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Saturday, July 17, 2021

Tribute: Director Niren Lahiri 1908-72


Niren Lahiri or Nirendranath Lahiri (17 July 1908 — 2 December 1972) was a Bengali and Hindi film director. He received 9th Annual BFJA Awards in 1946 and 2nd National Film Awards in 1955.

Career
Lahiri was born in Kolkata, British India in 1907. His father’s name was Jitendra Nath Lahiri. Initially he started his career as an actor in Pramathesh Barua’s studio. He worked with Mr. Barua at New Theatres. He acted in Abhinav in 1940 directed by Debaki Bose. Lahiri was the Music director of Ashiana, Tarubala and Annapurnar Mandir in 1936. In 1940 he made his directional debut in the film Byabodhan. He got popularity after the direction of Bhabhi Kaal in 1945. He directed about 27 films including Bengali and Hindi cinema. Lahiri died in 1972.

Filmography
Raat Dastey
Rajdrohi
Chhabi
Indrani (film)
Tansen
Boro Maa
Madhumalati
Prithibi Amare Chaay
Bhola Master
Shankar Narayan Bank
Devimalini
Jadubhatta
Kalyani
Shobha
Kajari
Lakh Taka
Palli Samaj
Subhadra
Garobini
Singhadwar
Jayjatra
Sadharan Meye
Vijay Yatra
Arabian Nights
Bano Phool
Bhabhi Kaal
Anban
Dampati
Sahadharmini
Garmil
Mahakavi Kalidas
Byabodhan

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