Debaki Bose (1898â€"1971), Padma Shri, also known as Debaki Kumar
Bose, was an Indian director, writer, and actor who is recognized for
his contribution in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. 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
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.Debaki Bose was son of
a successful advocate in Burdwan. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's call
for non-co-operation movement, he walked out of an examination and
started living on his own. He opened a shop in local market selling
towels and he was also an editor of a local weekly named Shakti.
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).
Bose, was an Indian director, writer, and actor who is recognized for
his contribution in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. 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
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.Debaki Bose was son of
a successful advocate in Burdwan. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's call
for non-co-operation movement, he walked out of an examination and
started living on his own. He opened a shop in local market selling
towels and he was also an editor of a local weekly named Shakti.
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).
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