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Birendranath Sircar

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B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar)
Sircar on a 2013 stamp of India
Born5 July 1901
Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died28 November 1980(1980-11-28) (aged 79)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Occupationfilm producer
ParentNripendra Nath Sircar
AwardsPadma Bhushan (1972) Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1970)

Birendranath Sircar (also Sarkar; 5 July 1901 – 28 November 1980) was an Indian film producer and the founder of New Theatres Calcutta. He made Bengali-language films that were noted for introducing many film directors who later became famous. He was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1970 and the third highest civilian award in India, the Padma Bhushan, in 1972.[1]

Early life

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B. N. Sircar was born in Bhagalpur to the then Advocate-General of Bengal, Sir N. N. Sircar. He was the grandson of Barrister J.N. Sircar, Esq. and great-grandson of Peary Charan Sarkar, the principal of Hare School, Calcutta. After completing his study at Hindu School, Kolkata, he studied Engineering at the University of London[citation needed] and on returning to India he was asked to build a cinema. The project caused him to develop a keen interest in film and he proceeded to build a cinema for the screening of Bengali-language films. Called Chitra, this was opened in Calcutta by Subhas Chandra Bose on 30 December 1930 and was followed by the construction of New Cinema, which showed Hindi films.[2] He then decided to involve himself in making of two silent films.[citation needed]

Career

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On 10 February 1931,[citation needed] he founded New Theatres Calcutta. He was the President of the BMPA in the late 1940s[1][3]

Filmography

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Sircar's films include:[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "B.N. Sircar : भारतीय सिनेमा के विकास की नींव के एक निर्माता | Cine Manthan". Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ^ Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal, eds. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 632. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
  3. ^ Bagiswar Jha : B.N. Sircar : A monograph; Seagull Books, Calcutta (1990)
  4. ^ Sur, Ansu (1999). Ansu Sur (ed.). Bengali film directory. Nandan, Calcutta. p. 319.
  5. ^ Mukherjee, Partha, Priyanka. "New Awakening". harmonyindia.org. harmonyindia.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ New Theatres Is Back Archived 27 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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