FILM DIRECTOR

Shakti Samanta

1926 - 2009

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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 (1975). He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana (1969), Anuraag (1973) and Amanush (1975), which was also made in Bengali, a language in which he made six films, including an Indo-Bangladesh joint production in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shakti Samanta has received more than 706,484 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Shakti Samanta is the 1,827th most popular film director, the 1,116th most popular biography from India and the 39th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shakti Samanta ranks 1,827 out of 2,041. Before him are Ben Wheatley, Kelly Asbury, Jan Hřebejk, Oren Peli, Naoko Yamada, and Mai Masri. After him are Gavin O'Connor, Kimberly Peirce, Marina de Van, Chris Cunningham, Pablo Trapero, and Linus Sandgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Shakti Samanta ranks 555. Before him are James M. Beggs, Bud Yorkin, James Merrill, Mathilde Krim, Johnny Boyd, and Nalini Jaywant. After him are John Dingell, Eric Morecambe, Paul Meister, Audrey Patterson, Joe Verdeur, and Art Bisch. Among people deceased in 2009, Shakti Samanta ranks 413. Before him are Ernő Kolczonay, Leo Rwabwogo, Alastair McCorquodale, Valeri Broshin, John Mortimer, and Giovanni Parisi. After him are Jang Jin-young, Gale Storm, Antonio de Nigris, Jane Bryan, Marian Cozma, and Vic Chesnutt.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shakti Samanta ranks 1,116 out of 1,861. Before him are Shreya Ghoshal (1984), Sushant Singh Rajput (1986), Bhanupriya (1967), Nalini Jaywant (1926), Venkatesh (1960), and Sourav Ganguly (1972). After him are Savitri Jindal (1940), Mallika Sherawat (1976), Vikram (1966), Sonali Bendre (1975), Ram Charan (1985), and Raghubar Das (1955).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Shakti Samanta ranks 39. Before him are Farah Khan (1965), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), Deepak Tijori (1961), and Muzaffar Ali (1944). After him are S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Goutam Ghose (1950), Mani Kaul (1944), Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), and Kiran Rao (1973).

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