Bimal Roy, The Iconic Filmmaker Who Straddled Art & Commercial Cinema

​​In this baithak episode, we discuss Bimal Roy, the Indian filmmaker who successfully straddled both the art and commercial cinema in the 1950s, with such hits as Do Bhiga Zamin, Parineeta, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh, Bandini. ​We delve into his filmmaking, stories he told and why they were important and cover our favorite music from his films, given by S.D. Burman and Salil Chaudhry. ​​Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.Watch or listen to all the previous episodes, on Spotify here ​​ About the hosts: ​​Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT,  took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.  ​​Link : www.harishsaluja.com ​​Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while. ​​Creative Works: Play, Documentary, Poetry Translation (audio) ​​Link: www.anuragwadehra.com