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Buddhadeb Dasgupta

1944 - 2021

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Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian filmmaker and poet best known for his Bengali-language films like Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara. Five of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Bagh Bahadur (1989), Charachar (1993), Lal Darja (1997), Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002) and Kaalpurush (2008), while Dooratwa (1978) and Tahader Katha (1993) have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. As a director, he has won National Film Award for Best Direction twice, for Uttara (2000) and Swapner Din (2005). Over the years he has published several works of poetry including Govir Araley, Coffin Kimba Suitcase, Himjog, Chhaata Kahini, Roboter Gaan, Sreshtha Kabita, and Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Buddhadeb Dasgupta is the 6,151st most popular writer (up from 6,253rd in 2019), the 883rd most popular biography from India (down from 877th in 2019) and the 112th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Buddhadeb Dasgupta ranks 6,151 out of 7,302. Before him are Donald A. Wollheim, Javed Akhtar, John Logan, Gurdial Singh, Gyrðir Elíasson, and Marie NDiaye. After him are Lev Rubinstein, Véronique Tadjo, Giuseppe Berto, John Barbour, Dick Cavett, and Colum McCann.

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Among people born in 1944, Buddhadeb Dasgupta ranks 654. Before him are Itzhak Vissoker, Carl I. Hagen, Neil Innes, Fidélis, Rúben Bareño, and John Sebastian. After him are Spartaco Landini, Dave Edmunds, Jac Nellemann, Neroli Fairhall, Eddie Keizan, and Catherine Leroy. Among people deceased in 2021, Buddhadeb Dasgupta ranks 586. Before him are Jean-Denis Bredin, Djibril Tamsir Niane, Padma Sachdev, Virgil Abloh, Gert Blomé, and Paul Mariner. After him are Valery Garkalin, Conn Findlay, Umberto Colombo, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Catherine Tizard, and Lester Bird.

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In India

Among people born in India, Buddhadeb Dasgupta ranks 883 out of 1,861. Before him are Usha Mehta (1920), Gauri Khan (1970), Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914), Javed Akhtar (1945), Gurdial Singh (1933), and Tarsem Singh (1961). After him are Kanan Devi (1916), Balasaraswati (1918), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), Karisma Kapoor (1974), V. K. Krishna Menon (1896), and Pritam (1971).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Buddhadeb Dasgupta ranks 112. Before him are Fareed Zakaria (1964), Saroo Brierley (1981), Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872), Nalini Bala Devi (1898), Javed Akhtar (1945), and Gurdial Singh (1933). After him are Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), Sarojini Sahoo (1956), Shrilal Shukla (1925), Ruskin Bond (1934), Mah Laqa Bai (1768), and Vikram Seth (1952).

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