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| birth_place  = [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British India]]
| birth_place  = [[Narail]], [[Presidency Division]], [[British Raj|British India]]
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| death_place  = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| death_place  = [[Calcutta]], West Bengal, India
| occupation  = Physician, novelist, script writer
| occupation  = Physician, novelist, script writer
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| nationality  = [[India]]n
| known_for    = [[Kiriti Roy]]
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'''Nihar Ranjan Gupta''' ({{lang-bn|নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত}}), pen name(ছদ্মনাম) 'Banbhatta'(বানভট্ট), (6 June 1911 – 20 February 1986) was an Indian dermatologist and a popular [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novelist. He is the creator of the fictional detective character [[Kiriti Roy]]. Some of his writings were made into films of [[Bengal]] and [[Bollywood]].<ref name="sbc">{{cite encyclopedia |editor1-last=Sengupta |editor1-first=Subhodh Chandra |editor2-last=Basu |editor2-first=Anjali |encyclopedia=Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Bibliographical Dictionary) |script-title=bn:নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত |trans-title=Nihar Ranjan Gupta |language=bn |edition=4th |date=January 2002 |publisher=Shishu Sahitya Samsad |volume=Volume 2 |location=Kolkata |isbn=81-85626-65-0 |page=168|title=Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan }}</ref><ref name="abp">{{cite news |title=Kolkatar Kadcha |newspaper=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |date=27 June 2011 |page=4}}</ref><ref name="jinfo">{{cite web |url=http://www.jessore.info/index.php?option=content&page=details&value=229 |script-title=bn:নীহার রঞ্জন গুপ্ত |last1=Bipul |first1=Mohammad Hasanuzzaman |last2=Shanta |first2=Samiul Amin |publisher=Jessore.Info |language=bn |access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref>
'''Nihar Ranjan Gupta''' ({{langx|bn|নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত}}, pen name: ''Banbhatta'' (বানভট্ট); 6 June 1911 – 20 February 1986) was an Indian dermatologist and a popular [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novelist. He is the creator of the fictional detective character [[Kiriti Roy]]. Some of his writings were made into films of [[Bengal]] and [[Bollywood]].<ref name="sbc">{{cite encyclopedia |editor1-last=Sengupta |editor1-first=Subhodh Chandra |editor2-last=Basu |editor2-first=Anjali |encyclopedia=Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Bibliographical Dictionary) |script-title=bn:নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত |trans-title=Nihar Ranjan Gupta |language=bn |edition=4th |date=January 2002 |publisher=Shishu Sahitya Samsad |volume=2 |location=Kolkata |isbn=81-85626-65-0 |page=168|title=Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan }}</ref><ref name="abp">{{cite news |title=Kolkatar Kadcha |newspaper=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |date=27 June 2011 |page=4}}</ref><ref name="jinfo">{{cite web |url=http://www.jessore.info/index.php?option=content&page=details&value=229 |script-title=bn:নীহার রঞ্জন গুপ্ত |last1=Bipul |first1=Mohammad Hasanuzzaman |last2=Shanta |first2=Samiul Amin |publisher=Jessore.Info |language=bn |access-date=10 September 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402093059/http://www.jessore.info/index.php?option=content&page=details&value=229 |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Gupta came from a Kabiraj family of Itna village under [[Lohagara Upazila, Narail|Lohagara police station]], in the district of Jessore, presently in the [[Narail district]] of [[Bangladesh]]. He was born to Satya Ranjan Gupta and Labangalata Devi on 6 June 1911, in [[Kolkata]] where his father used to work. He spent his childhood in [[Kolkata]]. Due to his father's transferable job, he had to attend several schools, including Gaibandha High School.<ref name="jinfo"/> In 1930 he passed Matriculation from [[Konnagar]] High School.<ref name="jinfo"/> After completing his I.Sc. from [[Krishnagar Government College]], [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], he took admission to [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital|Carmichael Medical College]].<ref name="jinfo"/> While a student at the college, his elder sister died of scorpion sting. Young Gupta vowed to earn higher degree in the medical sciences to serve the ill.
Gupta came from a [[Baidya|Kabiraj]] family of Itna village under [[Lohagara Upazila, Narail|Lohagara police station]], in the district of Jessore, presently in the [[Narail district]] of [[Bangladesh]].{{citation needed|date= October 2022}} He was born to Satya Ranjan Gupta and Labangalata Devi on 6 June 1911, in [[Kolkata|Narail district]] where his father used to work. He spent his childhood in [[Kolkata|Narail]], due to his father's transferable job, he had to attend several schools, including Gaibandha High School.<ref name="jinfo"/> In 1930 he passed Matriculation from [[Konnagar]] High School.<ref name="jinfo"/> After completing his I.Sc. from [[Krishnagar Government College]], [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], he took admission to [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital|Carmichael Medical College]].<ref name="jinfo"/> While a student at the college, his elder sister died of scorpion sting. Young Gupta vowed to earn higher degree in the medical sciences to serve the ill.


