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Nationality Inde
Death 20 december 1981

Kanu Roy was an Indian film actor, and music composer in Hindi and Bengali films.
He was the brother of noted Bollywood playback singer Geeta Dutt. He gave music for most of Basu Bhattacharya’s films.

His most famous compositions are for Geeta Dutt, like Aaj ki Kaalighata, Uski Kahani (1966), Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, and songs of Geeta Dutt’s last film as a singer, Anubhav (1971) – 'Koi Chupke Se Aake', 'Mera Dil jo mera Hota' and 'Meri Jaan Mujhe Jaan Na Kaho'. He also gave two hits to Manna Dey in Anubhav - 'Phir Koi Phool Khila' and Avishkaar - 'Hansne Ki Chaah Ne Kitna Mujhe Rulaya Hai'. The Jagjit and Chitra Singh rendition of Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye in Avishkaar (1973) is also fairly well known. His other films were not so successful however.

Usually with

Basu Bhattacharya
Basu Bhattacharya
(4 films)
Gulzar
Gulzar
(3 films)
Shakti Samanta
Shakti Samanta
(3 films)
Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy
(4 films)
Nazir Hussain
Nazir Hussain
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kanu Roy (22 films)

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Jaagrti
Jaagrti (1955)

Directed by Satyen Bose
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Abhi Bhattacharya, Bipin Gupta, Rajkumar Gupta, Mehmood Ali, Kanu Roy, Chandan Kumar
Rating77% 3.89793.89793.89793.89793.8979
The film is about a spoiled rich kid, Ajay (Rajkumar Gupta), who is a problem child and is sent away to a boarding school by his grandfather. The board school is run by Shekhar (Abhi Bhattacharya). Shekhar tries to instill good values in the students using unorthodox teaching methods. He gains the students' trust and educates them about the heritage of their country and encourages them to become model citizens.
Munimji
Munimji (1955)

Directed by Subodh Mukherjee
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Dev Anand, Nalini Jaywant, Pran Krishan Sikand, Kanu Roy, Nirupa Roy, Nazir Hussain
Rating68% 3.405513.405513.405513.405513.40551
Roopa lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Captain Suresh, and brother, Shekhar. After she returns from abroad, she is told that she must now prepare to get married to her betrothed, Ratan, who is the son of a close friend of Suresh.
Kismet
Kismet (1943)
, 2h23
Directed by Gyan Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, David Abraham, Kanu Roy, Mehmood Ali
Rating72% 3.629173.629173.629173.629173.62917
Shekhar (Ashok Kumar) is a pickpocket and con man, who is released from jail after serving his third sentence. It is at once evident that he has no intention of mending his ways, as he relieves a pickpocket of his catch, which happens to be an old, priceless watch.

Sound

Sparsh
Sparsh (1980)
, 2h25
Directed by Sai Parānjpye
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Bollywood, La cécité
Actors Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri, Mohan Gokhale
Rating79% 3.985373.985373.985373.985373.98537
This film is about the blind, in particular about the lives and feelings of blind children and the principal of their school. Sparsh refers to the sensation and feeling of touch upon which blind people rely in the absence of sight.
Avishkaar
Avishkaar (1974)
, 1h48
Directed by Basu Bhattacharya
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Satyen Kappu, Dina Pathak
Rating72% 3.627323.627323.627323.627323.62732
Amar and Mansi are in love, and decide to get married. They do so, and still continue to be in love. They get to their first wedding anniversary, and decide to hire a taxi-cab for a day, just to drive around and have fun. Thereafter, to their joy they are blessed with a child. But then their bliss is cut short, when Amar starts work with his advertising agency, which grooms beautiful young women, to further their careers as models, and both cannot stand each other anymore.
Anubhav
Anubhav (1971)
, 2h19
Directed by Basu Bhattacharya
Genres Drama
Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Tanuja, Dinesh Thakur, A. K. Hangal
Rating74% 3.7103853.7103853.7103853.7103853.710385
Meeta Sen (Tanuja) and Amar Sen (Sanjeev Kumar) have been married for several years. Due to Amar's hectic work schedule, the couple did not have children, as there was no time for intimacy. Meeta decides to take matters into her own hands, gets rid of the servants, save for Hari (A. K. Hangal), and decides to run the household on her own. This gets the couple to be closer, and eventually they do get intimate. And then Meeta's old flame Shashi Bhushan (Dinesh Thakur) not only re-enters Meeta's life, but also gets employed in the same organization as Amar, throwing their marriage again in jeopardy. One day while at home Amar and Shashi discuss their work and Amar tells that he'll join the office from tomorrow because he's fine now from his flu. While Shashi leaves, Amar sees him talking with his wife. The next day he asks Meeta to call for Shashi in an intimidating and arrogant tone, after Shashi leaves, Amar confronts Meeta and she explains their past relationship to him. Amar leaves the house without saying anything and asks Shashi to resign, though Shashi already has written his resignation letter because he sees himself as a reason of upheaval in their lives. Knowing this Amar says that' The past comes between us only when we aren't able to live the present completely'. After reaching home Amar tries to tell Meeta but she's circumlocuting in an amusing manner and says that she has understood and tells him that she has understood that he has understood. The movie ends with them embracing each other.