Nabyendu Chattopadhyay
Directing
- Born
- November 21, 1937 · Kolkata, India
- Died
- January 14, 2009 (age 71)
Nabyendu Chatterjee (1937 – 14 January 2009) was an Indian Bengali and Hindi film director and producer. In 1991 he received the 38th National Award for the Best Feature Film in Bengali.
Chatterjee started his career as an actor in 1962 but soon turned into direction. He worked with Bengali director Aravind Mukherjee as an assistant. He made his directorial debut with an experimental Hindi film Naya Rasta in 1967. In his career, he was known as an independent, offbeat filmmaker with unparalleled art films. His choice of literary stories to be translated into film scripts by himself. In 1981 Chatterjee made Sarisreep - The Reptile based on Manik Bandopadhyay's story. His last finished work Mansur Miyar Ghora attracted positive criticism soon after release. Chatterjee could not complete his last film, Sanskar, a project he pursued for years. He died at the age of 71 after a massive heart attack in his North Kolkata residence in 2009.
Known for
Behind the camera13
- 2011Sanskar Director
- 2001The Last Ride Director, Screenplay
- 1998Dusri Kahani Director
- 1994Shilpi Director
- 1990Atmaja Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
- 1989Parshuramer Kuthar Director
- 1987Sarisreep - The Reptile Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
- 1986Chopper Director
- 1981Aaj Kal Parsur Galpa Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1975Ranur Prothom Bhag