AWAAZ - Zindagi sau baras Rajesh Khanna Shakti Samanta R D Burman
- Date of Birth: 14 January, 1925
- Place of Birth: Burdwan, West Bengal, British India. [now India]
- Biography: Shakti Samanta is a director. He graduated in 1944 from Calcutta University. He joined the film industry in 1948 as an assistant director and worked with Gyan Mukherjee, Satish Nigam and Phani Mazumdar. Samanta Directed first feature film in 1954 and started his own production company, Shakti Films, in 1957.... Read more
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Shakti Samanta Retro in Kolkata
buzz18.com –
2008-09-24
Remember those box office hit films with beautiful songs, lovely dance numbers and a love story or family drama woven in for mass consumption?Remember the dance Mera naam chin chin choo done by Helen in China Town? ... Full Article
Three of veteran director Shakti Samanta's memorable films "Howrah Bridge", "Amar Prem" and "Barsaat Ki Ek Raat" are all set to get animated, thanks to filmmaker Pritish Nandy. ... Full Article
I only followed my heart
dnaindia.com –
2008-03-29
He gave cinema audiences their first taste of exotic locales.And he gave them La Tagore in a swimsuit. Shakti Samanta speaks to Kareena N Gianani about the 70s, his protgs and his formula for success One thing Shakti Samanta... ... Full Article
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