Film director Tapan Sinha passes away
Kolkata, Jan 15: Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner and master narrator of stories Tapan Sinha passed away in Kolkata, on Thursday, Jan 14. His works always focused on the struggles of the common man.
Sinha (84) was suffering from pneumonia and septicaemia. Charles Dicken's 'A Tale of Two Cities' inspired Sinha to join the Film Industry. He joined as a technician. But he was a strong follower of American directors like William Wyler and John Ford.
He
has
41
films
for
his
credit,
out
of
which
19
won
National
awards
and
laurels
from
international
film
festivals
of
London,
Venice,
Moscow
and
Berlin.
Common
man
were
the
protagonists
of
his
movies.
Ankush
was
his
first
movie
which
was
released
in
1954.
His
classics
include
Kabuliwallah,
Ek
Doctor
Ki
Mauth,
Nirjan
Saikate,
Haate
Bazare
and
Admi
aur
Aurat.
He
is
survived
by
a
son.
His
actress-wife
Arundhuti
Devi
died
in
1990.
OneIndia News (With inputs from Agencies)