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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker, film director and editor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
| native_name = অরবিন্দ মুখোপাধ্যায়
| alias = Dhulu babu
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|6|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Katihar]], [[Bihar]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|02|10|1919|06|18|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Tollyganj]], [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India
| father = Satyacharan Mukhopadhyay
| mother = Mrinalini Devi
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Filmmaker
| spouse =
| years_active =
| children = two sons, a daughter
}}
'''Arabinda Mukhopadhyay''' (18 June 1919 – 10 February 2016) was an [[India|Indian]] filmmaker, film director and editor, who directed all-time classics like [[Nishi Padma]] (1970), [[Dhanyee Meye]] (1971), [[Mouchak]] (1974) and [[Agnishwar]] (1975). He also wrote stories and screenplays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/agniswar-movie/14193|title=Agniswar (1975)|website=gomolo.com|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114084057/http://www.gomolo.com/agniswar-movie/14193|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/bengali-director-aurobindo-mukherjee-dead/|title=Bengali director Aurobindo Mukherjee dead|date=2016-02-11|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Mukhopadhyay was born in [[Katihar]] District, [[Bihar]] on 18 June 1919. His family originally hailed from [[Sehakhala]] situated in [[Hooghly District]] of present-day [[West Bengal]]. His father, Satyacharan Mukhopadhyay, was a doctor, and his mother was Mrinalini Devi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/the-best-year-of-story-telling-124786.html|title=The best year of story telling|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsmen.in/news-item/arabinda-mukherjee-director-of-timeless-bengali-flicks-mouchak-dhanyee-meye-dies/|title=Arabinda Mukherjee, director of timeless Bengali flicks Mouchak, Dhanyee Meye, dies|date=2016-02-10|work=NEWSMEN|access-date=2017-09-26|language=en-GB|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182517/http://www.newsmen.in/news-item/arabinda-mukherjee-director-of-timeless-bengali-flicks-mouchak-dhanyee-meye-dies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His elder brother was the noted Bengali writer [[Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay]].

==Career==
In a career spanning four decades, he directed total 26 full-length films, 3 telefilms and 1 television serial.
His very first directorial effort "Kichukkhon" in 1959 give him a nomination for the president's award.<ref name="auto"/> Another movie of his, "Ahban", was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/kolkata-collage-kolkattewali/new-town/about-bengali-film-director-arabinda-mukherjee/articleshow/47745827.cms|title=বহু জনপ্রিয় ছবির স্রষ্টা তিনি৷|website=Ei Samay}}</ref> His inspiration was Bengali Filmmakers like [[Agradoot]], [[Debaki Bose]], [[Bimal Roy]], [[Niren Lahiri]], [[Ajoy Kar]].

==Death==
Mukhopadhyay died on February 10, 2016, at his Kolkata residence.<ref name="auto"/>

==Awards and nominations==
*Ahban movie nominated at Cannes Film Festival in 1961
*[[National Film Award]] nominated for Best Bengali Movie(1970) for [[Nishi Padma]].
1970 [[National Film Awards]]-
Best Male Playback Singer: [[Manna Dey]] - "Ja Khushi Ora Bole"
Best Female Playback Singer: [[Sandhya Mukherjee]] - "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo.<ref name="18thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm17thNFAAward.aspx|title=18th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020065742/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm17thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*[[20th Filmfare Awards]] (1972) for Best Screenplay - Movie [[Amar Prem]]

==Selected filmography==
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# kichukkhan (1959)
# Ahban (1961)
# Jeevan Sangeet (1968)
# Pita Putra (1969)
# [[Nishipadma]] (1970)
# [[Dhanyee Meye]] (1971)
# [[Mouchak]] (1974)
# [[Agnishwar]] (1975)
# Ajasra Dhanyabad (1976)
# Mantramugdha (1977)
# Ae Prithibi Pantha Niwas (1977)
# [[Nadi Theke Sagare]] (1978)
# [[Paka Dekha]] (1980)
# Prayashchitta (1983)
# Sansarer Itikatha (1983)
# Arpita (1983)
# Ajante (1986)
# Barnachora
# Kenram Becharam
# Natun Jiban
# Nayikar Bhumkay

==See also==
* [[Aniket Chattopadhyay]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name| 1031494 }}

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[[Category:Visva-Bharati University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Katihar]]
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[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kolkata]]

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