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Tribute to Director Shakti Samanta. Today I remembered another interesting personality from Bollywood. He is none other then Producer and Director Shakti Samanta.Bengal has created wonderful Personalities like Satyajit Ray, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Shakti Samanta and many more.Shakti Samanta's contribution to Indian cinema is unforgettable and remarkable.He was awarded for his Direction,Lifetime Achievements from Zee cinema and other organisations. He served as President of IMPPA,( Indian Motion Pictures Producers association and Chairman for the Film censor board is important. Known for his Presentation,Songs,story and above all wonderful cinematography by V Gopikrishna and Alok Das Gupta.Lilting Music by Late S.D .Burman.Rajesh Khanna was very popular with this doyen for many movies. He has Produced and directed More then 40 Hindi films and a couple of Bengali movies is worth to be mentioned here.I can not forget some of his memorable movies like Aradhana,Katipatang,Amarprem,An Evening in Paris,Chinatown,Kashmir ki kali and The Great Gambler.He gives Entertainment with mesmerizing songs. Yesterday's top class actors acted in this stalwart's movies.Even though this smiling Personality is not with us , his songs makes millions of people smile. I am happy to pen a tribute to this Great Director. Regards. K.Ragavan. See you Next week 10-4-23