Bimal Roy, who passed away
on 8 January 1966, was a Bengali Indian film director. He is particularly noted
for his realistic and socialistic films such as Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta,
Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh and Bandini, making him an important
director of Hindi cinema. Inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, he made Do
Bigha Zamin after watching Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948). His work
is particularly known for his mise en scène which he employed to portray
realism. 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. Madhumati won 9 Filmfare Awards in 1958, a record held
for 37 years.
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