Cinemaazi remembers Bimal Dutta on his death anniversary

Remembering writer-director Bimal Dutta who passed away this day, 4 March in 1996. Born in 1924, he is credited with writing the screenplay of several films, including commercial and critical successes over the decades, including Anupama (1966), Majhli Didi (1967), Satyakam (1969), Anand (1971), Buddha Mil Gaya (1971), Phir Kab Milogi (1974), Hawas (1974), Mili (1975), Chaitali (1975), Kotwal Saab (1977), Naukri (1978), Jurmana (1979), Hum Do Hamare Do (1984), Jhoothi (1985), Tara (1992), and Pratimurti (1993). While Dutta directed Pratimurti and Kasturi (1980), he also produced the latter. Filmgoers will especially remember the sensitively penned Mili, a romantic drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Ashok Kumar, which centred around a girl who is suffering from a fatal disease, and her love story. In similar vein, was Anand, which has been hailed as one of the greatest films ever made, revolving around a man with a terminal illness who remains cheerful and helpful towards all, thus positively influencing his doctor friend.