starring Aamir Khan, and which garnered three National Film Awards.He is the son of film director Basu Bhattacharya.-Early life:...

 (director), and two daughters: Chimmu and Anwesha Arya (a writer). Later after much domestic abuse, his wife Rinki moved out in 1983, and the couple formally divorced in 1990. Rinki went on to write an anthology on Domestic Violence in India, titled, Behind Closed Doors – Domestic Violence in India and became a successful writer, columnist and documentary filmmaker .

As director

  • Uski Kahani (1966)
  • Teesri Kasam
    Teesri Kasam
    -Awards:* 1967 National Film Award for Best Film* 1967 Moscow International Film Festival: Grand Prix - Nominated-External links:*http://www.upperstall.com/films/teesrikasam.html...

     (1966) - Won National Film Award for Best Film
    National Film Award for Best Film
    The National Award for Best Feature film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1954. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards given among National Film Awards...

  • Anubhav
    Anubhav
    Anubhav is a 1971 Hindi film by noted director Basu Bhattacharya, which stars Sanjeev Kumar, Tanuja Samarth and Dinesh Thakur as leads. The film was the first part of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Avishkaar and Griha Pravesh ; and...

     (1971)
  • Avishkaar
    Avishkaar
    Avishkaar is a 1974 Hindi movie. Produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya the film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore.The movie was critically acclaimed with critics giving it five out of five stars in the Bollywood guide Collections and was a box office hit.-Synopsis:Amar and Mansi are in...

     (1973)
  • Daku (1975)
  • Tumhara Kalloo (1975)
  • Sangat
    Sangat
    Sangat is a Sikh term with its origin in the Sanskrit word 'sangh', which means company, fellowship and association. In Sikh vocabulary, the word has a special connotation. It stands for the body of men and women who meet religiously, especially in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib...

     (1976)
  • Known Yet Not Known (1977)
  • Madhu Malti
    Madhu Malti
    Madhu Malti is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Basu Bhattacharya....

     (1978)
  • Griha Pravesh
    Griha Pravesh
    Griha Pravesh is a 1979 Bollywood drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore and Sarika. The film was the last of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav , Avishkaar .-Cast:*Sanjeev Kumar...

     (1979)
  • Madhuman (1981)
  • Horký podzim s vuní manga (1984)
  • Anveshan (1985) (TV)
  • Solar Energy (1986)
  • Science India (1986)
  • Panchavati (1986)
  • Ek Saas Zindagi (1991)
  • Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
    Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
    -External links:*...

     (1997).Basu Bhattacharjee was born at Berhampore (Murshidabad, West Bengal).He lived at Bangal para, Saidabad (opposite the Saraswat Milani club).He made a documentary film with Sir Girfield Soberse. Hire ,Gopal,Nepal Bhattacharjee are his brother.

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