Samir Chanda
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Samir Chanda was an India
n art director
and production designer
across Indian cinema, including Hindi, Bengali
and Tamil
, most known for his work in films like Dil Se
(1998), Guru (2007), Omkara
(2006), Rang De Basanti
(2006), and Raavan
(2010).
He also directed a Bengali film, Ek Nadir Galpo (Tale of A River)
(2008) starring Mithun Chakraborty
. It was Indian entries for the Asian, African and Latin American Competition segment of the 38th International Film Festival of India
(IFFI), in Goa He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Art Direction
four times, including Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
(2005) directed by Shyam Benegal
.
, he moved to Mumbai and started his career as an assistant to noted art director Nitish Roy
working in films like, Mandi
(1983) by Shyam Benegal
, Mrinal Sen
. Subsequently started handling films independently as art director and production designer, with Subhash Ghai
's Ram Lakhan
(1989). Over the years he worked with directors like Shyam Benegal
, Vishal Bhardwaj
, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Gautam Ghosh, Mani Ratnam
.
He died in Mumbai on August 18, 2011, at the age of 53. Reportedly, he suffered a drug reaction to a painkiller he had taken for a toothache earlier that day, and suffered a heart attack. He was rushed a hospital in Malad, Mumbai, where he passed away within an hour.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
and production designer
Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
across Indian cinema, including Hindi, Bengali
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
and Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
, most known for his work in films like Dil Se
Dil Se
Dil Se is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film...
(1998), Guru (2007), Omkara
Omkara (film)
Omkara is a 2006 Indian film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It starred Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, supported by Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Konkona Sen Sharma with a cameo role from Bipasha Basu...
(2006), Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian drama film written and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It features an ensemble cast comprising Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and British actress Alice Patten in the lead roles...
(2006), and Raavan
Raavan
Raavan is a 2010 Hindi film directed, written and produced by Mani Ratnam. It stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram in the lead roles while Govinda, Ravi Kishan, Nikhil Dwivedi, Tejaswini Kolhapure and Priyamani feature in key supporting roles...
(2010).
He also directed a Bengali film, Ek Nadir Galpo (Tale of A River)
Ek Nadir Galpo (Tale of A River)
Ekti Nadir Galpo is a 2008 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Samir Chanda, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shweta Prasad, Jisshu Sengupta, Anjan Srivastav, Nirmal Kumar and Montu Moha Patra...
(2008) starring Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
. It was Indian entries for the Asian, African and Latin American Competition segment of the 38th International Film Festival of India
International Film Festival of India
The International Film Festival of India , founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually in the beach town of Goa, in the Western Coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of...
(IFFI), in Goa He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Art Direction
National Film Award for Best Art Direction
The National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...
four times, including Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
The music score that accompanies the film was composed by A. R. Rahman. The soundtrack features 19 pieces composed by Rahman, including 13 instrumentals and orchestral themes, in addition to 6 further songs, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Performers include the Western Choir Chennai and the Mumbai...
(2005) directed by Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur , Nishant Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to...
.
Career
A trained painter from Calcutta Art CollegeGovernment College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
The Government College of Art & Craft in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classes, industrial art based on scientific methods." as the School of...
, he moved to Mumbai and started his career as an assistant to noted art director Nitish Roy
Nitish Roy
Nitish Roy is an Indian film art director, production designer, and costume designer in Hindi cinema, who is known for his work with art cinema directors, Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen and Govind Nihlani, Hindi mainstream cinema, directors like Rajkumar Santoshi, as well as international directors...
working in films like, Mandi
Mandi (film)
Mandi is a 1983 Hindi movie directed by Shyam Benegal.The film is a satirical comedy on politics and prostitution, and stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil...
(1983) by Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur , Nishant Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to...
, Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the...
. Subsequently started handling films independently as art director and production designer, with Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. His most notable films include Kalicharan ,Karz , Hero , Meri Jung , Karma ,Ram Lakhan ,Saudagar , Khalnayak , Pardes and Taal...
's Ram Lakhan
Ram Lakhan
Ram Lakhan is a Bollywood movie released in 1989. It was produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and had an ensemble cast, including Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia and Raakhee Gulzar.- Plot :...
(1989). Over the years he worked with directors like Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur , Nishant Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to...
, Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer.-Early life:Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a government employee and...
, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Gautam Ghosh, Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...
.
