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An Indian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter of the nation's film industry. In the 1930s and early 1940s, he worked with New Theatres, who made bilingual movies: in both Bengali and Hindi. Later, he moved to Bombay and directed under the banners of Bombay Talkies and Filmistan. The first use of playback singing in Indian films occurred in films directed by Bose in 1935: first in Bhagya Chakra, a Bengali film, and later the same year in its Hindi remake, Dhoop Chhaon. His most well-known work is Ganga Jamuna. Satyajit Ray was a nephew of Bose and worked under him in the movie Mashaal (1950), which was produced by Bombay Talkies. Bose also mentored Bimal Roy
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1971
Umeed
Movie Director
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1963
Nartakee
Movie Director
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1961
Gunga Jumna
Movie Director
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1957
Kath Putli
Movie Director
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1954
Waris
Movie Director
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1951
Deedar
Movie Director
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1948
The Gift of Sight
Movie Director
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1946
Milan
Movie Director
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1946
Mazdoor
Movie Director
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1943
Kashinath
Movie Director
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1941
Lagan
Movie Director
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1938
Jiban Maran
Movie Director
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1937
Didi
Movie Director
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1937
President
Movie Cinematography
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1935
Dhoop Chhaon
Movie Director
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1934
Chandidas
Movie Director
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1934
Daku Mansoor
Movie Director
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1933
Yahudi Ki Ladki
Movie Camera Operator
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1933
Rajrani Meera
Movie Camera Operator
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1933
The Devoted
Movie Cinematography
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1932
Palli Samaj
Movie Director of Photography
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1932
Natir Puja
Movie Director of Photography
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1932
Punarjanma
Movie Director of Photography
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1931
Dena Paona
Movie Director of Photography
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1929
Bicharak
Movie Director of Photography
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1928
Devdas
Movie Cinematography