== Career ==
== Career ==
During the [[Second World War]] Gupta served as an army doctor and was posted to various places, including [[Chittagong]], [[Burma]] and Egypt.<ref name="sbc"/> After the war he completed post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom, specialising in dermatology. On his return he joined the [[Calcutta Medical College]]. In his career as a physician he was associated with several hospitals in India.<ref name="sbc"/> After the Partition, his family permanently migrated to [[Kolkata]] in 1947.<ref name="bn24">{{cite news |script-title=bn:নড়াইলে সুলতানের শিশুস্বর্গ এখন জুয়াড়িদের আখড়া |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=07d5938693cc3903b261e1a3844590ed&nttl=201009037265 |newspaper=Banglanews24.com |date=3 September 2010 |language=bn |access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref>
During the [[Second World War]] Gupta served as an army doctor and was posted to various places, including [[Chittagong]], [[Burma]] and Egypt.<ref name="sbc"/> After the war he completed post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom, specialising in dermatology. On his return he joined the [[Calcutta Medical College]]. In his career as a physician he was associated with several hospitals in India.<ref name="sbc"/> After the Partition, his family permanently migrated to [[Kolkata]] in 1947.<ref name="bn24">{{cite news |script-title=bn:নড়াইলে সুলতানের শিশুস্বর্গ এখন জুয়াড়িদের আখড়া |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=07d5938693cc3903b261e1a3844590ed&nttl=201009037265 |newspaper=Banglanews24.com |date=3 September 2010 |language=bn |access-date=10 September 2011 |archive-date=22 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922065323/http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=07d5938693cc3903b261e1a3844590ed&nttl=201009037265 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