He died in Mumbai on August 18, 2011, at the age of 53. Reportedly, he suffered a drug reaction to a painkiller he had taken for a toothache earlier that day, and suffered a heart attack. He was rushed a hospital in Malad, Mumbai, where he passed away within an hour.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Note |
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| 1989 | Ram Lakhan Ram Lakhan Ram Lakhan is a Bollywood movie released in 1989. It was produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and had an ensemble cast, including Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia and Raakhee Gulzar.- Plot :... |
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| 1993 | Rudaali Rudaali Rudaali is a 1993 Hindi film directed by the feminist Indian director Kalpana Lajmi, based on the short story written by famous Bengali litterateur Mahasweta Devi.-Cultural background:... |
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| 1995 | Swabhimaan Swabhimaan Swaabhimaan was an Indian afternoon soap opera aired in 1995, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and scripted by Shobha De and Vinod Ranganath.-Plot:... (TV series) |
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| 1996 | Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin is a 1996 Hindi thriller film directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film stars Tara Deshpande and Nirmal Pandey, and the entire plot of the film takes place through a single night. The film is based on a story by Sudhir Mishra's brother, Sudhanshu Mishra, who died in 1995. The... |
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| 1998 | Dil Se Dil Se Dil Se is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film... |
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| Daya Daya (film) Daya is a 1998 Malayalam period film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, directed by Venu, and starring Manju Warrier in the lead role. The storyline of the film is adapted from One Thousand and One Nights. Vishal Bharadwaj scored the music of the film. It was the directorial debut of cinematographer... (Malayalam) |
Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director The Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director winners:-References:**... |
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| 2001 | Aalavandhan Aalavandhan Aalavandhan is a Indian Tamil Thriller film released in 2001. Directed by Suresh Krishna, it stars Kamal Haasan in a dual role, with Raveena Tandon and Manisha Koirala as his love interests. The film's soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and the background score by late Mahesh Mahadevan... (Tamil) |
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| Zubeidaa Zubeidaa Zubeidaa is a 2001 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal and written by Khalid Mohammed. It stars Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Manoj Bajpai, Surekha Sikri, Rajit Kapoor, Lillete Dubey, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, and Shakti Kapoor... |
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| 2005 | Kisna: The Warrior Poet Kisna: The Warrior Poet Kisna: The Warrior Poet is a Hindi film that was released in 2005, starring Vivek Oberoi , Antonia Bernath, and Isha Sharvani. The musical film is set in the British India of the tumultuous 1940s when Indian nationalists fighting for the country's independence rose up as one, urging the British Raj... |
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| 2006 | Krrish Krrish Krrish is a 2006 Indian superhero science-fiction film The film was directed, produced, and written by Rakesh Roshan, while the screenplay was written by Robin Bhatt, Sachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, Akarsh Khurana, and Sanjay Masoom. The film is a sequel to Koi..... |
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| Omkara Omkara (film) Omkara is a 2006 Indian film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It starred Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, supported by Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Konkona Sen Sharma with a cameo role from Bipasha Basu... |
Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction | |
| Kantatar Kantatar Kantatar is a Bengali movie released in 2006. Directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, the movie featured Sreelekha Mitra, Sudip Mukherjee, Rudranil Ghosh... (Bengali) |
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| Faltu Faltu Faltu is a Bengali movie based on Syed Mustafa Siraj's story Ranir Ghater Brittanto, and was released in 2006. It won the 2007 National Award. Produced by Arindam Chaudhuri and directed by Anjan Das, the movie featured Soumitra Chatterjee, Indrani Halder, Yash Pandit and Manjari Fadnis, Nirmal... (Bengali) |
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| Galli Galli Sim Sim Galli Galli Sim Sim Galli Galli Sim Sim is the Hindi language adaptation of the American children's television series Sesame Street , for India. It is co-produced by Sesame Workshop and Turner Broadcasting, through Miditech... (TV series) |
Hindi adaptation of Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The... |
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| 2007 | Guru | Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction |
| Blood Brothers Blood Brothers (short film) Blood Brothers is a short film on HIV-AIDS directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. The film, written by Matthew Robbins, is one of the short films made on HIV AIDS on behalf of the Bill Gates foundation.... (short film) |
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| 2008 | Ghajini Ghajini (2008 film) Ghajini is a 2008 Indian Hindi action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and Madhu Mantena. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film Ghajini starring Surya Sivakumar in the lead role. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead... |
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| 2009 | Kaalbela Kaalbela kaalbela is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Goutam Ghosh .The film is starring Parambrata Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Santu Mukherjee and Soumitra Chatterjee. This film is set against the background of the Naxalite movement... |
Director: Goutam Ghosh |
| Kaminey Kaminey Kaminey is a 2009 Bollywood caper thriller film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj featuring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles, and Amol Gupte in his debut film appearance... |
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| 2010 | Raavan Raavan Raavan is a 2010 Hindi film directed, written and produced by Mani Ratnam. It stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram in the lead roles while Govinda, Ravi Kishan, Nikhil Dwivedi, Tejaswini Kolhapure and Priyamani feature in key supporting roles... |
Malayalam version, Raavanan |
| 2011 | 7 Khoon Maaf |
Awards
- National Film Award
- 1992:Best Art DirectionNational Film Award for Best Art DirectionThe National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...
: Rukmavati Ki Haveli - 1993:Best Art DirectionNational Film Award for Best Art DirectionThe National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...
: RudaaliRudaaliRudaali is a 1993 Hindi film directed by the feminist Indian director Kalpana Lajmi, based on the short story written by famous Bengali litterateur Mahasweta Devi.-Cultural background:... - 2005:Best Art DirectionNational Film Award for Best Art DirectionThe National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...
: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten HeroNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten HeroThe music score that accompanies the film was composed by A. R. Rahman. The soundtrack features 19 pieces composed by Rahman, including 13 instrumentals and orchestral themes, in addition to 6 further songs, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Performers include the Western Choir Chennai and the Mumbai...
- 1992:Best Art Direction
- Filmfare Award
- 2007: Best Art Direction: OmkaraOmkara (film)Omkara is a 2006 Indian film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It starred Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, supported by Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Konkona Sen Sharma with a cameo role from Bipasha Basu...
- 2008: Best Art Direction: Guru
- 2007: Best Art Direction: Omkara
External links
- Samir Chanda, Filmography at Bollywood HungamaBollywood HungamaBollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....