Ahindra Choudhury

Ahindra Choudhury
Born 6 August 1896
Chakraberia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died 4 November 1974
Occupation Actor, theatre personality
Years active 1921 - 1974
Awards Padma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Ahindra Choudhury was an Indian film actor, director, theatre personality[1][2] and the co-founder of Photo Play Syndicate,[3] a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows.[4] A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958,[5] Choudhury was honoured by the Government of India in 1963 with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, for his services to the nation.[6]

Biography

Ahindra Choudhury was born on 6 August 1896[7] in Chakraberia, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] His early education was at Sishu Vidyalaya in Chakraberia and at London Missionary, Kolkata from where completed his studies in 1911.[1] His entry into films started with the bioscope show company, Photo Play Synidicate, he founded together with Prafulla Ghosh in 1921. Two years later, he wrote the screenplay for the motionless feature film, Soul of a Slave directed by Hemchandra Mukherjee and was the lead actor.[1]

His foray into movie world was in 1931 with Hrishir Prem, a Jyotish Bandopadhay film. He retired from acting with Shahjahan, a drama staged on 11 September 1957 at Minerva Theatre, Kolkata.[1] Years later, he appeared in one more film, Shravan Sandhya, in 1974.[8] He acted in 89 films,[9] wrote screenplay for his maiden venture, Soul of a Slave and directed two films.[10]

Choudhury received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1958.[5] The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1963.[6] He was a recipient of DLitt (Honoris Causa) from the Rabindra Bharati University and was a guest Lecturer at the University of Kolkata.[1] He died on 4 November 1974, at the age of 80.[11]

Filmography

As an actor

# Year Name Director
1 1923Soul of a SlaveHemchandra Mukherjee
2 1924Mishar RaniJyotish Bannerjee
3 1924PremanjaliJyotish Bannerjee
4 1927Durgesh NandiniPriyanath N. Ganguly
5 1928Shasti Ki ShantiJyotish Bannerjee
6 1930RajsinghaJyotish Bannerjee
7 1931Rishir PremJyotish Bannerjee
8 1932VishnumayaJyotish Bannerjee
9 1932Krishnakanter WillJyotish Bannerjee
10 1932Prahlad (Hindi)Kanjibhai Rathod
11 1933SeetaSisir Kumar Bhaduri
12 1934Chand SaudagarPrafulla Roy
13 1934MahuaHiren Bose
14 1934Roop LekhaP. C. Barua
15 1934DakshayajnaJyotish Bannerjee
16 1935BidrohiDhirendranath Ganguly
17 1935Balidan (Hindi)Prafulla Roy
18 1936Dalit Kusum (Hindi)M. L. Tandon
19 1936Sonar SansarDebaki Bose
20 1936SaralaPremankur Atorthy
21 1936RajaniJyotish Bannerjee
22 1936Krishna SudamaPhani Burma
23 1937Prabas MilanPhani Burma
24 1937Talkie of TalkiesSisir Kumar Bhaduri
25 1937IndiraTarit Bose
26 1937Samaj Patan (Hindi)Prafulla Roy
27 1938Devi PhullaraTincory Chakrabarty
28 1938AbhinayaModhu Bose
29 1939Jakher DhanHaricharan Bhanja
30 1939BamanabatarHaricharan Bhanja
31 1939RiktaSushil Majumdar
32 1939Nara NarayanaJyotish Bannerjee
33 1939Janak NandiniPhani Burma
34 1939ChanakyaSisir Kumar Bhaduri
35 1940DoctorPhani Majumdar, Subodh Mitra
36 1940SuktaraNiranjan Pal
37 1940Kamale KaminiPhani Burma, Nirmal Goswami
38 1941AvatarPremankur Atorthy
39 1941UttarayanP. C. Barua
40 1941NandiniSailajanand Mukherji
41 1941KarnarjunJyotish Bannerjee, Satish Dasgupta
42 1941Epar OparChitta Bose, Sukumar Dasgupta
43 1941Doctor (Hindi)Subhod Mittes
44 1942Jiban SanginiGunamoy Bannerjee
45 1942MeenakshiModhu Bose
46 1942JawabP.C. Barua
47 1942Avayer BiyeSushil Majumdar
48 1943JogajogSushil Majumdar
49 1943DwandaHemen Gupta
50 1943DevarJyotish Bannerjee
51 1944Matir GharHaricharan Bhanja
52 1944NanditaSukumar Dasgupta
53 1944Sandhi (Hindi)Apurva Mitra
54 1945Ban Phool (Hindi)Niren Lahiri
55 1945BonditaHemanta Gupta
56 1945Dui PurushSubodh Mitra
57 1945Mane Na ManeSailajanand Mukherji
58 1945KalankiniJyotish Bannerjee
59 1946SulehApurba Kumar Mitra
60 1946Prem Ki DuniyaJyotish Bannerjee
61 1946Pather SaathiNaresh Mitra
62 1946MandirNaresh Mitra
63 1946Suleh (Hindi)Apura Mitra
64 1947Burmar PatheyHiranmoy Sen
65 1947AlakanandaRatan Chatterjee
66 1947AbhijogSushil Majumdar
67 1948BicharakDeb Narayan Gupta
68 1948Sir SankarnathDebaki Bose
69 1948Kalo GhorahJyotish Bannerjee
70 1948JayjatraNiren Lahiri
71 1948Ghumiye Achhe GramSailajanand Mukherji
72 1949DasiputraDeb Narayan Gupta
73 1949AbhijatyaSukumar Dasgupta
74 1949NiruddeshNiren Lahiri
75 1949Bandhur PathChitta Bose
76 1949Nirdosh Abla (Hindi)
77 1950Pattharar KahiniDeb Narayan Gupta
78 1950VidyasagarKali Prasad Ghosh
79 1950Michael MadhusudhanModhu Bose
80 1951DattaKali Prasad Ghosh
81 1952VidyasagarKali Prasad Ghosh
82 1954Mantra ShaktiChitta Bose
83 1955DebatraHaridas Bhattacharya
84 1955Kankabatir GhatChitta Bose
85 1956ShyamaliAjoy Kar
86 1956ParadhinModhu Bose
87 1956Chirakumar SabhaDebaki Bose
88 1957Neelachaley MahaprabhuKartick Chattopadhyay
89 1974Shravan SandhyaBireshwar Basu

As a Director

  • Krishna Sakha (1927)
  • Vipranarayana (1937)

As a story writer

  • Soul of a Slave (1923)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Go Molo Biography". Go Molo Biography. 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "I Baburao". I Baburao. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Westminster research" (PDF). Westminster research. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Indian Stage Vol. IV". Internet Archive. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sangeet Natak Akademi award". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Enter 10 Buzz". Enter 10 Buzz. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Know Your Films". Know Your Films. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "KYF Profile". Know Your Films. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "IMDB Filmography". IMDB. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "IMDB Profile". IMDB Profile. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

Further reading

  • Śacīndranātha Bandyopādhyāẏa (2006). Natasurya Ahindra Choudhury: Jiban-Alekhya. Kalakata-M. C. Sarkar and Sons. p. 112. OCLC 70776090.
  • Ahindra Choudhury on IMDb
  • Madhu Bose (director), Prithviraj Kapoor, Sadhana Bose, Ahindra Choudhury (1941). Raj Narthaki (YouTube video). Wadia Movietone.
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