Ajoy Kar

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Ajoy Kar

Born March 27, 1914 · Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

Died January 25, 1985 · aged 70

Ajoy Kar (27 March 1914 – 25 January 1985) was an Indian film director and cinematographer. He directed 26 films between 1949 and 1983. Ajoy Kar provided a whole new expression to Bengali cinema. He was a Pioneer of Bengali Romantic Drama. He left college in 1931 to become a professional photographer and took up cinematography a few years later.

Known For

MalyadanMalyadan · 1971
Malyadan
★ 7.01971
MovieDrama
A young doctor is introduced to a girl by his cousin, but he rejects her as a potential bride and she disappears one day, leaving only a garland of dried flowers behind.
ShipwreckShipwreck · 1979
Shipwreck
★ 9.01979
MovieDrama
A man survives a shipwreck and brings his wife home only to find out the woman he found unconscious on the shore was not his betrothed but a complete stranger.
Seven StepsSeven Steps · 1961
Seven Steps
★ 8.01961
MovieRomanceDrama
During WWII an army doctor is brought a drunken Anglo-Indian woman, whom he'd once loved, for treatment.
JighangsaJighangsa · 1951
Jighangsa
★ 9.01951
MovieMysteryThriller
The movie revolves around the unwanted incidents that happened in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of King Chandrakanta, one Dr. Palit (Kamal Mitra) asked for help from one Detective Smarajit Sen (Sisir Batabyal), as a family friend. Detective Sen sent his assistant Bimal to Ratnagarh to investigate and ascertain the security of young Kumar Bahadur, a new predecessor of the royal family of the estate. They observed that a mysterious lady Manjusri (Manju De) sang an uncanny song in the adjacent water body near the palace. Mr. Gupta (Bikash Roy), a suspicious botanist who stayed in the neighborhood also roamed in that locality. It revealed that he was deprived of the real property of the royal family and took revenge by killing the members of the family. He used one deaf and dumb porter as a hired killer. Ultimately, he was killed by the detective at the end before he could commit another murder.
MadhubanMadhuban · 1983
Madhuban
★ 9.01983
MovieDrama
The story is as this is a story of the tribals of Jhalakpukur whose basic living rights are taken away by the mean money lenders who lend little money to them and charged them with a huge amount of interests which they could not repay. As a result, they suffered torture and harassment. Sulata was a contractor who was different and genuinely cared for the tribals. However her employer Sundaram was an extremely greedy man who not only inflicted suffering to the tribals but also longed to marry Sulata. Sulata meets Satinath, a man who would always protect the tribals from any harm and starts liking him. Sundaram does not take this appropriately and one night when Satinath was away, he and another money lender try to kill, Raghu, the tribal leader so that the tribals are thoroughly weakened. His attempt becomes futile when coincidentally Satinath arrives and saves Raghu. Satinath and Sulata together start looking after the interests of the tribal people from then onwards.
KashtiKashti · 1954
Kashti
★ 9.01954
MovieDramaFamily
This film directed by Hemen Gupta, starring Dev Anand and Geeta Bali in the lead roles.
DattaDatta · 1976
Datta
★ 7.01976
MovieDramaRomance
Bijoya, the daughter of a zamindar, falls in love with a learned doctor, Naren.
ParibartanParibartan · 1949
Paribartan
★ 7.01949
MovieDrama
A 1949 Indian Bengali Film directed by Satyen Bose.

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JighangsaJighangsa · 1951
Jighangsa
★ 9.01951
MovieMysteryThriller
The movie revolves around the unwanted incidents that happened in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of King Chandrakanta, one Dr. Palit (Kamal Mitra) asked for help from one Detective Smarajit Sen (Sisir Batabyal), as a family friend. Detective Sen sent his assistant Bimal to Ratnagarh to investigate and ascertain the security of young Kumar Bahadur, a new predecessor of the royal family of the estate. They observed that a mysterious lady Manjusri (Manju De) sang an uncanny song in the adjacent water body near the palace. Mr. Gupta (Bikash Roy), a suspicious botanist who stayed in the neighborhood also roamed in that locality. It revealed that he was deprived of the real property of the royal family and took revenge by killing the members of the family. He used one deaf and dumb porter as a hired killer. Ultimately, he was killed by the detective at the end before he could commit another murder.

Director

MadhubanMadhuban · 1983
Madhuban
★ 9.01983
MovieDrama
The story is as this is a story of the tribals of Jhalakpukur whose basic living rights are taken away by the mean money lenders who lend little money to them and charged them with a huge amount of interests which they could not repay. As a result, they suffered torture and harassment. Sulata was a contractor who was different and genuinely cared for the tribals. However her employer Sundaram was an extremely greedy man who not only inflicted suffering to the tribals but also longed to marry Sulata. Sulata meets Satinath, a man who would always protect the tribals from any harm and starts liking him. Sundaram does not take this appropriately and one night when Satinath was away, he and another money lender try to kill, Raghu, the tribal leader so that the tribals are thoroughly weakened. His attempt becomes futile when coincidentally Satinath arrives and saves Raghu. Satinath and Sulata together start looking after the interests of the tribal people from then onwards.

Director