Roy, Bimal, 1909-1966
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- Bimal Roy, a man of silence, 1994:t.p. (Bimal Roy) p. 9 (Bimal C. Roy) p. 36 (b. July 1909) p. 53 (d. 1/8/1966; Indian film maker)
- O re mān̐jhī--, 2007:p. 7 (Bimala Rāya) jkt. (Bimalarāya, Vimalarāya)
- IMDb, May 6, 2015(Bimal Roy (I) (1909-1966); Director, Cinematographer, Producer; born: July 12, 1909 in Dhaka, Eastern Bengal, British India [now in Bangladesh]; died: January 7, 1966 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India)
- Wikipedia, May 6, 2015(Bimal Roy (12 July 1909-8 January 1965); Indian film director; occupation: Producer and director; born: 12 July 1909, Suapur, Bengal Presidency, Indian Empire; died: 8 January 1965, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
- home page (Bimal Roy; ushered in the golden age of Indian Cinema in the 1940's) Bimal Roy biography (1909-1966; born into an old landholding family in former East Bengal (Bangladesh) ( (Bimal Roy memorial website, May 6, 2015:) )
- born into a landholding family in Dacca in then East Bengal ( (Lal, Vinay. Bimal Roy (1909-1966), 2008, via MANAS website, viewed May 6, 2015) )
Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 7 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Devdas, 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.
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