Amiya Chakravarty (30 November 1912 – 6 March 1957) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was leading film director in Hindi cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. He is noted for films like Daag (1952), Patita (1953), and Seema (1955) for which he won the 4th Filmfare Award for Best Story. Chakravarty is also credited along with Devika Rani for discovering Dilip Kumar, whom he gave his first break in 1944 film Jwar Bhata (1944 film). Chakravarty also produced and directed, for Mars & Movies Productions which he had launched after leaving Bombay Talkies, the film Daag in 1952 for which Dilip Kumar won his first ever Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
He was married to Saraswati Shastri a.k.a. Kamala, younger sister of Lakshmi Shankar (née Shastri) wife of Rajendra Shankar, elder brother of Sitar maestro, Ravi Shankar.
Filmography Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes 1940 1941 Anjaan 1942 Basant 1944 Jwar Bhata 1947 Mera Suhaag 1949 Girls' School 1950 Gauna 1951 Badal 1952 Daag 1952Deshabakthan1953 Shahenshah Patita 1955 Seema Filmfare Award for Best Story1957 Kathputli Dekh Kabira Roya
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