Bansi Chandragupta production designer Eugène Lourié and learned the craft of film designing. During the shooting of this movie, he met Satyajit Ray who asked him to join a group of film enthusiasts to form the Calcutta Film Society. Later, Ray asked Chandragupta to be set designer for his film "Pather Panchali". This collaboration sustained till "Shatranj Ke Khilari" (1977). Some of the best examples of Chandragupta's work are from the Ray films: "Pather Panchali", "Jalsaghar" and "Charulata". Apart from Ray's films, best works of Chandragupta's works are visible in "36 Chowringhee Lane" by Aparna Sen, "Umrao Jaan" by Muzzafar Ali and
The Star Maker (1939 film) film closes with him singing with a children's chorus on a radio show. Bing Crosby recorded a number of the songs for Decca Records. "An Apple for the Teacher" (recorded with Connee Boswell) was a huge hit reaching the No. 2 position in the charts. "Go Fly a Kite" and "A Man and His Dream" also reached the top 10. Crosby's songs were also included in the Bing's Hollywood series. Frank S. Nugent of "The New York Times" was not impressed. "“The Star Maker,” the new Bing Crosby film at the Paramount, was inspired (to employ a euphemism) by the