Bimal Roy (Bengali: বিমল রায়) (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1965) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema. (From Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia)
A girl from the Untouchable caste is adopted by an upper-caste family, and does not learn of her background. This proves problematic when she grows up…
Bandini
Director
1963-01-01
During the British Raj of the 1930s, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convict who eventually reveals the story of her past and her connection to a…
Two Acres of Land
Director
1953-01-02
An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that’ll save their ancestral land from being seized…
The Test
Director
1960-08-05
The postmaster of a village receives a check for 500,000 rupees, for the purpose of bequeathing it to the village’s most upstanding citizen….
Devdas
Director
1955-01-01
Childhood sweethearts grow up in a small village with a love-hate relationship which changes to love when they mature….
Madhumati
Director
1958-09-12
Two men take shelter in a derelict mansion situated in the countryside during a storm. One of the men suddenly becomes aware that he once visited this…
Biraj Bahu
Director
1954-03-01
Nilambhar Chakravorty belongs to a poor family, and lives in a joint family with his married brother, Pitambar, unmarried sister, Punnu, and wife, Bir…
Naukari
Director
1954-10-12
The comic, tragic and heartrending saga of Ratan Kumar Chaudhary, who leaves his village, aging mom and seriously ill sister, to obtain employment in …
Parineeta
Director
1953-01-01
In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties….
Udayer Pathey
Director
1944-10-12
Acclaimed director Bimal Roy’s debut feature about a struggling writer established him as an important Bollywood voice through its realistic portray…
Yahudi
Director
1958-09-05
In ancient Rome, a mourning Jewish man raises the kidnapped daughter of Roman royalty as his own – and she grows up without learning her true identity…
Anjangarh
Director
1948-01-01
When a local mining company has the audacity to provide its workers a fair wage for a fair day’s work, and lets its workers unionize, the kingdom’s vi…
Prem Patra
Director
1962-01-01
Arun begins hating Kavita when he is forced to drop out of college after a misunderstanding with her. But when he loses his vision in an accident, Kav…
Tins for India
Director
1941-01-01
The manufacture of kerosene tins in an Indian factory….
Pehla Aadmi
Director
1950-06-07
It was 1943. Burma was under Japanese control. In Pegu, a small place near Burma lived two Indian families. They were neighbors Kumar and Lata loved e…
Maa
Director
1952-05-09
Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan). …
Immortal Stupa
Director
1961-01-01
Documentary on the Great Stupa at Sanchi, built by the Emperor Ashoka, and adorned with some of the finest examples of Buddhist art in the world….
Bimal Roy Production Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Sujata
Producer
1959-04-03
A girl from the Untouchable caste is adopted by an upper-caste family, and does not learn of her background. This proves problematic when she grows up…
Bandini
Producer
1963-01-01
During the British Raj of the 1930s, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convict who eventually reveals the story of her past and her connection to a…
Two Acres of Land
Producer
1953-01-02
An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that’ll save their ancestral land from being seized…
The Test
Producer
1960-08-05
The postmaster of a village receives a check for 500,000 rupees, for the purpose of bequeathing it to the village’s most upstanding citizen….
Devdas
Producer
1955-01-01
Childhood sweethearts grow up in a small village with a love-hate relationship which changes to love when they mature….
Naukari
Producer
1954-10-12
The comic, tragic and heartrending saga of Ratan Kumar Chaudhary, who leaves his village, aging mom and seriously ill sister, to obtain employment in …
Kabuliwala
Producer
1961-12-13
A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds …
Apradhi Kaun?
Producer
1957-08-16
A wealthy man, suspected of murder, is killed before he can be arrested. Everyone in his household is under suspicion. A private investigator looks in…
Madhumati
Producer
1958-09-12
Two men take shelter in a derelict mansion situated in the countryside during a storm. One of the men suddenly becomes aware that he once visited this…
Prem Patra
Producer
1962-01-01
Arun begins hating Kavita when he is forced to drop out of college after a misunderstanding with her. But when he loses his vision in an accident, Kav…
Parivar
Producer
1956-01-01
A joint family consisting of four brothers, their wives, and their respective children, living under one roof. Some of the brothers are professionls, …
Entrustment
Producer
1955-10-04
A dying man entrusts his lives earnings to Purshotam, a stranger he just met, and asks him to promise to take this money to his wife, and son, Pradeep…
Benazir
Producer
1964-01-01
Sibling rivalry abounds in this film about two privileged brothers, Anwar and Nawab, and the women who come between them. Nawab, although a married ma…
Writing
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Udayer Pathey
Writer
1944-10-12
Acclaimed director Bimal Roy’s debut feature about a struggling writer established him as an important Bollywood voice through its realistic portray…
Parineeta
Screenplay
1953-01-01
In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties….
Pehla Aadmi
Screenplay
1950-06-07
It was 1943. Burma was under Japanese control. In Pegu, a small place near Burma lived two Indian families. They were neighbors Kumar and Lata loved e…
Biraj Bahu
Writer
1954-03-01
Nilambhar Chakravorty belongs to a poor family, and lives in a joint family with his married brother, Pitambar, unmarried sister, Punnu, and wife, Bir…
Maa
Screenplay
1952-05-09
Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan). …
Other Info
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Maya
Director of Photography
1936-07-23
Maya (Jamuna) is the poor cousin of rich socialite Shanta (Azoorie). Shanta is supposed to marry the equally rich Pratap (P. Sanyal), but he falls in …
Grihadah
Director of Photography
1936-11-20
The poor but educated Mahim and his childhood friend, the rich but conservative Suresh, both fall in love with the same woman, the liberated Achala. M…
Abhagin
Director of Photography
1938-07-15
A tenant attacks the villainous landlord Jawaharlal Choudhry, injures his son Priyalal and abducts his daughter-in-law Sandhya. Sandhya escapes unharm…
Devdas
Cinematography
1936-01-22
Devdas, the son of a zamindar, and Parvati, his neighbour’s daughter, are childhood sweethearts. However, class and caste differences prevent their ma…
Bardidi
Cinematography
1939-01-06
Suren (P. Sanyal), prevented by his family from pursuing a university career, leaves home and becomes a tutor to Pramila (Zainab). He falls in love wi…
The Liberation of the Soul
Cinematography
1937-09-18
This classic adultery story tells of an artist, Prasanta (Barua) presented in the stereotypically romantic image: dedicated to his vocation, paying no…
A modern reformist professor helps a courtesan in her endeavour to achieve high academic level and respectability. They face open opposition and hosti…
