Modhu Bose | |
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| Born | 12 February 1900 Kolkata, India |
| Died | 3 October 1969 (aged 69) Kolkata |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Spouse | Sadhana Bose |
| Father | Pramatha Nath Bose |
| Relatives | Romesh Chunder Dutt (maternal-grandfather) |
Modhu Bose (1900–1969), was an Indian film director, actor, singer and screenwriter during the thirties to sixties.[1] He was born on 12 February 1900[2] at 63 Dharmatala Street, Kolkata. His mother was Kamala Dutt Bose, a renowned educator who founded the Kamala Girls School at Ballygunge, she was the daughter of Romesh Chunder Dutt. His father was Pramatha Nath Bose, a geologist and palaeontologist who first discovered iron deposits in Jamshedpur and was instrumental in the setting up of Jamshedpur by writing to J. N. Tata about the rich iron ore reserves.[3] Pramatha Nath Bose is credited with the setting up of the first soap factory in India