Nitin Bose
A commemorative postage stamp on Nitin Bose, an Indian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter, used playback singing for the first time in Indian films : Bhagya Chakra (Bengali) and Dhoop Chhaon (Hindi) [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 : Nitin Bose
Born on Apr 26, 1897 at Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now Kolkata]
Died on Apr 14, 1986 at Calcutta, West Bengal, India
[…] beckoned. Starting out as a still photographer, he soon became assistant to the eminent film-maker Nitin Bose, who was to become his mentor. From skilled cinematographer to director, and then producer, was a […]
[…] first released film was “Drishtidan” (The gift of sight) directed by Nitin Bose. However his breakthrough film was “Sare Chuyattor” (74 and a half) with a young […]