Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Film maker, writer

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1944

Place of Birth: Anara, West Bengal, India

Profession: screenwriter, writer, composer, poet, film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Buddhadeb Dasgupta (Bengali: ???????? ???????? Buddhodeb Dashgupto) (born 1944) is a poet and prominent contemporary Bengali filmmaker, most known for films like Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara.
Five of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Bagh Bahadur (1989), Charachar (1993), Lal Darja (1997), Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002) and Kaalpurush (2008), while Dooratwa (1978) and Tahader Katha (1993) have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.
As a director, he has won National Film Award for Best Direction twice, for Uttara (2000) and Swapner Din (2005).
Over the years he has published several works of poetry including Govir Araley, Coffin Kimba Suitcase, Himjog, Chhaata Kahini, Roboter Gaan, Sreshtha Kabita, and Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita.

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