As a child Gupta always dreamed of becoming a writer. He once went to Shantiniketan to seek the blessings of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and took his autograph.<ref name="abp"/> At the age of eighteen he composed his first novel, ''Rajkumar''. After schooling, Gupta took admission in the [[Calcutta Medical College]], then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. During his stay in England he developed a keen interest in detective stories and met [[Agatha Christie]].<ref name="abp"/> After coming back to India, he wrote his first detective novel, ''[[Kalo Bhramar]]'' (meaning ''The Black Hornet''), which launched his detective character [[Kiriti Roy]] [কিরীটী রায়]. In his literary career Gupta has composed over two hundred novels, plays, short stories and essays. The most popular among them are ''Ulka'', ''Badshah'', ''Lalubhulu'', ''Uttarphalguni'', ''Asti Bhagirathi Tire'', ''Mayur Mahal'', ''Devyani'', ''Neeltara'', ''Mayamriga'', ''Komalgandhar'' and ''Nishipadma''. Forty five of his novels have been made into [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi]] feature films in Tollywood and Bollywood respectively.<ref name="tds">{{cite news |title=Nihar Ranjan Gupta's birth anniversary observed |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=91614 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref> He was also the editor of a children's magazine named ''Sabuj Sahitya''.<ref name="sbc"/><ref name="abp"/>
As a child Gupta always dreamed of becoming a writer. He once went to Shantiniketan to seek the blessings of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and took his autograph.<ref name="abp"/> At the age of eighteen he composed his first novel, ''Rajkumar''. After schooling, Gupta took admission in the Calcutta Medical College, then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. During his stay in England he developed a keen interest in detective stories and met [[Agatha Christie]].<ref name="abp"/> After coming back to India, he wrote his first detective novel, ''[[Kalo Bhramar]]'' (meaning ''The Black Hornet''), which launched his detective character [[Kiriti Roy]] [কিরীটী রায়]. In his literary career Gupta has composed over two hundred novels, plays, short stories and essays. The most popular among them are ''[[Ulka (novel)|Ulka]]'', ''Badshah'', ''Lalubhulu'', ''Uttarphalguni'', ''Asti Bhagirathi Tire'', ''Mayur Mahal'', ''Devyani'', ''Neeltara'', ''Mayamriga'', ''Komalgandhar'' and ''Nishipadma''. Forty five of his novels have been made into [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi]] feature films in Tollywood and Bollywood respectively.<ref name="tds">{{cite news |title=Nihar Ranjan Gupta's birth anniversary observed |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=91614 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref> He was also the editor of a children's magazine named ''Sabuj Sahitya''.<ref name="sbc"/><ref name="abp"/>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
In 1988, S.M. Sultan founded the Shishuswarga-2 at the ancestral house of Gupta in Itna. It was officially inaugurated on 24 November 1993, by the Mohammad Ali Hossain, the then District Magistrate of Narail. However, the activities of the children's organisation ceased after the death of S.M.Sultan. In 2003, the archaeological department of Bangladesh notified the acquisition of Gupta's ancestral house, but has not made any repairs till date. At present the ancestral house of Nihar Ranjan Gupta lies in a dilapidated condition, infested by bats and illegal betting syndicates.<ref name="bn24"/>
In 1988, SM Sultan founded the Shishuswarga-2 at the ancestral house of Gupta in Itna. It was officially inaugurated on 24 November 1993, by the Mohammad Ali Hossain, the then district magistrate of Narail. However, the activities of the children's organisation ceased after the death of SM Sultan. The house became infested by bats and illegal betting syndicates. In 2003, the archaeological department of Bangladesh notified the acquisition of Gupta's ancestral house. As of 2017, the ancestral house of Nihar Ranjan Gupta lies in a dilapidated condition, and no repairs have been made.<ref name="bn24"/><ref>{{Cite news|title=Ancestral house of Nihar Ranjan Gupta lies abandoned in Narail|url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/ancestral-house-of-nihar-ranjan-gupta-lies-abandoned-in-narail-1509374821|access-date=2021-12-29|work=The Financial Express|date=30 October 2017 |language=en|archive-date=29 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229171745/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/ancestral-house-of-nihar-ranjan-gupta-lies-abandoned-in-narail-1509374821|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Adapted works ==
== Adapted works ==
 
