Creative Artists Of Indian Origin Who Set A New Trend With Their Masterpieces


The century of 20 is an era of struggle. That period was not open-minded as that of now. In every field people tried to prove themselves with the presence of economic, sociala and cultural issues. With time flows they set an example for others. Now the next generation follows the trend that had been set by these people.

Saadat Hasan Manto

Saadat Hasan Manto was an excellent Urdu writer of 20th century. He belongs to colonial India and Pakistan. He was born on 11 May 1912 in Ludhiana, Punjab of British India and died on 18 January 1955, at the age of 42 in Lahore, Punjab of west Pakistan. Saadat was a great novelist, play writer, essayist, screenwriter and short story writer too.

The result of his skill seen in drama, nonfiction satire screenplays and personal correspondence.

Manto had done so many writings in his life. Some notable works are Tova Ten Singh, Thanda Gosht, Bu, Khol Do, Kaali Shalwar, Hattak etc. He got so many awards in his life. 'Nishan-e-Imtiaz' was one of them.

He strongly opposed the partition of India. His writings are based on the hard truth of the society. He tried thrice before the independence and thrice after the independence but never got success. He says, "A writer picks up his pen only when his sensibility is hurt". 

Once he wrote sexual slavery life of a prostitute. His language drawn the reality with dignity they deserved. Lastly it was appreciated.

He was very open minded. According to him, "If you find my stories dirty, the society you are living in is dirty. With my stories, I only expose the truth".

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray has given a new trend to the Indian Cinema. This Bengali man of 20 century was born on 2 May 1921 in Calcutta. At a time he was a film director, screenwriter, author, music composer, lyricist, graphic designer, illustrator and also a film critic too.

In his list of directions 36 films including feature films, documentaries and short are there. Most of his films are for teenagers.

Ray's first film was Pather Panchali. His other-directed films are Aparajito, Parash Pathar, Jalsaghar, Apur Sansar, Devi, Teen Kanya etc.

For his film Pather Panchali, he won eleven international prizes including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1950 Cannes Film Festival. In his career, he received 32 Indian National Film Awards, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, 2 silver Bears, An Academy Honorary Award and many more Major awards. He was an awardee of Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India. Moreover, he is considered as the great film director of the Indian film industry of 20 century.


MF Husain

Maqbool Fida Husain, popularly known as  MF Husain. He is famous for executing bold, vibrantly colored narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style. He was born on 17 September 1915 in Bombay. The world knows him as an internationally appreciated an excellent painter.

His contents are sometimes treated in series that include topics like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, motifs of Indian rural and urban life etc.

He did many more remarkable works but he is famous for 'Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities Through the Eyes of a Painter'.

In the list of his achievements the included awards are National Film Award for Best Experimental Film, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Raja Ravi Varma Award, Honorary Doctorates, National Art Award, Aditya Vikram Birla 'Kashikkar' Award for lifetime achievement, International Bien name Award etc.


Kishore Kumar

Abhas Kumar Ganguly better known as Kishore Kumar. Entire Bollywood calls him Kishore da. He was a favorite of all as an Indian playback singer, actor, music director, lyricist, writer, director, producer and screenwriter. Kishore was born on 4 August 1929 in Madhya parades.

He is very much skilled not only in Hindi music but in Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Urdu too.

Kishore Kumar has received the full attention of the audience as in comic roles also. In his career, he got so many honored and achievements that includes 8 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer, 4 Bengal Film Journalist's Association-Best Male Playback Award, Lata Mangeshkar etc.


Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap is a film director of Hindi Cinema. He was born on 10 September 1972. Anurag is not only a director but a writer, editor, producer, and actor too. He belongs to Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

He started his career journey as a TV serial writer. When time passes he stepped forward to the film industry. From 1997 onwards he is doing notable works like Gangs of Wasseypur, Choked, ugly, Bombay Velvet, Black Friday, Dev D, Manmarziyaan, Akira, Satya, Gulaal, Mukkabaaz, Bombay Talkies, Udta Punjab, Talaash, Guru, Queen, NH10, Lootera, Shaandaar etc.

In Bollywood film industry Anurag is considered as one of the top-level artist. In his list of achievements Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Yash Bharti Award are some remarkable works.


Arundhati Roy

Suzanna Arundhati Roy popularly known fir her writings. She was born on 24 November 1961 in Shillong. This Indian author famous for her novel. The God of Small Things, that won the Man Booker prize for fiction. She became the best-selling book by a  non-expatriate Indian author.

Roy worked for TV and movies. In her writings, she expresses the variety of our culture, tradition etc. as in fiction. She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes like support for Kashmiri separatism, Sardar Sarovar project, US foreign policy, the war in Afghanistan, India's nuclear weaponry, anti-Zionism, 2001 Indian parliament attack, 2008 Mumbai attack and so on.

This lady has notable. works and for them, she has won admirable awards like Sydney peace prize, Sahitya Academy Award, Norman Mailer Prize, Booker Prize, National Film Award for Best Screenplay etc.


A R Rahman

Allarakka Rahman or AR Rahman is a famous name in Indian music industry. He was born on 6 January 1967. He is better is known as an Indian composer, singer and music producer both in Tamil and Hindi movies. This Tamil man has associated with KM Music, Eros Music, Conservatory, Sony Music India, Tips Music, T-Series, Sony DADC and YRF Music.

In 1992 by the film 'Roja' Rahman made his debut in Indian music industry. Till now he made 20 albums, 284 tracks and 146 original scores. 

He has a long list of awards such as

  • 6 National Film Awards

  • 6 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

  • 15 Filmfare Awards

  • 16 Filmfare Awards South

  • Kalaimaman

  • Musical-Achievement Award

  • Padma Shri

  • Limca Book of Record

  • 2008 Lifetime Achievement Awards

  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award

  • Golden Globe Award

  • BAFTA Award

  • Padma Bhushan


Mira Nair

Mira Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker. She is now settled in New York City. Mira took birth on  15 October 1957 in Rourkela, Odisha. She is a film director and film producer and owner of her production company named as 'Mirabai Films' since 1986.

Her movies represents the social, economic and cultural environment of the society. Mississippi Masala, Kama Sutra: A Tale Of love, The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding, Salaam Bombay etc. are some of her best films. 

Golden camera, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, National Board of Review Award, New Generation Award, Lillian Gish Award, Golden Osella, Best Director, Critic Special Award, Independent Media Award and many more are the result of her hard work. In 2012, she received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest Civilian Award of India.


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