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| birth_date = 1957
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| death_date = 18 August 2011 (age 53)
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| other_names = Sameer Chanda
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| years_active = 1983–2011
| occupation = [[art director]], [[production designer]]
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'''Samir Chanda''' (1957 – 18 August 2011) was an Indian [[art director]] and [[production designer]] across [[Indian cinema]], including [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]], [[Malayalam Cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], most known for his work in films like ''[[Yodha (1992 film)|Yodha]]'' (1992), ''[[Dil Se..]]'' (1998), ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]'' (2007), ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' (2006), ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006), and ''[[Raavan]]'' (2010).<ref name=nd>{{cite news|title= Art director Samir Chanda passes away|url= http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ShowID=272&Id=ENTEN20110182378&cp|publisher= [[NDTV]]|date= 19 August 2011}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering Samir Chanda... |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909523_1_film-fraternity-ghajini-samir-chanda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923132037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909523_1_film-fraternity-ghajini-samir-chanda |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2012 |work= [[The Times of India]]|date=21 August 2011 }}</ref>

He also directed a Bengali film, ''[[Ek Nadir Galpo (Tale of A River)|Ek Nadir Galpo]]'' (2008) starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]]. It was Indian entries for the Asian, African and Latin American Competition segment of the 38th [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI), in Goa<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian entries for IFFI |url= http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/17/stories/2007101754651500.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071018203529/http://hindu.com/2007/10/17/stories/2007101754651500.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 18 October 2007|work=[[The Hindu]] |date= 17 October 2007 }}</ref> He was awarded the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] four times, including ''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]'' (2005) directed by [[Shyam Benegal]].

==Career==
A trained painter from [[Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata]], he moved to Mumbai and started his career as an assistant to noted art director [[Nitish Roy]] working in films like, ''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]]'' (1983) by [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Mrinal Sen]]. Subsequently, started handling films independently as art director and production designer, with [[Subhash Ghai]]'s ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989). Over the years he worked with directors like [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Sangeeth Sivan]], [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], [[Rakesh Omprakash Mehra]], [[Gautam Ghosh]] and [[Mani Ratnam]].<ref name=nd/><ref name=upp>{{cite web |title=Upperstall Profile: Samir Chanda |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/samir-chanda|date= |publisher=Upperstall.com }}</ref>

For film ''[[Delhi-6]]'' directed by [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]], Chanda recreated inner lanes of [[Old Delhi]] at [[Sambhar Lake Town|Sambhar]] town in Rajasthan, as it has similar architecture. Later, for some scenes, historic [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]] was digitally added to the frame as a backdrop.<ref>{{cite web | title = Places Other Than This |publisher= The Big Indian Picture|author=Deepanjana Pal|url =http://thebigindianpicture.com/2013/09/places-other-than-this/#|date=September 2013|accessdate = 6 December 2013}}</ref>

[[Wasiq Khan]], who later did ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' (2012) and ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'' (2013), started his career as an assistant art director with Chanda in films, [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Iruvar]]'' (1997) and [[Shyam Benegal]]'s ''[[Hari-Bhari]]'' (2000), before starting out on his own.<ref name=mint13>{{cite web | title = Wasiq Khan: How to blend in and stand out|publisher=[[Livemint]]|url = http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/b6hpncdZXF8ugPazubXF6O/Wasiq-Khan--How-to-blend-in-and-stand-out.html| accessdate = 30 November 2013}}</ref>

He died in Mumbai on 18 August 2011, at the age of 53. Reportedly, he suffered a drug reaction to a painkiller he had taken for a toothache earlier that day, and suffered a heart attack. He was rushed a hospital in [[Malad]], Mumbai, where he died within an hour.<ref name=nd/><ref>{{cite news |title=Art director Samir Chanda dies at 54S|author=Subhash K Jha |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-19/news-interviews/29904439_1_art-indian-film-industry-samir-chanda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923132325/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-19/news-interviews/29904439_1_art-indian-film-industry-samir-chanda |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 19 August 2011 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Note
|-
|1989
|''[[Ram Lakhan]]''
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Yodha (1992 film)|Yodha]]''
| Malayalam film
|-
|1993
|''[[Rudaali]]''
|
|-
|1993
|''[[Gandharvam]]''
|Malayalam film
|-
|1995
|''[[Nirnayam (1995 film)|Nirnayam]]''
|Malayalam film
|-
|1995
|''[[Agar Aisa Ho To]]''
|Hindi Serial
|-
|1996
|''[[Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin]]''
|Hindi film
|-
|1997
|''[[Iruvar]]''
|Tamil film
|-
|1998
|''[[Dil Se..]]''
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Daya (film)|Daya]]''
|Malayalam film<br />[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director]]
|-
|2001
|''[[Aalavandhan]]''/''[[Aalavandhan|Abhay]]''
|Tamil-Hindi Bilingual film
|-
|2001
|''[[Zubeidaa]]''
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Aks (2001 film)|Aks]]''
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet]]''
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Mr Ya Miss]]''
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Krrish]]''
|
|-
|2006
| ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]''
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction]]
|-
|2006
|''[[Rang De Basanti]]''
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Kantatar]]''
| Bengali film
|-
|2006
|''[[Faltu]]'' (Bengali)
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Galli Galli Sim Sim]]'' (TV series)
| Hindi adaptation of ''[[Sesame Street]]''
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]''
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction]]
|-
|2007
|''[[Blood Brothers (short film)|Blood Brothers]]'' (short film)
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''
|Tamil film
|-
|2008
|''[[Welcome to Sajjanpur]]''
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Kaalbela]]''
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Kaminey]]''
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|-
|2009
|''[[Delhi-6]]''
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|-
|2009
|''[[Well Done Abba!]]''
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|-
|2010
|''[[Raavan]]''
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|-
|2010
|''[[Raavanan]]''
|Tamil film
|-
|2011
|''[[7 Khoon Maaf]]''
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Ek Nadir Galpo: Tale of a River|Ek Nadir Galpo]]''
|Bengali film (Posthumous)
|}

==Awards==
* [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]
** 1992: [[National Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] for ''[[Rukmavati Ki Haveli]]''
** 1993: Best Art Direction for ''[[Rudaali]]''
** 2005: Best Art Direction for ''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]''
** 2009:Best Art Direction for ''[[Delhi-6]]''
* [[Filmfare Award]]
** 2007: [[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] for ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]''
** 2008: Best Art Direction for ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0151287}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/122/index.html Samir Chanda, Filmography] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]
{{National Film Award Best Production Design |state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Government College of Art & Craft alumni]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian designers]]
[[Category:Artists from Mumbai]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian designers]]
[[Category:Best Production Design National Film Award winners]]

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