Niren Lahiri or Nirendranath Lahiri (17 July 1908 – 2 December 1972) was a Bengali and Hindi film director. He received 9th Annual BFJA Awards in 1946 and 2nd National Film Awards in 1955. Career Lahiri was born in Kolkata, British India in 1907. His father's name was Jitendra Nath Lahiri. Initially he started his career as an actor in Pramathesh Barua’s studio. He worked with Mr. Barua at New Theatres. He acted in Abhinav in 1940 directed by Debaki Bose. Lahiri was the music director of Ashiana, Tarubala and Annapurnar Mandir in 1936. In 1940 he made his directional debut in the film Byabodhan. He became popular after directing Bhabhi Kaal in 1945. He directed about 27 films including Bengali and Hindi cinema. Lahiri died in 1972. Filmography Raat Dastey Rajdrohi Chhabi Indrani (film) Tansen Boro Maa Madhumalati Prithibi Amare Chaay Bhola Master Shankar Narayan Bank Devimalini Jadubhatta Kalyani Shobha Kajari Lakh Taka Palli Samaj Subhadra Garobini Singhadwar Jayjatra Sadharan Meye Vijay Yatra Arabian Nights Bano Phool Bhabhi Kaal Anban Dampati Sahadharmini Garmil Mahakavi Kalidas Byabodhan References External links 1900s births 1972 deaths Bengali film directors Hindi-language film directors People from Kolkata Male actors in Bengali cinema People of British India 20th-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian film directors National Film Award (India) winners Film directors from Kolkata