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Seeti Maar- Bimal Roy- 50′s
Ratnakar Sadasyula
Seeti Maar
Bimal Roy- 50′s
By Ratnakar Sadasyula
The year was 1954, and it was the first Filmfare Awards function. As the Best Picture and Best Director awards were announced, a simple man in dhoti, kurta and chappals, went up to stage to collect it. In an industry noted for it’s opulence and flamboyance, this simple unassuming nature, was a shocker. Yet this simple man went on to win 8 Filmfare Awards and two times did he achieve a hat trick of Best Director. The movies this man made were like him simple, minimal and unassuming, yet his movies have been classics and...