Chitta Basu (director)
Indian film director
Chitta Bose (1907–1993), born as Chittaranjan Bose and also known as Chitta Basu was an Indian film director. He is one of the renowned film directors of West Bengal during the 1960s. He was born on 26 November 1907 in a middle-class family in the Khulna District of present-day Bangladesh.
Education
Though born in Khulna Dist., Bangladesh, he left Bangladesh at an early age
and came to Kolkata. He passed the intermediate exam
from Bangabasi College and thereafter completed graduation
from St. Xaviers college, Kolkata. Also Mr Basu completed post graduation from Calcutta University.
Struggling days
He started working in Great Eastern Departmental Stores for short stint. Basu's maternal uncle
Naresh Chandra Mitra, also a renowned director approached him to work with him as
an assistant director. He left the job in Great Eastern and started working as
an assistant film director.
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