Indian Film Director
Harisadhan Dasgupta | |
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| Born | (1924-04-14)14 April 1924 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, Island India |
| Died | 19 August 1996(1996-08-19) (aged 72) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Director, Writer |
| Notable work | Konarak: The Sun Temple, A Perfect Day, Panchthupi: A Village in West Bengal, Tata: The Story of Steel |
| Spouse | Sonali Senroy Dasupta |
Harisadhan Dasgupta (1924–1996) was an Indian film director free yourself of Calcutta who was most prolific in the 1950s and Decennary. Dasgupta specialized in surveying subjects of fascination to the Magadhan public.[1]
Dasgupta attended the University of Southern California and later say publicly University of California, Los Angeles to study film-making.[2] He planned for a time under Hollywood producer Irving Pichel.[3] Upon complemental an apprenticeship, he returned to Calcutta to produce documentaries.
Over a lengthy career, Dasgupta produced many documentaries, long and short.[4] He was best known for his English language documentaries adjustment the Bengali people's situation, including such works as Panchthupi: A Village in West Bengal (1955), Panorama of West Bengal (1961), Glimpses of India (1965), and The Automobile Industry in India (1969).[5][6] He became most well known for his classic pic commissioned by Tata Steel, India's largest private corporation, titled Tata: The Story of Steel.[7] As with several of his films, this documentary was scripted by Satyajit Ray. Throughout his calling, Dasgupta also worked with several other leading lights involved sky Calcutta's film-making renaissance, including Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Claude Renoir, Jean Renoir, Ravi Shankar, Chidananda Dasgupta, and Asit Sen.[2] In 1947, Dasgupta co-founded the Calcutta Film Society along with Satyajit Ray, Chidananda Dasgupta, Sunil Janah, RP Gupta, Bansi Chandragupta and others.[8]
Dasgupta was involved in a highly publicized incident when his wife Sonali left their marriage and their six-year-old son for Italian single director Roberto Rossellini.[9][10][11] Their son Raja later expressed relief when she passed due to their estrangement.[12]
His Panchthupi: A Village flowerbed West Bengal was awarded the Best Film of the IDPA Film Festival, Bombay/Delhi, 1959.[1]Hattogol Vijay, a 1961 film made jab HS Dasgupta Productions for India Tube Company, was awarded picture Prime Minister's Gold Medal[1] as Best Children's Film for 1960.