Biren Nag

Biren Nag (1922–1964) was an acclaimed Indian film director and art director in Hindi cinema. Prior to taking up direction himself, he served as Art Director for four of the most beautiful films shot in Mumbai in the late 1950s and early 1960s: Pyaasa (1957) Kala Pani (1958) Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960); and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962). He won a 1960 Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction for his work on Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960).

Biren Nag
Born1922
Mymensingh, India
Died1964(1964-00-00) (aged 41–42)
Kolkata, India
OccupationFilm director, Art director

In 1962 he directed his first film, Bees Saal Baad a noirish ghost story also starring Waheeda Rehman and Biswajeet, which garnered him a Filmfare Best Director Award nomination in 1963.[1] The film was the top grosser at the box office in 1962, a super hit doing gross business worth Rs. 3, 00, 00,000 and net business worth Rs. 1, 50, 00,000. He also directed Kohraa in 1964, repeating the lead pair of his debut. However, he died soon after the film was released.[2]

Filmography
Film(as director)Year of ReleaseOther Notes
Kohraa1964Retelling of Du Maurier's novel and later Hitchcock's film Rebecca
Bees Saal Baad1962Nominated-Filmfare Best Director Award

(Both the films were produced by Hemanta Mukherjee. He was also the music director and the lead playback singer in both of them)

Film(as art director)Year of ReleaseOther Notes
Tere Ghar Ke Samne1963As Biren Naug
Hum Dono1962As Biren Naug
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam1962As Biren Naug
Chaudhvin Ka Chand1961As Biren Naug. Won the Fimfare Best Art Director-Black and White
Aakhri Dao1958-
Detective1958As Biren Naug
Life Sentence1958As Biren Naug
Talaaq1958As Biren Naug
Pyaasa1957As Biren Naug
Nau Do Gyarah1957As Biren Naug
Basant Bahar1956As Biren Naug
C.I.D.1956As Biren Naug
Mem Sahib1956As Biren Naug
'421951-

References
  1. Filmfare Nominees and Winners
  2. Roshmila Bhattacharya (16 September 2014). "The mystery of 'Kohraa'". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2014.


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