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{{Infobox person<br />
|name = Shibu Mitra<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1948|03|25}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
|nationality = [[India]]n<br />
|occupation = film director<br />
|years_active = 1972–2001<br />
}}<br />
'''Shibu Mitra''' is an Indian film director and producer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Superheroes and other flying objects |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/taking-a-look-at-hindi-film-screen-superheroes-earliest-two-of-which-were-women |website=[[The Free Press Journal]] |accessdate=31 August 2020 |language=en |date=21 October 2018}}</ref> His career spans more than 40 feature films in Bollywood, and his movies were particularly popular in the 1980s, the most successful among them being ''[[Aakhri Goli]]'', ''[[Ilzaam]]'', ''[[Aag Hi Aag]]'', ''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]'', ''[[Insaaf Main Karoonga|Insaaf Main Karoongaa]]''.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Shibu was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family to Suresh Chandra and Suruchi Mitra in [[Kolkata]] on 25 March 1948. His father was a lawyer, and his mother a school principal. Both of his brothers pursued careers in law, while Shibu's was drawn towards a career in Bollywood, joining the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII Pune).<br />
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==Career==<br />
After graduating from FTII Pune, Shibu worked as an assistant to veteran [[Basu Chatterjee]]. He received training in commercial film-making from him and soon went on to direct his first venture ''[[Bindiya Aur Bandook]]'', a low-budget movie starring newcomer [[Kiran Kumar]] and Asha Sachdev which went on to become a huge blockbuster and was among the biggest hits of 1972, gaining him recognition within the industry.<br />
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Shibu Mitra has worked on films which launched a number of Bollywood stars, including [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], [[Chunky Pandey]], Neetu Singh (as Heroine), [[Danny Dengzongpa]], [[Kiran Kumar]], and [[Raza Murad]]. In recognition of his contribution to the Indian film industry he was awarded the "Star Maker of the Decade" Award at the Eighteenth Filmgoers Award in 1987.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* 1972: [[Bindiya Aur Bandook]]<br />
* 1974: Shatranj Ke Mohre<br />
* 1974: [[Khoon Ki Keemat]]<br />
* 1975: [[Zorro (1975 Hindi film)|Zorro]]<br />
* 1976: [[Shankar Dada]]<br />
* 1977: [[Aakhri Goli]]<br />
* 1979: [[Raakhi Ki Saugandh]]<br />
* 1980: [[Kaala Pani (1980 film)|Kaala Pani]]<br />
* 1980: [[Bambai Ka Maharaja]]<br />
* 1981: [[Paanch Qaidi]]<br />
* 1981: [[Maan Gaye Ustaad]]<br />
* 1982: [[Sumbandh]]<br />
* 1983: [[Mujhe Vachan Do]]<br />
* 1983: [[Humse Na Jeeta Koi]]<br />
* 1984: [[Yadoon Ki Zanjeer]]<br />
* 1984: [[Raja Aur Rana]]<br />
* 1984: [[Inteha (1984 film)|Inteha]]<br />
* 1985: [[Insaaf Main Karoonga|Insaaf Main Karoongaa]]<br />
* 1985: [[Durgaa]]<br />
* 1985: [[Maa Kasam (1985 film)|Maa Kasam]]<br />
* 1986: [[Ilzaam]]<br />
* 1987: [[Sitapur Ki Geeta]]<br />
* 1987: [[Kaun Kitney Pani Mein]]<br />
* 1987: [[Aag Hi Aag]]<br />
* 1988: [[Paap Ki Duniya]]<br />
* 1988: [[Gunahon Ka Faisla]]<br />
* 1989: [[Paanch Paapi]]<br />
* 1989: [[Meri Zabaan]]<br />
* 1989: [[Kasam Vardi Ki|Kasam Vardi Kee]]<br />
* 1989: [[Aakhri Ghulam]]<br />
* 1990: [[Badnam]]<br />
* 1990: [[Aaj Ke Shahenshah]]<br />
* 1990: [[Naaka Bandi|Naakabandi]]<br />
* 1992: [[Priya (1992 film)|Priya]]<br />
* 1993: [[Veerta|Veertaa]]<br />
* 1994: [[Prem Shakti]]<br />
* 1996: [[Jagannath]]<br />
* 1998: [[Zanjeer (1998 film)|Zanjeer]]<br />
* 2001: [[Kasam (2001 film)|Kasam]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0593967}}<br />
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