Birendranath Sircar

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B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar)
B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar)
Sircar on a 2013 stamp of India


Occupation
film producer



Birendranath Sircar (also Sarkar; 5 July 1901 – 28 November 1980) was an Indian film producer and the founder of New Theatres Calcutta. He made Bengali-language films that were noted for introducing many film directors who later became famous. He was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1970 and the third highest civilian award in India, the Padma Bhushan, in 1972.[1]

Early life

B. N. Sircar was born in Bhagalpur to the then Advocate-General of Bengal, Sir Nripendra Nath Sircar. He was the grandson of Nagendra Nath Sircar, and great-grandson of Peary Charan Sarkar, the principal of Hare School, Calcutta. After completing his study at Hindu School, Kolkata, he studied Engineering at the University of London[2] and on returning to India he was asked to build a cinema. The project caused him to develop a keen interest in film and he proceeded to build a cinema for the screening of Bengali-language films. Called Chitra, this was opened in Calcutta by Subhas Chandra Bose on 30 December 1930 and was followed by the construction of New Cinema, which showed Hindi films.[3] He then decided to involve himself in making of two silent films.Template:Citation needed

Career

On 10 February 1931,Template:Citation needed he founded New Theatres Calcutta. He was the President of the BMPA in the late 1940s[1][4]

Filmography

Sircar's films include:[5][6] Template:Div col

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See also

  • Cinema of India
  • B.N. Sircar : भारतीय सिनेमा के विकास की बुनियाद के एक सर्जक[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 B.N. Sircar : भारतीय सिनेमा के विकास की नींव के एक निर्माता | Cine Manthan. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Engineering's loss, cinema's gain: BN Sircar and his New Theatres. The Telegraph(2024-11-02). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  3. ↑ Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Popular Prakashan(2003). ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5
  4. ↑ Bagiswar Jha : B.N. Sircar : A monograph; Seagull Books, Calcutta (1990)
  5. ↑ Bengali film directory{{#if:Sur|, Sur}. Nandan, Calcutta(1999)
  6. ↑ New Awakening. harmonyindia.org. harmonyindia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ↑ The NEW THEATRES is Back with ADUR PREM Bengali Movie | CalcuttaTube, Chatterji, Shoma A.. calcuttatube.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  8. ↑ B.N. Sircar : भारतीय सिनेमा के विकास की बुनियाद के एक सर्जक(4 October 2013).

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