Colin Pal
Colin Pal (1923 – August 30, 2005) was a Hindi film actor, technician, journalist, and publicist for 175 Hindi films. He is the son of producer Niranjan Pal and the grandson of Bipin Chandra Pal.
Pal joined Filmistan Studios in May 1943 as an apprentice after working alongside his father at Bombay Talkies. He became the assistant director to P.L. Santoshi. While working with Filmistan he also acted as Netaji Subashchandra Bose in Samaadhi in 1949. In 1951 he appeared in Bimal Roy's Parineeta and Naukri. He later directed Shrimatijee, Naina and Suhag Sindoor for Munshi productions.
He authored the book Shooting Stars which described the eccentricities of the cinema process. His autobiography Aye Jibon: Such is life won a National Award from the Indian Government in 2001.
Pal died on August 28, 2005 after a prolonged illness in Mumbai at the age of 83.[1]
Works
- Shooting Stars, Screen World Pub, ISBN 81-900258-7-2.[2]
- Aye Jibon: Such is life
References
- ↑ Colin Pal Obituary Screen, September 2, 2005.
- ↑ Shooting Stars
- '"City Lights, Times of India, pg-2, Sep-5-2005
External links
- Colin Pal at the Internet Movie Database
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