Tapan Sinha

Tapan Sinha was born on Oct 02, 1924 in India]. Tapan Sinha's big-screen debut came with Jhinder Bandi directed by Tapan Sinha in 1961. Tapan Sinha is known for Ek Doctor Ki Maut directed by Tapan Sinha, Shabana Azmi stars as Seema and Pankaj Kapur as Dr. Dipankar Roy. Tapan Sinha has got 11 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Tapan Sinha achieved is National Film Awards, India. The upcoming new movie Tapan Sinha plays is Ek Doctor Ki Maut which will be released on Jan 01, 1990.

Born in 1924. Science graduate from University of Calcutta. Sinha began his film career as a sound engineer in Calcutta's New Theatre in 1946. Four years later, he received an invitation to the London film festival and the opportunity of working at Pinewood Studios. He was in the UK for two years. On returning to India, he turned his attentions to film directing. Tapan Sinha was influenced by American and British film making. Tagore was a great source of inspiration to him. He made three films on Tagore's stories: Kabuliwala, Hungry Stones (Khudito Pashan), Atithi.