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'''Debaki Bose''' (1898–1971), [[Padma Shri]], also known as Debaki Kumar Bose, was an [[India]]n director, writer, and actor who is recognized for his contribution in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] as well as [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/debaki-kumar-bose-71228|title=Debaki Kumar Bose movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref> He was born on 25 November 1898 in Akalposh, (now East Burdwan), [[Burdwan]], [[Bengal]], [[British India]]. He died on 17 November 1971 in [[Calcutta]], West Bengal, India. He is known for his innovative use of sound and music in Indian Cinema. He worked first under the banner of [[British Dominion Films]] of [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly|Dhiren Ganguly]] and later with [[Pramathesh Barua]]'s Barua Pictures and finally he joined [[New Theatres]] banner in 1932. He started his own production company, Debaki Productions, in 1945.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Debaki Bose was son of a successful advocate in Burdwan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2016/nov/17/2946/debaki-bose-mdash-the-first-internationally-honoured-indian-filmmaker|title=Debaki Bose — The first internationally honoured Indian filmmaker|last=Pandya|first=Sonal|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref> Inspired by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s call for [[non-co-operation movement]], he walked out of an examination and started living on his own.<ref name=":0" /> He opened a shop in local market selling towels and he was also an editor of a local weekly named ''Shakti''.<ref name=":0" /> [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly|Dhiren Ganguly]], better known as DG, an established film director from Calcutta, was visiting Burdwan at that time. DG met Debaki and as he came know about Debaki's writing skill, he invited Debaki to come to Calcutta and to write film scripts for him. This culminated into the first film made by British Dominion Films named ''Kamonar Agun'' (or ''Flames of Flesh'').<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/archives/articles/198801.htm |title=An article from BFJA website |access-date=24 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502101907/http://www.bfjaawards.com/archives/articles/198801.htm |archive-date=2 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Career highlights==<br />
* Debaki Bose was a top Indian film director in his time. During this period, many of the Bengali films made by him were also released in Hindi and even in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]].<br />
* ''Chandidas'' (1932), directed by him, contained background music for the first time in Indian Cinema.<!-- source? --> [[Raichand Boral]], also known as R.C. Boral was the music director. <br />
* ''[[Seeta (1934 film)|Seeta]]'' (1934), made under the banner of [[East India Film Company]], was the first Indian [[talkie]] shown in any international film festival. It was shown in [[Venice Film Festival]], where it won an Honorary Diploma.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0157008/awards IMDb page on awards won by ''Seeta'']</ref> He was the 1st Indian director to receive any international award.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr22/nation.htm News info from TribuneIndia.com]</ref><br />
* ''[[The Holy Island|Sagar Sangamey]]'' (1959) was nominated for Golden Bear at the [[9th Berlin International Film Festival]] (1959).<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0156987/awards IMDb awards page for ''Sagar Sangamey'']</ref> This film got [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] at the [[6th National Film Awards]] ceremony in 1959.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx | title = State Awards for Films (6th) | publisher = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], Government of India | pages = 2, 4 | date = 28 April 1959 | access-date = 2 December 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx | archive-date = 20 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
* ''Arghya'' (1961) was a very special documentary film, produced by the Government of West Bengal on the occasion of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s birth centennial.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0156298/trivia IMDb page on ''Arhghya'' trivia]</ref> It was based on four poems of Tagore: Pujarini, Puratan Bhritya, Abhisar and Dui Bigha Jami.<br />
* He received [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Film Direction in 1957.<br />
* He received [[Padma Shri]] in Arts in 1958.<br />
* He is one of the greatest film icons to never receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. <ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/my-grandmom-was-named-suchitra-by-debaki-bose-riya-114090401172_1.html]</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Director===<br />
* Panchasar (1930)<br />
* Shadows of the Dead (1931)<br />
* Aparadhi (1931) (Hindi Title: Aparadhi Abla, English Title: The Culprit)<br />
* Nishir Dak (1932)<br />
* Chandidas (1932)<br />
* [[Puran Bhagat (1933 film)|Puran Bhagat]] (1933) (English title: The Devoted)<br />
* Meerabai (1933)<br />
* [[Rajrani Meera]] (1933)<br />
* [[Dulari Bibi]] (1933)<br />
* Seeta (1934)<br />
* Jeevan Natak (1935)<br />
* Inquilab (1935)<br />
* Sonar Sansar (1936) (Hindi Title: Sunhera Sansar)<br />
* Bidyapati (1937) (Hindi Title: [[Vidyapati (1937 film)|Vidyapati]])<br />
* Sapera (1939) (English Title: The Snake-Charmer, Bengali Title: Sapurey)<br />
* Nartaki (1940) (Hindi Title: [[Nartaki (1940 film)|Nartaki]])<br />
* Abhinava (1940)<br />
* Apna Ghar (1942) (Marathi Title: Apule Ghar)<br />
* Shri Ramanuja (1943)<br />
* Swarg Se Sundar Desh Hamara (1945)<br />
* Meghdoot (1945)<br />
* Krishna Leela (1946)<br />
* Alakananda (1947)<br />
* Chandrashekhar (1947)<br />
* Sir Sankarnath (1948)<br />
* Kavi (1949)<br />
* Ratnadeep (1951) (Tamil title: Ratnadeepam)<br />
* Pathik (1953)<br />
* Kavi (1954)<br />
* Bhagaban Shrikrishna Chaitanya (1954) (Hindi Title: Bhagaban Shrikrishna Chaitanya or Chaitanya Mahaprabhu)<br />
* Bhalobasa (1955)<br />
* Nabajanma (1956)<br />
* Chirakumar Sabha (1956)<br />
* Sonar Kathi (1958)<br />
* [[The Holy Island|Sagar Sangamey]] (1959) (English Title: Holy Island)<br />
* Arghya (1961)<br />
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===Writer===<br />
* Flames of Flesh (1930) (screenplay) (Bengali title: Kamonar Agun)<br />
* Aparadhi/Aparadhi Abla/The Culprit (1931) (story)<br />
* Chandidas (1932) (writer)<br />
* Meerabai/Rajrani Meera (1933) (screenplay) (story)<br />
* Jeevan Natak (1935) (screenplay) (story)<br />
* Inquilab (1935) (screenplay) (story)<br />
* Sonar Sansar /Sunehra Sansar (1936) (writer)<br />
* Bidyapati (1937) (writer + screenplay)<br />
* Sapurey/Sapera (1939) (writer)<br />
* Nartaki (1940) (story + screenplay)<br />
* Chandrashekhar (1947) (screenplay)<br />
* Sagar Sangamey (1959) (English Title: Holy Island)<br />
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===Actor===<br />
* Flames of Flesh (1930) (Bengali title: Kamonar Agun)<br />
* Panchasar (1930)<br />
* Charitraheen (1931)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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;[[National Film Awards]]<br />
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*[[1st National Film Awards|1953]]: [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#All India Certificate of Merit|All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film]] – ''Bhagavan Sri Krishna Chaitanya''<ref name="1stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/1st_nff_1954.pdf|title=1st National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=21 August 2011}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0097867}}<br />
* [http://www.abasar.net/filmkdebakee.htm A page on Debaki Bose in abasar.net] {{in lang|bn}}<br />
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