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Bansi Chandragupta | |
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| Born | 6 February 1924 |
| Died | 27 June 1981 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation(s) | Art Director, Production Designer |
Bansi Chandragupta (1924–1981) was an Indian art director and production designer, regarded among the greatest of art directors of Indian film industry. He won Filmfare Best Art Direction Award thrice, for Seema in 1972, for Do Jhoot in 1976 and for Chakra in 1982. He was awarded Evening Standard British Film Award posthumously for "best technical/artistic achievement" in 1983. He was born in 1924 in Sialkot, Punjab, British India and died on 27 June 1981 in Brookhaven, New York, United States.
Chandragupta is most well known as art director/production designer of movies directed by Satyajit Ray.[1] He also worked with renowned film directors like Jean Renoir, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Basu Chatterjee, Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Tarun Majumdar and Aparna Sen.
- ^ "Bansi Chandragupta, 57, Is Dead; Art Director on Satyajit Ray Films". nytimes.com. The New York Times. 29 June 1981. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.