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Basu Bhattacharya

Indian film director · India · On the map · Directors · Lived 1934 to 1997 · aged 63

Basu Bhattacharya was an Indian film director of Hindi films. He is perhaps best known for his 1966 film Teesri Kasam, starring Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1967.

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1997Died20 June 1997Aastha: In the Prison of SpringFilm, 1997Director, Writer1991Ek Saas ZindagiFilm, Director1986PanchvatiFilm, Director, Producer1984Hot autumn with the smell of mangoFilm, Director1981Indian TalkieFilm1980SparshFilm, Producer1979Griha PraveshFilm, Director, Producer1978Madhu MaltiFilm, Director1977Anand MahalFilm, Director1976SangatFilm, Director1975DakuFilm, Director1974AavishkarFilm, Director, Writer1971AnubhavFilm, Director, Writer1966Teesri KasamFilm, Director1934Born

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Awards

National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
Filmfare Award for Best Film

About this person

The most popular and critically acclaimed film which he directed remains Avishkaar, starring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore, which received five stars in Bollywood Guide Collections and for which Khanna received the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1975.

Country
India
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 1997 · aged 63

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