Bimal Roy was an Indian film director, born on 12 July 1909 and died on 7 January 1966. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Devdas, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema. Inspired by Italian neo-realist cinema, he made Do Bigha Zamin after watching Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948), and his work is particularly known for the mise en scene he employed to portray realism.
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He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize of the Cannes Film Festival.
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He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize of the Cannes Film Festival.
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