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Ajoy Kar is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Cinematography Indian born on 27 march 1914 at Kolkata (Inde)

Ajoy Kar

Ajoy Kar
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Nationality Inde
Birth 27 march 1914 at Kolkata (Inde)
Death 25 january 1985 (at 70 years) at West Bengal (Inde)

Ajoy Kar (27 March 1914 – 25 January 1985) was an Indian film director. He directed 26 films between 1949 and 1983. His 1961 film Saptapadi was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.

Usually with

Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar
(2 films)
Hemant Kumar
Hemant Kumar
(3 films)
Chhaya Devi
Chhaya Devi
(2 films)
Suchitra Sen
Suchitra Sen
(2 films)
কমল মিত্র
কমল মিত্র
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ajoy Kar (4 films)

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Director

Seven Steps
Seven Steps (1961)
, 2h43
Directed by Ajoy Kar
Actors Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Jennifer Kendal, Tulsi Chakraborty, Chhaya Devi
Rating82% 4.128034.128034.128034.128034.12803
It is a love story with a twist set in Bengal in pre independent India (early 1940); the time when young Indian students were competing equally with British 'goras' in all fields whether it be education or sports. This was the time when barefooted Bengali football team defeated the booted British team to win the national football shield; this was the time when the ambitious and educated Calcutta students were matching their prowess in different fields of education with the British – be it law or medicine. It is in this time of rising nationalistic sentiments (1942 was when Gandhiji started the non violent Quit India movement) that Krishnendu (Uttam Kumar), a bright, young, athletic and Bengali Hindu youth falls in love with an equally talented and attractive but Christian Rina Brown (Suchitra Sen). Both of them were students at the Calcutta Medical College and they come close during their interaction in multitude of sports and cultural events (there is an interesting rendition of Othello within the movie; that portion of the movie was directed by Utpal Dutt). However their marriage is not on the cards due to the differences in religion (particularly opposed by Krishnendu's dad, a staunch, conservative Hindu) and they move each other ways only to clash unexpectedly again, later in life.
The Lost Melody
The Lost Melody (1957)
, 2h42
Directed by Ajoy Kar
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Pahari Sanyal, Chandrabati Devi
Rating78% 3.9146753.9146753.9146753.9146753.914675
An amnesiac after a train accident, Alok Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is rescued on escaping from the asylum where he is admitted by doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen) who takes him to her father's (Pahadi Sanyal) country house in a village called Palaspur. There, while treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry but a second accident makes him recall his life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget the memories spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta and meets him there but he doesn't recognise her. He hires her as governess to his niece instead. Roma keeps trying to simulate Alok's memory but is looked at suspiciously by Lata, Alok's fiancee in Calcutta who thinks Roma is snatching Alok away from her and who complains to Alok's mother. The latter has Roma kicked out. Alok realizing she is from Palaspur and that is where he got back his memory goes there and regains his memory of times spent with Roma there. All's well that end well.

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Seven Steps
Seven Steps (1961)
, 2h43
Directed by Ajoy Kar
Actors Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Jennifer Kendal, Tulsi Chakraborty, Chhaya Devi
Roles Cinematography
Rating82% 4.128034.128034.128034.128034.12803
It is a love story with a twist set in Bengal in pre independent India (early 1940); the time when young Indian students were competing equally with British 'goras' in all fields whether it be education or sports. This was the time when barefooted Bengali football team defeated the booted British team to win the national football shield; this was the time when the ambitious and educated Calcutta students were matching their prowess in different fields of education with the British – be it law or medicine. It is in this time of rising nationalistic sentiments (1942 was when Gandhiji started the non violent Quit India movement) that Krishnendu (Uttam Kumar), a bright, young, athletic and Bengali Hindu youth falls in love with an equally talented and attractive but Christian Rina Brown (Suchitra Sen). Both of them were students at the Calcutta Medical College and they come close during their interaction in multitude of sports and cultural events (there is an interesting rendition of Othello within the movie; that portion of the movie was directed by Utpal Dutt). However their marriage is not on the cards due to the differences in religion (particularly opposed by Krishnendu's dad, a staunch, conservative Hindu) and they move each other ways only to clash unexpectedly again, later in life.
The Lost Melody
The Lost Melody (1957)
, 2h42
Directed by Ajoy Kar
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Pahari Sanyal, Chandrabati Devi
Roles Cinematography
Rating78% 3.9146753.9146753.9146753.9146753.914675
An amnesiac after a train accident, Alok Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is rescued on escaping from the asylum where he is admitted by doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen) who takes him to her father's (Pahadi Sanyal) country house in a village called Palaspur. There, while treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry but a second accident makes him recall his life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget the memories spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta and meets him there but he doesn't recognise her. He hires her as governess to his niece instead. Roma keeps trying to simulate Alok's memory but is looked at suspiciously by Lata, Alok's fiancee in Calcutta who thinks Roma is snatching Alok away from her and who complains to Alok's mother. The latter has Roma kicked out. Alok realizing she is from Palaspur and that is where he got back his memory goes there and regains his memory of times spent with Roma there. All's well that end well.