Biography
Sudhendu Roy (1921–1999) was a noted Indian film director, art director and production designer in Hindi cinema, most known for his realistic art direction in auteur Bimal Roy's films, like Sujata (1959), Madhumati (1959) and Bandini (1963), and glitzy work in films Subhash Ghai's Karz (1980) and Karma (1986) to Yash Chopra's Silsila (1981), Chandni (1989) and Lamhe (1991). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction thrice for Madhumati (1959), Mere Mehboob (1964), and Sagina (1975). He also directed Hindi films like Uphaar (1971) and Saudagar (1973), both of which were India's official entries to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Sudhendu Roy was born and brought up in Pabna (now in Bangladesh), where his father Puranchandra Roy was a lawyer by profession from eastern Bengal, who was also a writer and even took part in the freedom movement, and wanted his son to study law, young Roy had other plans, so he took his admission fees to join a law college in Kolkata, and ran away from home, never to go back.
Filmography
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Crew Credits

Majhdhaar
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1996

English Babu Desi Mem
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1996

Anjaam
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1994

Darr
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1993

Joshilaay
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1989

Samundar
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1986

Himmatwala
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1983

Silsila
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1981

Love Story
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1981

Aas Paas
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1981

Aasha
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1980

Kali Ghata
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1980

Kaala Patthar
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1979
Heeralaal Pannalaal
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1978

Trishna
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1978

Do Musafir
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1978

For Your Sake
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1977

Aap Beati
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1976

Naach Uthe Sansaar
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1976

Bairaag
Role: Art Direction
MOVIE • 1976