Shibu Mitra


Shibu Mitra is an Indian film director and producer. His career spans more than 40 feature films in Bollywood, and his movies were particularly popular in the 1980s, the most successful among them being Aag Hi Aag, Ilzaam, Aakhri Goli, Paanch Qaidi, and Insaaf Main Karoonga.

Early life

Shibu was born in a Bengali family to Suresh Chandra and Suruchi Mitra in Kolkata on 25 March 1948. His father was a lawyer, and his mother a school principal. Both of his brothers pursued careers in law, while Shibu's was drawn towards a career in Bollywood, joining the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India.

Career

After graduating from FTII Pune, Shibu worked as an assistant to veteran Basu Chatterjee. He received training in commercial film-making from him and soon went on to direct his first venture Bindiya Aur Bandook, a low-budget movie starring newcomer Kiran Kumar and Asha Sachdev which went on to become a huge blockbuster and was among the biggest hits of 1972, gaining him recognition within the industry.
Shibu Mitra has worked on films which launched a number of Bollywood stars, including Govinda, Chunky Pandey, Neetu Singh, Danny Dengzongpa, Kiran Kumar, and Raza Murad. In recognition of his contribution to the Indian film industry he was awarded the "Star Maker of the Decade" Award at the Eighteenth Filmgoers Award in 1987.

Filmography