within a few years, but resulted in the birth of a son, the actor and screenplay writer Aditya Bhattacharya. Rinki Bhattacharya now heads the Bimal Roy Memorial Committee. Awards Bimal Roy has received several awards. Filmfare Awards 1953: Filmfare Award for Best Film – Do Bigha Zamin 1953: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Do Bigha Zamin 1954: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Parineeta 1955: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Biraj Bahu 1958: Filmfare Award for Best Film – Madhumati 1958: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Madhumati 1959: Filmfare Award for Best Film – Sujata 1959: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Sujata 1960: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Parakh 1963: Filmfare Award for Best Film – Bandini 1963: Filmfare Award for Best Director – Bandini National Film Awards 1953: All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film – Do Bigha Zamin 1954: All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film – Biraj Bahu 1955: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Hindi – Devdas 1958: President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi – Madhumati 1959: All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film – Sujata 1963: Best Feature Film in Hindi – Bandini Cannes Film Festival Won International Prize: 1953 for Do Bigha Zamin Nominated for Grand Prize of the Festival: 1953 for Do Bigha Zamin Nominated for Palme d'Or: 1955 for Biraj Bahu 1960 for Sujata Music Bimal Roy usually alternated between music directors Salil Chowdhury and S.D. Burman. His films featured beautiful and memorable songs, rendered by all the top playback singers of the day. Some of the notable songs from Roy's films include: "Jalte Hain Jiske Liye" from Sujata (1959), sung by Talat Mahmood "Chali Radhe Rani" from Parineeta (1953), sung by Manna Dey "Aa Ri Aa Nindiya" from Do Bigha Zamin (1953), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar "Ab Aage Teri Marzi" from Devdas (1955), music by S.D. Burman, sung by Lata Mangeshkar "Aan Milo Aan Milo Shyam Sabere" from Devdas (1955), music by S.D. Burman, sung by Manna Dey, Geeta Dutt "Dil Tadap Tadap Ke Keh Raha" from Madhumati (1958), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar "Suhana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam Haseen" from Madhumati (1958), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Mukesh "Aaja Re Pardesi" from Madhumati (1958), music by Salil Chowdhury, sung by Lata Mangeshkar "Ghadi