Buddhadeb Dasgupta is one of the brightest names in Bengali cinema today. Winner of multiple national and international awards for films like "Bagh Bahadur", "Tahader Kotha", "Charachar", "Uttara" and "Kalpurush", he is also a highly-regarded poet. The director spoke to The Daily Star during a recent visit to Dhaka. What do you think has been the biggest setback for Bangla
Actors from Bollywood and Bengali cinema took to social media on Thursday to mourn the death of legendary filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta and recall their experiences of being directed by him.Sharing a throwback black and white photograph with the .
Bollywood, Bangla film frat mourn Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s death(Photo Credit – Instagram/Facebook)
Actors from Bollywood and Bengali cinema took to social media on Thursday to mourn the death of legendary filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta and recall their experiences of being directed by him.
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Sharing a throwback black and white photograph with the late filmmaker from one of his shoots, Bollywood veteran Deepti Naval posted on Facebook: “Very saddened to hear about the sudden demise of our dear dear Buddhadev Dasgupta – one of the finest directors of Bengali cinema. I had the good fortune of working with him in a Hindi film called ‘Andhi Gali’ and since have had a huge regard for Buddhadeb Dasgupta not only as a fine director but also as an extremely sensitive poet and a wonderful, gentle human being. My deepest condolences to Buddha Da’s family – I pray that his soul rest in peace.”