Utpalendu Chakrabarty (1948 – 20 August 2024) was an Indian filmmaker based in Kolkata.
Utpalendu Chakrabarty | |
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Born | 1948 |
Died | (aged 76) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Notable work | Chokh Maina Tadanta |
Spouses | Indrani Chakraborty (div.)[1] Satarupa Sanyal (sep.) |
Children | 3, including Ritabhari Chakraborty Chitrangada Satarupa |
Life and career
editChakrabarty was born in Pabna District in 1948.[2] Utpalendu graduated from Scottish Church College, of the University of Calcutta.[3]
Chakrabarty was involved in left-wing politics in his student life and spent time in Purulia among the tribal.[4] Although he started out as a teacher, his passion was cinema. He made several documentaries and films. He was once married to Indrani Chakraborty and later divorced.[5] He remarried to director and activist Satarupa Sanyal but divorced in 2000. His daughters Chitrangada Satarupa and Ritabhari Chakraborty[6][7] revealed that they had no connection to Utpalendu, their biological father.[8][9]
Chakrabarty died in Kolkata on 20 August 2024, at the age of 76.[10]
Filmography
editDirector
editFeature films
editTelevision films
edit- Dwibachan 1989
- Sonar Chheye Dami 1989
- Rang 1989
- Bikalpa 1988
- Aparichita 1986
- Aparichita 2002
- Kalo Patharer Itikatha (Balad of the black Stone)
- Chua Chandan
- May Day 2005
Documentaries
edit- The Music of Satyajit Ray 1984
- Debrata Biswas 1983
- Mukti Chai 1977
- Sunilo Sagore (On The Life of Sunil Gangopadhyay)
Writer
edit- The Music of Satyajit Ray (Documentary) 1984
- Chokh (Screenplay / Story) 1983
Composer
edit- Chokh 1983
Music director
edit- Chhaturtha Panipather Juddha 1995
Awards
edit- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 28th National Film Awards in 1980 for Maina Tadanta
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 30th National Film Awards in 1982 for Chokh[12]
- National Film Award for Best Direction at the 30th National Film Awards in 1982 for Chokh
- Berlin International Film Festival OCIC Award in 1983 for Chokh
- National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film at the 32nd National Film Awards in 1984 for Music of Satyajit Ray.
- Banga Bibhushan by Government of West Bengal.[4]
References
edit- ^ আমার সঙ্গে মেয়েদেরও মেরেই ফেলত উৎপলেন্দু.
- ^ "Bikalpa (1988)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008, page 591
- ^ a b "Utpalendu Chakraborty Passes Away: চিরতরে চোখ বুজলেন 'চোখ'-এর স্রষ্টা! শোকের ছায়া বাংলা ছবির জগতে..." Zee24Ghanta.com. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ আমার সঙ্গে মেয়েদেরও মেরেই ফেলত উৎপলেন্দু. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Khatun, Reshmi (20 August 2024). চলে গেলেন জাতীয় পুরস্কার প্রাপ্ত পরিচালক উৎপলেন্দু চক্রবর্তী. Ei Muhurte Breaking News in Bangla, বাংলা খবর, বাংলার আজকের খবর এই মুহূর্তে. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "#TheExtaOrdiNAARIs: Ritabhari Chakraborty opens up about her mother, who left her alcoholic husband to raise two young kids alone | Exclusive". OTTPlay. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Director Utpalendu Chakraborty returns home a month after hip surgery". The Times of India. 3 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ ঋতাভরীদের পরিবারে শোকের ছায়া, প্রয়াত জাতীয় পুরস্কারজয়ী উৎপলেন্দু চক্রবর্তী. Hindustan Times (in Bengali). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ National award-winning Bengali filmmaker Utpalendra Chakrabarty dies at 76
- ^ "Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "৭৮-এ থামল পরিচালকের সফর". Retrieved 20 August 2024.
External links
edit- Calcuttaweb Utpalendu Chakrabarty Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Utpalendu Chakrabarty at IMDb
- On The Music of Satyajit Ray Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- On Chokh
- On Debshishu