A commemorative postage stamp on Tapan Sinha, one of the acclaimed filmmaker of Parallel Cinema movement of India, forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen [a part of the series ‘100 Years of Indian Cinema‘] :
Issued by India
Issued on May 3, 2013
Credits :
Stamp & FDC : Kamleshwar Singh
Cancellation : Nenu Gupta
Type : Miniature Sheet, Mint Condition
Colour : Multi colour
Denomination : 500 Paisa
Printing Process : Wet Offset
Printer : Security Printing Press, Hyderabad
Name : Tapan Sinha
Born on Oct 2, 1924 at Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now Kolkata]
Died on Jan 15, 2009 at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
About :
- National Film Awards –
- 1956 : President’s Gold Medal for – Kabuliwala
- 1957 : Certificate of Merit for – Louha-Kapat
- 1960 : All India Certificate of Merit for – Kshudhita Pashan
- 1971 : Best Screenplay – Ekhonee
- 1990 : Best Direction – Ek Doctor Ki Maut
- 2006 : Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- International Awards –
- 1. Best Film – Cork festival, Ireland for Khudhita Pashan
- 2. Silver Peacock – 2nd best film, International Film Festival of India & Audience Award, Sydney Film Festival for Nirjan Saikate
- 3. Best Film – Royal Cup, Cambodia Asian Film Festival for Hatey-Bazare
- 4. Afro-Asian Award, Moscow Film Festival for Sagina Mahato
- 5. Golden Crown for Best Music, Seoul Asian Film Festival for Harmonium
- 6. Special Award ‘Child of our Time’, vii film festival, Milano for Safed Haathi
- 7. UNICEF Award (Honorable Mention), Berlin Film festival for Aaj Ka Robinhood
