# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/anil-ganguly
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:08:06.714Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/anil-ganguly"
name: "Anil Ganguly"
slug: "anil-ganguly"
description: "Anil Ganguly was an Indian film director and screenwriter, who worked in Hindi cinema from 1970s to 2001. He is best known for Jaya Bhaduri starrer, Kora Kagaz (1974) and the Raakhee starrer Tapasya (1975), both of which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He is also known for his films with Raakhee like Trishna, Aanchal, Saaheb (1985). In 1990, Raakhee and Tapas Paul featured in his Bengali film Balidan which became a massive financial grosser."
tagline: "Indian film director"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1933-01-26"
deathDate: "2016-01-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.51
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.071676
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304356/"
    handle:    "nm0304356"
sources:
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    title: "انیل گانگولی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "انيل جانجولى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Anil Ganguly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "آنیل گانگولی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "अनिल गाँगुली"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Ganguly"
    title: "Anil Ganguly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Ganguly"
    title: "Anil Ganguly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Гангули, Анил"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "అనిల్ గంగూలీ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16729175"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/593172"
    title: "Anil Ganguly"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump