Anil Biswas (composer)
Anil Krishna Biswas( अनिल कृष्ण विश्वास/ অনিল বিশ্বাস; 7 July 1914 – 31 May 2003) was an noted Indian film music director and playback singer from 1935 to 1965, who apart from being one of pioneers of playback singing, is also credited for the first Indian orchestra of twelve pieces and introducing orchestral music and full- blooded choral effects, into Indian cinema.
A master in western symphonic music was known for the Indian classical or folk elements, especially Baul and Bhatiyali in his music.
Out of his over 90 films, most memorable were," Roti"( 1942)," Kismet"( 1943)," Anokha Pyaar"( 1948)," Taraana"( 1951)," Waaris"( 1954)," Pardesi"( 1957) and" Char Dil Char Rahen"( 1959).
He was also the pioneer in using the counter melody in film scores, employing technique of western music, ‘ cantala ’, where one line overlaps the other in contra-melody, recitative prose songs as in" Roti"( 1942), besides he was the first one to start extensively using the Ragmala.
Another important element that he introduced was western orchestration, using indigenous instruments both in the songs as well as in their melodic interludes, a trend that soon caught on and paved way for the musicals of Indian cinema today.
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance& Drama.
Peter Levin
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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987), popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages.
He won four National Film Awards in India, and internationally his films won the Palme d'Or (Grand Prize) at the Cannes Film Festival (out of three Palme d'Or nominations) and the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
As a director and screenwriter, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is considered one of the pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema, and as a screenwriter he is also known for writing Raj Kapoor's best films.
As a director, he made a number of important Hindi-Urdu films. "
Dharti Ke Lal" (1946), about the Bengal famine of 1943, was one of Indian cinema's first social-realist films, and opened up the overseas market for Indian films in the Soviet Union.
"Pardesi" (1957) was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
"Shehar Aur Sapna" (1963) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, while "Saat Hindustani" (1969) and "Do Boond Pani" (1972) both won the National Film Awards for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
As a screenwriter, he penned a number of neo-realistic films, such as "Dharti Ke Lal" (which he directed), "Neecha Nagar" (1946) which won the Palme d'Or at the first Cannes Film Festival, "Naya Sansar" (1941), "Jagte Raho" (1956), and "Saat Hindustani" (which he also directed).
He is also known for writing the best of Raj Kapoor's films, including
the Palme d'Or nominated "Awaara" (1951), as well as "Shree 420" (1955)
, "Mera Naam Joker" (1970), "Bobby" (1973) and "Henna" (1991).
His column ‘Last Page’ holds the distinction of being one of the longest-running columns in the history of Indian journalism.
The column began in 1935, in "The Bombay Chronicle", and moved to the "Blitz" after the "Chronicle"'s closure, where it continued until his death in 1987.
He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1969.
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He is currently the director of the Peabody Essex Museum.
He was the director of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio from 2010 to 2019.
He was the director of the Hood Museum of Art from 2005 to 2010, and the National Gallery of Australia( Canberra) from 1997- 2004.
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In 2010 he was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
Sharada (1957 film)
Sharada is a 1957 Indian Bollywood film directed by L.V. Prasad.
The film stars Raj Kapoor and Meena Kumari in lead roles, with Shyama, Raj Mehra and Anita Guha in supporting roles.
The film did" above average" business and was the ninth- highest- grossing film at the Indian Box Office in 1957.
The movie was a remake of 1954 Tamil movie Edhir Paradhathu.
Although that year Nargis was awarded Filmfare Best Actress Award for Mother India, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards considered Meena Kumari's performance superior and awarded her as the Best Actress.
Raj Kapoor and Meena Kumari later worked together in Char Dil Char Rahen( 1959)
Ian Barry (director)
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Meena Kapoor
Meena Kapoor( 1930 in Kolkata( then Calcutta)- 23 November 2017) was an Indian playback singer.
She was the daughter of actor Bikram Kapoor who worked with the New Theatres studio.
Her family was also related to famed filmmaker PC Barua.
Meena's singing was noticed at a young age by composers like Ninu Mazumdar and SD Burman.
She was a playback singer in Hindi cinema, during the 1940s and 1950s, singing hits such as" Rasiya Re Man Basiya Re" from" Pardesi"( 1957), Ek Dharti Hai Ek Gagan from Adhikar( 1954) and' Kachhi hai Umariya' picturised on Meena Kumari in" Char Dil Char Rahen"( 1959).
She was a friend of the singer Geeta Dutt; the two had similar vocal styles.
She married music composer Anil Biswas in 1959, who later left Hindi cinema and shifted to Delhi as he became director of the National Orchestra at the All India Radio( AIR) in March 1963.
Anil Biswas died in Delhi in May 2003.
The couple did not have any children.
But Anil Biswas had 4 children with his first wife, Ashalata Biswas( née Mehrunnisa).
One of Kapoor's most famous songs is" Aana meri jaan sunday ke sunday", a duet with C. Ramchandra and Shamshad Begum from the movie" Shehnai"( 1947) and" Kuch Aur Zamana Kehta Hain", set to tune by Anil Biswas from the film" Choti Choti Baatein"( 1965).
Char Dil Char Rahen
Char Dil Char Rahen
(English title:
Four Hearts, Four Roads) is a 1959 Hindi film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and starring two big stars of the era, real-life brothers Shammi Kapoor and Raj Kapoor.
The movie is based on a novel of the same name.

Question: Where was the place of death of the director of film Char Dil Char Rahen?
Answer: Bombay