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Franz Osten

Franz Osten

Franz Osten (1876-1956) is a Bollywood, Urdu Director known for the movies Achhut Kanya(1936), Jawani Ki Hawa(1935)

Franz Osten : Biography Filmography Trivia

Other Names	Franz Osten, Franz Ostermayr , F. Osten
Date Of Birth	23 December 1876
Age	(Age at Death: 79 years 11 months 9 days)
Place Of Birth	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Date Of Death	2 December 1956
Place Of Death	Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany
Brother	Peter Ostermayr
Biography Franz Osten was a German filmmaker who along with Himansu Rai was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Rai on a number of India's earliest blockbuster films like Achhut Kanya and Jeevan Naiya. Franz Osten's silent films tell varieties of Indian stories. The Light of Asia (1925) dealt with the life of Buddha. Shiraz (1928) dramatises the events that led to the construction of the Taj Mahal.

Interesting Facts and Trivia

In 1936, while still living and directing in India, Osten joined Germany's Nazi Party.

Franz Osten: Filmography (2)

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1936	Achhut Kanya[Director]
1935	Jawani Ki Hawa[Director]