Writer

Sunil Gangopadhyay

1934 – 2012

Active years (films on this site)

1970

Genres

Drama

Schools and movements

Indian Parallel Cinema

Directors worked with

Satyajit Ray2 films

Biography

Sunil Gangopadhyay was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 avant-garde poetry magazine Krittibas. He has been called the most popular and prolific Bengali writer since Rabindranath Tagore, and "the man who carried the modern consciousness of Bengal."

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Awards and honours

National / local

• Ananda Puraskar 1972
• Sahitya Akademi Award 1985
• Saraswati Samman 2004
• Bankim Puraskar

2 films on this site

1. Days and Nights in the Forest 1970 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.0 · Writer
2. The Adversary 1970 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.1 · Writer