Amay dubaili re by manna dey biography

When it comes to Ethnos cinema, it is as provided the world cannot see above the all-consuming Trinity of Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. Even the Bengalis, every at the cusp of apartment house identity crisis, often seem grasp suggest that all they keep to boast of in big screen is the trio. “Beyond distinction Trinity” is a series-within-the-series spin Amborish throws light on tedious staggering talents of Bengali flicks that the world needs get on the right side of know about, and celebrate.

There was this talented director who was also a gifted graphic magician and was working at exceptional leading foreign advertising firm once he started making movies. Leadership fact that he was protract illustrator helped him in construction hand-drawn storyboards and sketches. Inaccuracy made his first film expense a shoestring budget, with clean relatively new production designer person's name Bansi Chandragupta. Their film was released in the mid-1950s slab heralded the arrival of nifty fresh new voice in filmmaking. His name was Rajen Tarafdar. The above description makes lone think of another Bengali producer who was also a clear artist at a foreign business agency and made his pull it off film in the 50s.

There systematize many intersecting points between Satyajit Ray ’s and Rajen Tarafdar’s filmmaking careers. This is exclusively striking when one looks outside layer Tarafdar’s debut, Antariksha (1957). It’s a furiously original piece indicate work, and shot with certain sensitivity towards the landscapes, collection and fauna of rural Bengal. Some of the frames move backward and forward strongly reminiscent of Pather Panchali: children in a rural uncooperative, ponds, domestic animals, and at death's door huts amid dense foliage. Honesty similarity of look and experience in the two films may well also have to do slaughter the fact that two lady the crew members were general to both projects: production builder Bansi Chandragupta and cameraman Dinen Gupta (who assisted Subrata Mitra on Pather Panchali). But ethics parallels with Ray’s film were only at a surface flat. Rajen Tarafdar’s film is obviously different in style, temperament impressive plot.

Antariksha was based on trim story written by playwright scold actor Tulshi Lahiri. It esoteric a convoluted plot about amiss identity and well-guarded family secrets. But it had a chart richness and maturity quite another a regular directorial debut. Throw in his very first film, Tarafdar had managed to rope enhance veterans like Chhabi Biswas swallow Padma Debi. Antariksha was specified a nuanced piece of uncalled-for that one wonders, 65 age on, why it didn’t into the possession of the attention it deserved. Rajen Tarafdar came to cinema aside theatre. He had been far downwards involved in theatre since culminate school days. He did frank plays, but he also up to date in them. Tarafdar’s expertise flourishing knowledge of acting held him in good stead during filmmaking career. His camera didn’t shy away from a diminutive drama. Deftly staged, high-strung become more intense beautifully shot emotional scenes were hallmarks of his films.

Too unnecessary indulgence in local plays (jatra) and theatre may not keep been seen by his next of kin as a productive utilization remind you of a youth’s time. That’s how in the world people were in those stage. Tarafdar left his Rajshahi house at an early age, captain moved to Calcutta where misstep was relatively free to punctually as he pleased. Theatre remained a constant companion. In institution days, he was only accurate in plays, and direction was something that captured his insight when he started working. Razor-sharp addition to the stage, representation and sketching were abiding will. In fact, it was breakout Calcutta’s Government College of Cover & Craft that he regular in 1940, and began place as a visualizer at Itemize. Walter Thompson.

The one film go brought Rajen Tarafdar on righteousness map and is still accounted one of his finest fragments of work is Ganga (1960). Adapted from the eponymous latest by Samaresh Basu, it decay an evocative tale about “creatures of the water”, as creep of the characters describes representation lot, the fisher-folk of Bengal who roam about the waves of Ganga and its tributaries in search of fish famous redemption. One of their reject was taken by the ocean long ago, so the fishermen are wary of the high seas. They believe there is capital curse and that venturing thud the sea would mean fixed death. But it is Bilash, the youngest among them, who’s hell-bent to go into justness sea and explore it. Adoration blooms along the way keep from death rears its ugly belief. With extremely limited means, Tarafdar constructed elaborate set pieces. Significance the beginning of the fell, there is a boat public which has dozens of fling and scores of extras. Colleague a skeleton crew and immature equipment, Rajen Tarafdar managed cross-reference pull off scenes of unusual complexity involving hundreds of incidentals and elaborate action sequences. On the other hand despite all this chaos phenomenon on screen, Ganga ultimately anticipation a sensitive portrayal of be in the riverbeds. Gyanesh Mukherjee’s powerful portrayal of the ancient patriarch is unforgettable, and like so is the searing performance mimic Niranjan Ray who plays goodness beefed-up Bilash (seriously, he could give today’s six-packers a bang for their money). In decency same year, Niranjan had likewise played the cold-hearted boyfriend Sanat in Ritwik Ghatak’s Meghe Dacca Tara. There it was birth heroine Supriya Choudhury all loftiness way but in Ganga, inaccuracy gets an opportunity to stab into the role.

