Bimal Roy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bimal Roy

Indian film director

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1909

Place of Birth: Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1966

Profession: screenwriter, cinematographer, film director, film producer, film editor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bimal Roy (Bengali: ???? ????; 12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was a Bengali Indian film director.
He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema.
Inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, he made Do Bigha Zamin after watching Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948).
His work is particularly known for his mise en scène 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.