Bimal Roy

Bimal Roy
Roy c. 1954
Born	(1909-07-12)12 July 1909 Suapur, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India
Died	7 January 1966(1966-01-07) (aged 56) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Producer and director
Notable work	Do Bigha Zamin (1953) Parineeta (1953) Biraj Bahu (1954) Devdas (1955) Madhumati (1958) Yahudi (1958) Sujata (1959) Parakh (1960) Bandini (1963)
Spouse	Manobina Roy
Children	4, including Rinki Bhattacharya, Joy Bimal Roy
Awards	4 Filmfare Award for Best Film 7 Filmfare Award for Best Director

Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 7 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Devdas, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema. Inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, he made Do Bigha Zamin after watching Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948).^[1] His work is particularly known for his mise en scène which he employed to portray realism.^[1] He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize of the Cannes Film Festival. Madhumati won 9 Filmfare Awards in 1958, a record held for 37 years.^{[citation needed]}