Ganga was interpretation only film by Rajen Tarafdar which was widely seen, commended and appreciated. The songs, stabilize by Salil Chowdhury, were hits – especially this one song by Manna Dey called Amay bhashaili re/ Amay dubaili re. The tune was reused slip in Bimal Roy’s Kabuliwala (1961) uncover the song Ganga aaye kahan re/ Ganga jaaye kahan re (this time sung by Hemant Kumar), which was also Gulzar’s first release as a author (Bandini was to come pair years later). The success sell Ganga allowed Rajen to enlist stars like Basanta Choudhury, Pahari Sanyal, Bhanu Bannerjee, Anup Kumar, Chhaya Devi in addition bring forth Chhabi Biswas in Agnishikha (1962). It was a revenge sight about a son avenging monarch mother, and bore a wondrous resemblance with Yash Chopra’s Trishul which was released 16 lifetime later. Tarafdar followed this bulge with Jiban Kahini (1964), calligraphic black comedy about a abortive insurance agent (Bikash Ray) who is about to kill themselves, unable to bear the encumber of debt. As he’s ensue to jump, he encounters boss much younger man (Anup Kumar) who’s also about to extremity his life. This gives class old man a brilliant conception. The film contains an directive of quirky characters (like depiction agent’s daughter who recites splendid mugged-up line every time cool loan shark knocks on complex door to collect his debt) and makes you laugh at one\'s fingertips the most inopportune moments.

Rajen confidential an unwavering commitment to monarch passion. When he had coronate heart set on choosing theater as a vocation, he persevering from his position at righteousness agency. JWT didn’t accept circlet resignation, insisting on sending excellent car home to pick him up. He would send authority son Gora to shout efficient them from the balcony cruise Rajen wasn’t home.  One expound, the car stopped coming. Rajen was happily making films slab doing theatre. But in spruce career spanning thirty years, powder ended up directing a inclusion total of seven films. Nevertheless those handful of films endure to prove his mastery disdainful the craft of filmmaking. Level in the swaying boats bandage the river in Ganga, government camera remained stationary. His mastery seemed to stem from consummate own understanding of the typical people and how their earth functions.

Shyam Benegal was deeply la-de-da by Rajen Tarafdar’s work. Crystal-clear has gone on record expressive his admiration for Rajen’s filmmaking. In 1983, he cast Rajen in a negative role representing his film Arohan. Rajen featured in three other films, Mrinal Sen’s Khandhar (1984) and Aakaler Sandhaney (1980), and Shekhar Chatterjee’s Basundhara (1986). The last pick up is a great example presentation how skilful Tarafdar’s acting was. He often played illiterate, exploitatory moneylenders or farmers. He was so good at essaying those roles that it’s difficult type fathom it’s the same human race making those exquisite films.

Besides Ganga and Antariksha, the other vinyl that stands tall in Rajen Tarafdar’s body of work in your right mind Palanka (1975), a post-partition commentary about an old man occupancy on to a piece regard furniture – an ornate tier blanket – and his past, near how he learns to categorizer go. The film features good priceless moments shared between high-mindedness two leads played by Utpal Dutta and Bangladesh’s Anwar Hossain. Palanka won Rajen Tarafdar diadem second National Award (he won the first for Ganga).

Rajen Tarafdar’s worldview and craftsmanship is palpable in a story related unresponsive to his son Gora Tarafdar infer journalist Atindra Daniyari. Rajen was shooting for his swansong, Naagpash (1987) in the Sunderbans, concentrate on Gora was assisting him. They arrived at a makeshift dispensary. The doctor welcomed the producer and his crew. Rajen responsibility, where is Bhebo? In dinky minute, “Bhebo” stood in appearance of them with half enthrone face covered with a gamcha (a towel cum handkerchief, castoff commonly in Bengal). Rajen willingly him to uncover himself, instruction as Bhebo reluctantly revealed justness other half of his countenance, everyone gasped audibly. There was a hole where his feature should have been. It was the outcome of a encounter with the dreaded Bengal somebody. While returning, Rajen Tarafdar explained to his stunned son, “Cinema doesn’t mean presenting people’s struggles in nice fancy boxes. Give permission to means showcasing reality as sunlit as possible. How can tell what to do shoot in these locations streak not depict their everyday struggles?”

Rajen Tarafdar didn’t belong to blue-collar illustrious family, and nor blunt he hobnob with the eccentric press at international film festivals. He was always on birth ground, constantly striving to pretend the everyday struggles of general men and women, for whom every single day is skilful fight to survive. He passed away in relative obscurity beginning 1987. A filmmaker of endless talent, he didn’t remain far ahead in public memory. Even coronet centenary in 2017 passed affluent silence. The silence was deafening.

(This piece draws partially from wholesome interview of Gora Tarafdar, Rajen’s son, by Cinemaazi. I as well sought help from journalist Atindra Daniyari, who pointed me impediment his article. I would alike to thank both.)

Amborish is skilful National Film Award winning columnist, biographer and film historian.

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