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Debaki Bose

Indian actor (1898-1971) · India · On the map · Directors · Died at 72

Debaki Bose (1898-1971), also known as Debaki Kumar Bose, was an Indian director, writer, and actor who is recognized for his contribution in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. He was born on 25 November 1898 in Akalposh,, Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India.

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1971Died17 November 19711967The Creative Person: Satyajit RayFilm1959The Holy IslandFilm, Director, Writer1958Padma Shri in artsAward1957Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardAward1956Chirakumar SabhaFilm, Director, Writer1953Chaitanya : devotee of KrishnaFilm, Director1949KaviFilm, Director, Producer1945MeghdootFilm, Director1942Apna GharFilm, Director1940NartakiFilm, Director1939SaperaFilm, Director, Writer1937VidyapatiFilm, Director1935InquilabFilm, Director, Writer1934SeetaFilm, Director1933Rajrani MeeraFilm, Director, Writer1932ChandidasFilm, Director, Writer1898Born25 November 1898

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Awards

Padma Shri in arts1958
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award1957

About this person

He died on 17 November 1971 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is known for his innovative use of sound and music in Indian Cinema. He worked first under the banner of British Dominion Films of Dhiren Ganguly and later with Pramathesh Barua's Barua Pictures and finally he joined New Theatres banner in 1932. He started his own production company, Debaki Productions, in 1945.

Country
India
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1971 · aged 72

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