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Most known for his work with film directors like Satyajit Ray's Parash Pathar (1958) and Ritwik Ghatak's Nagarik (1952) and Ajantrik (1958).
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He acted in Satyajit Ray's Aparajito (1956), Parash Pathar (1958), Teen Kanya (1961), but it was his association with Ritwik Ghatak, with whom he worked in Nagarik (1952), Ajantrik (1958) that the cinephiles mostly enjoy and want to commemorate.
Several of his novels have been adapted for the screen including the Ritwik Ghatak-directed Meghe Dhaka Tara and the Shakti Samanta-directed Amanush.
This experience would later inspire his novel Bari Theke Paliye বাড়ি থেকে পালিয়ে (Running Away From Home), which was made into a film by Ritwik Ghatak.
Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (A river called Titas) is a powerful story in Bengali by Advaita Malla Barman turned into a touching film by Ritwik Ghatak.
He also composed the musical scores for the Indian director Ritwik Ghatak's film Titash Ekti Nadir Naam.
The film has similarities with Bari Theke Paliye (The Runaway), a 1958 Bengali film by director Ritwik Ghatak.