Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India)
Died
9 April 2009(2009-04-09) (aged 83)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)
Film director, Film producer, Founder "Shakti Films" (1957)
Years active
1955–2002
Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as Anand Ashram (1977), Anusandhan /Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), Anyay Abhichar (1985), Howrah Bridge (1958), Insan Jaag Utha (1959), China Town (1962), Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), An Evening in Paris (1967), Aradhana (1969), Kati Patang (1971), and Amar Prem (1972), Amanush.
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He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana (1969), Anuraag (1973) and Amanush, which was also made in Bengali, a language in which he made six films, including an Indo-Bangladesh joint production in 1984.
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ShaktiSamanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films...
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Hindi-language romantic drama thriller film, directed by Ashim Samanta and produced by ShaktiSamanta. It was simultaneously shot in Bengali as Achena Atithi...
Kumar in Howrah Bridge (1958), her first collaboration with director ShaktiSamanta. Madhubala waived her fees to play the role of an Anglo-Indian cabaret...
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Tagore's career further expanded when she ventured into Hindi films with ShaktiSamanta's romance Kashmir Ki Kali (1964). She established herself as one of the...
The Great Gambler is a 1979 Indian crime action film directed by ShaktiSamanta. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh. It was based...
Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Mehmood: "Ek Chatur Nar Karke Singaar. In 1969, ShaktiSamanta produced and directed Aradhana. Kumar sang three songs in the film;...
Ashram of joy) is a 1977 Indian drama film directed and co-written by ShaktiSamanta, based on a story by film director and novelist, Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay...
Debauch) is a 1982 Indian Bollywood drama film produced and directed by ShaktiSamanta. It stars Sanjeev Kumar and Rati Agnihotri in pivotal roles. The movie...
Kashmir') is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by ShaktiSamanta. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in her Hindi movie debut...
superhit. The following year, he starred in Bimal Roy's Sujata and ShaktiSamanta's Insan Jaag Utha. While Sujata was a hit, Insan Jaag Utha could only...
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