Tapan Kumar Bose is an independent filmmaker and a human rights activist. He started his career as a journalist. Later, he worked with S Sukhdev and learnt film-making from him. He has been making documentary films since 1971. He is known for his films on human rights and democratic rights issues.He contributes regularly to leading journals and news magazines in India, Nepal and Pakistan. His 1982 film, An Indian Story, on the blinding of under trial prisoners in Bhagalpur and the nexus between landlord, police and politicians ran into censorship trouble. Later it was cleared by the Bombay High Court. It was the Critic's ...
He joined forces with actress Suhasini Mulay and Salim Shaikh to form Cinemart Foundation. Documentaries were made under the aegis of this foundation. Four of these documentaries won National Awards (An Indian Story, Bhopal - Beyond Genocide on Bhopal gas tragedy, Chithi, Official Art Form).
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