Title of film : Madhumati
Director Name : Bimal Roy
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Editor : Hrishikesh Mukherjee
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Synopsis : While driving his car on a rainy night, Anand's car breaks down and he goes to seek shelter in a nearby house. He is let into the house by the servant, and he is permitted to stay until the rains stop and he is be able to get his car fixed. It is here that he finds out about his previous birth, his true love, Madhumati, their ill-fated, star-crossed and tragic romance, and how events in his previous birth are going to affect him in this life-time.
Director Bio : Bimal Roy came from a well-to-do Dhaka background and started work in films as an assistant cameraman in 1932. He began to direct from 1943 and was first acclaimed for the experimental low-budget film, "Udayer Pathey", which achieved national popularity in India despite a cast of unknowns. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as “Do Bigha Zamin”, “Parineeta”, “Biraj Bahu”, “Devdas”, “Madhumati” and “Bandini”, making him an important director of Hindi cinema. He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. “Madhumati” won nine Filmfare Awards in 1958, a record held for 37 years.
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