Niranjan Pal

Date of Birth: 17 August 1889

Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

Mini Biography:

Niranjan Pal was the son of Indian nationalist Bipin Chandra Pal. In his teens he was attracted to the young extremist movement in Calcutta, and in an altercation with a British officer, beat him up and stole his gun. With an arrest warrant out on him, he escaped to London, where he was lived with nationalists Veer Savarkar and Madanlal Dhingra (later executed for assassinating a British officer).He studied script-writing in London, and was eventually discovered by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai, with whom he went set up Bombay Talkies, one of India’s first and most important film studios. His autobiography “Aye Jibon” won the President’s National Award in India in 2001.

Spouse:

Lily Bell (? – ?) 1 child

Trivia:

His father, Bipin Chandra Pal was one of India’s most important nationalist leaders – part of the Lal-Bal-Pal trio. Niranjan Pal was himself a fugitive from the law for several years for pulling a gun on a British officer in his youth. His son, Colin Pal, was a leading film publicist in India.