Subhash Dutta

Subhash Dutta (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor. He started his career as a commercial artist.[4]

Subhash Dutta
সুভাষ দত্ত
Dutta in the film Sutorang (1964)
Born(1930-02-09)9 February 1930[1]
Dinajpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died16 November 2012(2012-11-16) (aged 82)[2]
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationFilmmaker, actor, designer
Spouse(s)Shima Dutta (–2001; widower)[3]
AwardsNational Film Awards (1977)
Ekushey Padak (1999)

Career

At the beginning of his career, Dutta worked as a film poster artist. He drew posters for Mukh O Mukhosh (1956), the first Bengali-language movie to be made in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He directed his first movie, Sutorang, in 1964.[4] The movie won the second prize at the Frankfurt Festival in 1965.[4] In 1972, he acted with the theatrical group, Aranyak Nattyadal.[4]

Awards
Dutta in 2012

His movie Abirbhab won a prestigious award in Frankfurt Film Festival.[2] His directed movies were awarded in Phnom Penh Film Festival (1968), Moscow Film Festival (1967, 1973, 1979). He also got award for his acting by Pakistan Film Festival (1965).[4]

Personal life and death

Dutta had two sons, Shivaji and Ranaji, and two daughters, Shilpi and Shotabdi.[4]

Dutta died from heart disease on 16 November 2012 at his home in Ram Krishna Mission Road, Dhaka.[2][5]

Filmography
Director
  • Sutorang (1964)
  • Aina Obo Shishta (1966)[7]
  • Kagazer Nouka (1966)[7]
  • Abirbhab (1968)[8]
  • Alingan (1969)[9]
  • Pala Bodal (1969)[9]
  • Binimoy (1970)
  • Akangkha
  • Arunodoyer Agnishakkhi (1972)
  • Bashundhara (1977)
  • Dumurer Phul
  • Sakal Sandha
  • Phulshajya
  • Abdaar
  • Nazma
  • Sabujsathi
  • Swami-Stri
  • O Aamar Chhele (2008)
Actor
Subhash Dutta and Kabori in the film Sutorang

References
  1. "Subash Dutta is no longer alive". Prothom Alo. 2012-11-16. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  2. "Subhash passes away". The Daily Star. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  3. "Subhash Dutta cremated". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  4. "Chole gelen Subhash Dutt". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  5. "Filmmaker Subhash Dutta no more". bdnews24.com. 2012-11-16. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  6. "Nigar Award 1962: 19 September, 1963 Hotel Metropol Karachi". Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  7. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 257. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  8. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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  11. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  12. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 254. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  13. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  14. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 254. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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