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From 1951 to 1967, Hemen directed seven feature films that were released and three films that remained unfinished, due to his untimely demise. The most acclaimed among them was the film “Kabuliwala’ based on a story by Nobel
Laureate author Rabindranath Tagore. It was released in 1961 and it received
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He spent jail terms at, Hijli Jail (now part of Indian
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Hemen Gupta was born on 21 March 1914, in
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Hemen grew up in a very large joint family, together with several uncles, aunts and cousins. He was a good student and completed his high school and undergrad college studies in Dhaka, where he graduated with academic honors. After his undergrad, he moved to
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In 1950, he migrated to Bombay to pursue his film career there. His first film in Bombay was produced by Mr. Sasadhar
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