Ajoy Kar

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After initially working as an assistant to Jatin Das, Kar became a cinematographer at Indrapuri Studios, Calcutta, in 1938. Over the next four decades, he shot more than 80 feature films. He also shot a number of documentary films.

Kar's first film as director was Ananya (1949), made by the Sabyasachi collective launched by Kanan Devi. The first film for which he received individual directorial credit was Bamuner Meye (1949). During the 1950s and early 1960s, he emerged as a key figure in mainstream Bengali cinema, with a string of commercially successful films such as Shyamali (1956), Harano Sur (1957), Saptapadi (1961) and Saat Pake Bandha (1963). Of these, Harano Sur and Saptapadi involved the popular romantic pair of Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen. These films also received critical acclaim.

From the late 1960s onwards, he made a number of films which were adaptations of well-known literary works, especially those by Rabindranath Tagore and Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. Some of these are Parineeta (1969), Malyadan, Datta (1976) and Naukadubi (1979). In all, he directed 26 films, the last being Bishabriksha (1983).He also influence by Western literature and Movie making.

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• 18th National Film Awards – Malyadan won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali.
• 5th National Film Awards – Harano Sur received a Certificate of Merit for 3rd best film in Bengali
• 9th National Film Awards – Saptapadi (1961 film) received a Certificate of Merit for 2nd best film in Bengali
• 11th National Film Awards – Saat Pake Bandha received a Certificate of Merit for 2nd best film in Bengali
• BFJA Awards 1972—Best Indian Films for Malyadan.
• Silver Prize for Best Actress: Suchitra Sen at Moscow International Film Festival for Saat Pake Bandha.