Babubhai Mistry
Indian film director and special effects pioneer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Babubhai Mistry (5 September 1918 – 20 December 2010) was an Indian film director and special effects pioneer who is best known for his films based on Hindu mythology, such as Sampoorna Ramayana (1961), Mahabharat (1965), and Parasmani (1963) and Mahabharat (1988 TV series)
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Born | Abdus Samad 5 September 1918 (1918-09-05) Surat, Gujarat, India |
Died | 20 December 2010 (2010-12-21) (aged 92) Mumbai, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Babubhai Mistri |
Occupation(s) | film director, special effects director |
Years active | 1933–1991 |
Known for | special effects, mythological films |
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In 1999, Mistry received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zee Cine Awards.[1] In 2009, he was honored "for his contribution to Bollywood as the master of special effects" at an event, "Immortal Memories," held to honor the "living legends" of the Hindi film industry.[2]