Biren Nag


Biren Nag was an acclaimed Indian film director and art director in Hindi cinema. Prior to taking up direction himself, he served as Art Director for four of the most beautiful films shot in Mumbai in the late 1950s and early 1960s:Pyaasa Kala Pani Chaudhvin Ka Chand ; and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. He won a 1960 Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction for his work on Chaudhvin Ka Chand .
In 1962 he directed his first film, Bees Saal Baad a noirish ghost story also starring Waheeda Rehman and Biswajeet, which garnered him a Filmfare Best Director Award nomination in 1963. The film was the top grosser at the box office in 1962, a super hit doing gross business worth Rs. 3, 00, 00,000 and net business worth Rs. 1, 50, 00,000. He also directed Kohraa in 1964, repeating the lead pair of his debut. However, he died soon after the film was released.

Filmography

FilmYear of ReleaseOther Notes
Tere Ghar Ke Samne1963As Biren Naug
Hum Dono1962As Biren Naug
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam1962As Biren Naug
Chaudhvin Ka Chand1961As Biren Naug. Won the Fimfare Best Art Director-Black and White
Aakhri Dao1958-
Detective1958As Biren Naug
Life Sentence1958As Biren Naug
Talaaq1958As Biren Naug
Pyaasa1957As Biren Naug
Nau Do Gyarah1957As Biren Naug
Basant Bahar1956As Biren Naug
C.I.D.1956As Biren Naug
Mem Sahib1956As Biren Naug
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