Bimal Roy (July 12, 1909—January 7, 1966), nicknamed Bimalda, was one of the most successful Hindi film directors of all time. He is particularly noted for his 1955 work Devdas, which starred Dilip Kumar as the lead. Roy was born in Dhaka, Eastern Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh). July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 incarnation of Devdas starring Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit. ... Dilip Kumar Dilip Kumar (born December 11, 1922) is an Indian film actor and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). ... Note: You may need a Bangla Font to see all the characters on this page. ... Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). ...

Style

Bimal Roy entered the field of cinema as a camera assistant. During this time, he assisted director P.C. Barua on the hit 1935 movie Devdas, starring K.L. Saigal. In the 1940s and 1950s Roy was part of the parallel cinema movement in post-war India. He was famous for his romantic-realist melodramas that took on important social issues while still being entertaining. He was a filmmaker of great and indepth understanding of human strengths and weaknesses. Pramathesh Chandra (P.C.) Barua (1903 - 1951) was a famous actor, director, and screenwriter of Indian films in the pre-independence era. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kundan Lal (K.L.) Saigal (April 11, 1904 - January 18, 1947) was an Indian actor and singer who is considered the first big superstar of Bollywood, the Hindi film industry centred in Mumbai. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were seen as a transition period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s, which also leads the period to be divided in two halves: The first half of the decade was dominated by World War II, the widest and most destructive armed conflict in... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the the baby boom from returning GIs who...

Music

As far as the music for his films was concerned, Roy usually alternated between music directors Salil Chowdhury and S.D. Burman. His films featured beautiful and memorable songs, rendered by all the top playback singers of the day. Some of the notable songs from Roy's films include: This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sachin Dev Burman (1906 - 1975) was one of the most famous Bollywood music composers. ...

• Chali Radhe Rani from Parineeta (1953), sung by Manna Dey
• Aa Ri Aa Nindiya from Do Bigha Zameen (1953), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
• Ab Aage Teri Marzi from Devdas (1955), music by S.D. Burman, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
• Suhana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam Haseen from Madhumati (1958), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Mukesh
• Aaja Re Pardesi from Madhumati, music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
• O Sajana Barkha Bahaar from Parakh (1960), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
• Mora Gora Ang Lai Le from Bandini (1963), music by S.D. Burman, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
• O Jaanewale Ho Sake To Laut Ke Aana from Bandini, music by S.D. Burman, sung by Mukesh

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyays 1914 novel Parineeta was adapted into a 1953 film by the noted director Bimal Roy. ... Prabodh Chandra Dey, better known by his nickname as Manna Dey (born 1920) is a popular playback singer in Hindi films and other vernacular Indian films, especially Bengali. ... Do Bigha Zameen is a classic Hindi movie, directed by Bengali film directorBimal Roy the movie has a heavy socialist theme as did most movies of that time. ... Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर) (born September 28, 1929) is perhaps the most popular Indian singer of the 20th century, whose career has spanned over six decades. ... 2002 incarnation of Devdas starring Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit. ... Mukesh Chand Mathur, (July 22, 1923, Delhi, India - August 27, 1976), popularly known simply as Mukesh, and was referred to as the man with the golden voice was a well-known Indian playback singer. ... Directed and produced by Bimal Roy, the genius who brought out such masterpieces as Do Bigha Zameen and Devdas, Bandini explores the human conflicts of love and hate intertwined in the mind of Kalyani (Nutan). ...

Filmography

Director

• Gautama the Buddha (1967)
• Benazir (1964)
• Life and Message of Swami Vivekananda (1964)
• Bandini (1963)
• Prem Patra (1962)
• Immortal Stupa (1961)
• Parakh (1960)
• Sujata (1959)
• Madhumati (1958)
• Yahudi (1958)
• Devdas (1955)
• Baap Beti (1954)
• Biraj Bahu (1954)
• Naukari (1954)
• Do Bigha Zameen (1953)
• Parineeta (1953)
• Maa (1952)
• Pehla Aadmi (1950)
• Mantramugdhu (1949)
• Anjangarh (1948)
• Hamrahi (1944)
• Udayer Pathey (1944)
• Bengal Famine (film) (1943)
• Radio Girl (1929) (as B. Roy)