Birendranath Sircar

B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar)
Sircar on a 2013 stamp of India
Born5 July 1901
Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died28 November 1980(1980-11-28) (aged 79)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupationfilm producer

Birendranath Sircar (also Sarkar; 5 July 1901 – 28 November 1980) was an Indian film producer and the founder of New Theatres Calcutta. He made Bengali-language films that were noted for introducing many film directors who later became famous. He was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1970 and the third highest civilian award in India, the Padma Bhushan, in 1972.[1]

  1. ^ "B.N. Sircar : भारतीय सिनेमा के विकास की नींव के एक निर्माता | Cine Manthan". Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.