* ''Ulka'' (Bengali - 1957)
* ''[[Thayi Karulu]]''(1962)[Remade as ''Thayin Karunai''(Tamil)]- ''Ulka'' <ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ulke1FGbJKs&feature=youtu.be</ref>
* ''Maya Mriga'' (Bengali - 1960)
* ''[[Meri Surat Teri Ankhen]]'' (1963) – ''Ulka''<ref>{{cite news |title=Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/meri-surat-teri-ankhen-1963/article1327364.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Thayi Karulu]]'' (1962) [Remade as ''Thayin Karunai'' (Tamil)]- ''[[Ulka (novel)|Ulka]]'' <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ulke1FGbJKs&feature=youtu.be | title=Tiger Prabhakar Tragic Story &#124; ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಸ್ವಾರಸ್ಯಗಳು-Cinema Swarasyagalu Ep-17 &#124; Hariharapura Manjuanth | website=YouTube | date=2 April 2021 | access-date=5 April 2021 | archive-date=20 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120111629/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ulke1FGbJKs&feature=youtu.be | url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Uttar Falguni]]'' (1963) ( Remade as ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'' , ''[[Kaaviya Thalaivi]]'' and ''[[Pushpanjali (1972 film)|Pushpanjali]]'')<ref>{{cite news |title=Blast From The Past: Mamta (1966) |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/02/stories/2010040250230400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212111/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/02/stories/2010040250230400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2013 |date=2 April 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Annai (1962 film)|Annai]]'' (1962) (Remake of the 1960 [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ''Maya Mriga'') - Story Credit
* ''Tapashi''(Bengali -1965)
* ''[[Kunkhumam]]'' (1963)
* [[Nai Roshni (1967)|''Nai Roshni'']] (1967) ( Remade as ''[[Poovum Pottum]]'' and ''[[Punyavathi]]'')
* ''[[Meri Surat Teri Ankhen]]'' (1963) – ''Ulka''<ref>{{cite news |title=Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/meri-surat-teri-ankhen-1963/article1327364.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 April 2013 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606234622/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/meri-surat-teri-ankhen-1963/article1327364.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Deiva Magan]]''(1969) [ Remade as ''Thaayi Mamathe''(Kannada) and ''Raktha Sambandham''(Telugu)] - ''Ulka''
* ''[[Uttar Falguni]]'' (1963) (Remade as ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'' , ''[[Kaaviya Thalaivi]]'' and ''[[Pushpanjali (1972 film)|Pushpanjali]]'')<ref>{{cite news |title=Blast From The Past: Mamta (1966) |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/02/stories/2010040250230400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212111/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/02/stories/2010040250230400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2013 |date=2 April 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Devara Kannu]]'' (1975) [ Remade as ''[[Annan Oru Koyil]]'' , ''[[Ellaam Ninakku Vendi]]'' and ''Bangaru Chellelu''(Telugu)]
* ''Badsha'' (Bengali - 1963)
* ''[[Do Anjaane]]'' (1976) ( Remade as ''[[Maavari Manchitanam]]'' and ''[[Aaseya Bale]]'')– ''Ratrir Yatri''<ref>{{cite news |title=Rekha breaks her silence |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/rekha-breaks-her-silence/article819918.ece |work=The Hindu |date=8 October 2010 |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
* ''Tapashi'' (Bengali - 1965)
*''[[Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor]]'' (2016)<ref>http://ebela.in/entertainment/kiriti-o-kalo-bhromor-trailer-released-dgtl-1.457785</ref>
* ''[[Laadla (1966 film)|Laadla]]'' (1966) (Remake of 1960 Bengali film ''Maya Mriga'')
*''[[Kiriti Roy (2016 film)|Kiriti Roy]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Mere Lal]]'' (1966) (Remake of 1963 Bengali film ''Badsha'')
*''[[Ebong Kiriti]]'' (2017)
* [[Nai Roshni (1967)|''Nai Roshni'']] (1967) (Remade as ''[[Poovum Pottum]]'' and ''[[Punyavathi]]'')
*''[[Nilacholey Kiriti]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Deiva Magan]]'' (1969) [Remade as ''Thaayi Mamathe''(Kannada) and ''Raktha Sambandham''(Telugu)] - ''Ulka''
* ''[[Devara Kannu]]'' (1975) [Remade as ''[[Annan Oru Koyil]]'' , ''[[Ellaam Ninakku Vendi]]'' and ''Bangaru Chellelu''(Telugu)]
* ''[[Do Anjaane]]'' (1976) (Remade as ''[[Maavari Manchitanam]]'' and ''[[Aaseya Bale]]'')– ''Ratrir Yatri''<ref>{{cite news |title=Rekha breaks her silence |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/rekha-breaks-her-silence/article819918.ece |work=The Hindu |date=8 October 2010 |access-date=29 April 2013 |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120111640/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Rekha-breaks-her-silence/article15780048.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Kalankini Kankabati]]'' (1981)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Book - Kalankini Kankabati - Niharranjan Gupta|url=https://www.calcuttaweb.com/book-kalankini-kankabati-niharranjan-gupta|access-date=2021-12-29|website=Calcuttaweb Shopping|language=en|archive-date=16 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516044227/https://www.calcuttaweb.com/book-kalankini-kankabati-niharranjan-gupta|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Lalu Bhulu]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor]]'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ebela.in/entertainment/kiriti-o-kalo-bhromor-trailer-released-dgtl-1.457785 |script-title=bn:মুক্তি পেল 'কিরীটী ও কালো ভ্রমর'-এর ট্রেলার, দেখুন ভিডিও |website=Ebela |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817145512/http://ebela.in/entertainment/kiriti-o-kalo-bhromor-trailer-released-dgtl-1.457785 |archive-date=17 August 2016}}</ref>
* ''[[Kiriti Roy (2016 film)|Kiriti Roy]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Ebong Kiriti]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Nilacholey Kiriti]]'' (2018)


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Nihar Ranjan Gupta
নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত
Nihar Ranjan Gupta
Born(1911-06-06)6 June 1911
Narail, Presidency Division, British India
Died20 February 1986(1986-02-20) (aged 74)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
OccupationPhysician, novelist, script writer
Known forKiriti Roy

