Anjan Das (17 November 1949 – 2 June 2014) was an internationally acclaimed National Awardwinning film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his contribution to Indian parallel cinema.
Das begun his film making journey in the mid-1970s, debuting with documentaries such as "The Art of Anant Malakar" and "Tripura."
He made a documentary on the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, produced by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and was inaugurated by the then External Affairs minister, Pranab Mukherjee at a function at Habitat Center, New Delhi.
His next film, Bedeni (The Snake-Charmer's Wife) was based on Tarashankar Bandopadhyay's novel and starred Rituparna Sengupta.
His last film was Ajana Batas (The Mystic Wind), which starred Paoli Dam and was based on Joy Goswami's novel.