Anil Ganguly

Indian Film Director

Anil Ganguly was born in Myanmar on January 26th, 1933 and is the Indian Film Director. At the age of 82, Anil Ganguly biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

Date of Birth
January 26, 1933
Nationality
India
Place of Birth
Myanmar
Death Date
Jan 15, 2016 (age 82)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Profession
Film Director, Screenwriter
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Rupali Ganguly (daughter), Vijay Ganguly (son)
Anil Ganguly Career

Ganguly started his career making literary adaptations with strong female roles and themes of marital discord. For his second film Kora Kagaz his adapted Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay's story "Saat Paake Bandha", previously adapted into a Bengali film by the same name. Films female lead Jaya Bhaduri won Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role. His next film, Tapasya (1975) with Raakhee as lead was produced by Rajshri Productions, and was based on story by Ashapurna Devi. Raakhee won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role He later adapted Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Parineeta as Sankoch (1976), with Sulakshana Pandit and Jeetendra as leads. Humkadam again starring Raakhee, and made in 1980, was an adaptation of Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar.

He made Aanchal with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero and the film turned out to be platinum jubilee hit. His last major film was Anil Kapoor and Amrita Singh starrer Saaheb (1985). Later in his career, he shifted to making action and thriller films but nine of 9 films he made since 1986 were successful at the box office. His last directorial venture was Bengali film Kiye Para Kiye Najara (1998) with Tapas Paul, and Debashree Roy. He died on 15 January 2016 at the age of 82.

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Anil Ganguly Awards
  • National Film Award
    • 1974: Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kora Kagaz
    • 1975: Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Tapasya