Apan Jan (Bengali Movie DVD / Indian Regional Cinema/ 60's Film/ Samit Bhanja) [DVD]

About the Director 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 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 and Atithi. Tapan Sinha's first film
Ankush was based on Narayan Gangopadhyay's story- Sainik. In 1957, his film
Kabuliwala was shown in Berlin Film festival. He has won National award many
times. His films were shown in different film festivals all over the world. He
was married to actress Arundhuti who passed away in 1990. Sinha lives in
Calcutta.