Nihar Ranjan Gupta (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., pen name: Banbhatta (বানভট্ট); 6 June 1911 – 20 February 1986) was an Indian dermatologist and a popular Bengali novelist. He is the creator of the fictional detective character Kiriti Roy. Some of his writings were made into films of Bengal and Bollywood.[1][2][3]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Gupta came from a Kabiraj family of Itna village under Lohagara police station, in the district of Jessore, presently in the Narail district of Bangladesh.[citation needed] He was born to Satya Ranjan Gupta and Labangalata Devi on 6 June 1911, in Narail district where his father used to work. He spent his childhood in Narail, due to his father's transferable job, he had to attend several schools, including Gaibandha High School.[3] In 1930 he passed Matriculation from Konnagar High School.[3] After completing his I.Sc. from Krishnagar Government College, Krishnanagar, he took admission to Carmichael Medical College.[3] While a student at the college, his elder sister died of scorpion sting. Young Gupta vowed to earn higher degree in the medical sciences to serve the ill.

Career[edit | edit source]

During the Second World War Gupta served as an army doctor and was posted to various places, including Chittagong, Burma and Egypt.[1] After the war he completed post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom, specialising in dermatology. On his return he joined the Calcutta Medical College. In his career as a physician he was associated with several hospitals in India.[1] After the Partition, his family permanently migrated to Kolkata in 1947.[4]

As a child Gupta always dreamed of becoming a writer. He once went to Shantiniketan to seek the blessings of Rabindranath Tagore and took his autograph.[2] At the age of eighteen he composed his first novel, Rajkumar. After schooling, Gupta took admission in the Calcutta Medical College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. During his stay in England he developed a keen interest in detective stories and met Agatha Christie.[2] After coming back to India, he wrote his first detective novel, Kalo Bhramar (meaning The Black Hornet), which launched his detective character Kiriti Roy [কিরীটী রায়]. In his literary career Gupta has composed over two hundred novels, plays, short stories and essays. The most popular among them are Ulka, Badshah, Lalubhulu, Uttarphalguni, Asti Bhagirathi Tire, Mayur Mahal, Devyani, Neeltara, Mayamriga, Komalgandhar and Nishipadma. Forty five of his novels have been made into Bengali and Hindi feature films in Tollywood and Bollywood respectively.[5] He was also the editor of a children's magazine named Sabuj Sahitya.[1][2]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In 1988, SM Sultan founded the Shishuswarga-2 at the ancestral house of Gupta in Itna. It was officially inaugurated on 24 November 1993, by the Mohammad Ali Hossain, the then district magistrate of Narail. However, the activities of the children's organisation ceased after the death of SM Sultan. The house became infested by bats and illegal betting syndicates. In 2003, the archaeological department of Bangladesh notified the acquisition of Gupta's ancestral house. As of 2017, the ancestral house of Nihar Ranjan Gupta lies in a dilapidated condition, and no repairs have been made.[4][6]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sengupta, Subhodh Chandra; Basu, Anjali, eds. (January 2002). "Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan" নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত [Nihar Ranjan Gupta]. Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Bibliographical Dictionary) (in Bengali). Vol. 2 (4th ed.). Kolkata: Shishu Sahitya Samsad. p. 168. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Kolkatar Kadcha". Anandabazar Patrika. 27 June 2011. p. 4.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bipul, Mohammad Hasanuzzaman; Shanta, Samiul Amin. নীহার রঞ্জন গুপ্ত (in Bengali). Jessore.Info. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 নড়াইলে সুলতানের শিশুস্বর্গ এখন জুয়াড়িদের আখড়া. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Nihar Ranjan Gupta's birth anniversary observed". The Daily Star. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ancestral house of Nihar Ranjan Gupta lies abandoned in Narail". The Financial Express. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tiger Prabhakar Tragic Story | ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಸ್ವಾರಸ್ಯಗಳು-Cinema Swarasyagalu Ep-17 | Hariharapura Manjuanth". YouTube. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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  9. ↑ "Blast From The Past: Mamta (1966)". The Hindu. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Rekha breaks her silence". The Hindu. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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  12. ↑ মুক্তি পেল 'কিরীটী ও কালো ভ্রমর'-এর ট্রেলার, দেখুন ভিডিও. Ebela (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.

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