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Born on November 1, at Faridpur now in Bangladesh, young ANIL KUMAR....
Anil Ganguly
Indian film director
Anil Ganguly (26 January 1933 – 15 January 2016) was an Indian film director and screenwriter, who worked in Hindi cinema from 1970s to 2001.
He is best known for Jaya Bhaduri starrer, Kora Kagaz (1974) and the Raakhee starrer Tapasya (1975), both of which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He is also known for his films with Raakhee like Trishna, Aanchal, Saaheb (1985).
Later in his career, after 1986 he made seven films none of which was a commercial success.
Anil Kumar Ganguly was the person whom Homi Bhabha selected from his successful academic perch in radiation chemistry at the University of Notre Dame in the USA.
Career
Ganguly started his career making literary adaptations with strong female roles and themes of marital discord. For his second film Kora Kagaz his adapted Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay's story "Saat Paake Bandha", previously adapted into a Bengali film by the same name.
Films female lead Jaya Bhaduri won Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role.[1] His next film, Tapasya (1975) with Raakhee as lead was produced