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- Bimal Roy (July 12, 1909 - January 8, 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as Do Bigha Zamin (1953), Bandini (1963), Biraj Bahu (1954), Madhumati (1958) which he employed to portray realism. He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize of the Cannes Film Festival. Madhumati won 9 Filmfare Awards in 1958, a record held for 37 years.- IMDb Mini Biography By: BonaFideBOSS
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- Gulzar and Hrishikesh Mukherjee were his assistants who went to became legends like him.
- Came from a well-to-do Dacca background, starting in films as an assistant cameraman in 1932. After promotion to full cinematographer, he began to direct from 1943. He was first acclaimed for the experimental low-budget picture, "Udayer Pathey", which achieved national popularity in India despite a cast of unknowns.
- Son Joy Shankar Roy worked in the technical department of the film Chaitali.
- Grandson is director Aditya Bhattacharya .
- Grandfather of actress, writer Anwesha Bhattacharya ( Basu's daughter).
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