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Bimal Roy was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Devdas, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema.,
Born: 12 July 1909, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Died: 8 January 1966 (age 56 years), Mumbai