Shakti Samanta

Shakti Samanta
Born(1926-01-13)13 January 1926
Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India)
Died9 April 2009(2009-04-09) (aged 83)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)Film director, Film producer, Founder "Shakti Films" (1957)
Years active1955–2002

Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as Anand Ashram (1977), Anusandhan /Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), Anyay Abhichar (1985), Howrah Bridge (1958), Insan Jaag Utha (1959), China Town (1962), Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), An Evening in Paris (1967), Aradhana (1969), Kati Patang (1971), and Amar Prem (1972), Amanush (1975).[1]

He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana (1969), Anuraag (1973) and Amanush (1975), which was also made in Bengali, a language in which he made six films, including an Indo-Bangladesh joint production in 1984.

  1. ^ "Reinventing itself". Screen. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.