Bijon Bhattacharya was born on July 17, 1917 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Faridpur, Bangladesh]. He was an actor and writer, known for Nagin (1954), Sharey Chuattar (1953) and Der Fluss Subarnarekha (1965). He was married to Mahasweta Devi. He died on January 19, 1978 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
