Nitin Bose

Birthday: 1897-04-26
Deathday: 1986-04-14
Birthplace: Calcutta - India
Gender: Male

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

Credits

Year Title
1963-01-01 Nartakee
1961-11-10 Gunga Jumna
1957-01-25 Kath Putli
1954-01-01 Waris
1951-01-02 Deedar
1948-04-24 Drishtidan
1946-08-06 Sunken Boat
1943-04-02 Kashinath
1938-10-14 Jiban Maran
1937-03-20 Didi
1937-01-08 President
1935-01-01 Dhoop Chhaon
1934-06-06 Chandidas