Sisir Bhaduri
Shishir Kumar Bhaduri or Sisir Kumar Bhaduri (2 October 1889 – 30 June 1959) was a stage actor and theatre founder.
Sisir Bhaduri | |
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Born | Sisir Kumar Bhaduri 2 October 1889 |
Died | 30 June 1959 |
A pioneer of modern Bengali theatre, where he was an actor, director, playwright and even scenic designer. After Girish Chandra Ghosh, he introduced realism and naturalism to theatre.[1] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour by the Government of India in 1959.[2]
Born in Howrah, he studied at Scottish Church College Kolkata, where he started participating in theatre. He was also a professor of Metropolitan College (today's Vidyasagar College). In 1921, he left his job to become full-time stage actor.
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The 2013 play Nihsanga Samrat directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay, is based on 2005 Bengali novel by the same name written by Sunil Gangopadhyay on the life of Bhaduri.[1]
Filmography
Director
- Chanakya (1939)
- Talkie of Talkies (1937)... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie
- Seeta (1933)
- Palli Samaj (1932)
- Bicharak (1929)... a.k.a. The Judge
- Andhare Alo (1922)... a.k.a. The Influence of Love
- Barer Bazar (1922)... a.k.a. Marriage Market (India: English title)
- Kamale Kamini (1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus
- Mohini (1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate
Actor
- Chanakya (1939) .... Chanakya
- Talkie of Talkies (1937) (as Sisir Bhaduri) .... Prof. Digambar Majumdar... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie
- Seeta (1933) .... Ram
- Palli Samaj (1932) .... Ramesh
- Bicharak (1929)... a.k.a. The Judge
- Andhare Alo (1922) .... Satyendra... a.k.a. The Influence of Love
- Kamale Kamini (1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus
- Mohini (1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate
Bibliography
- The Lonely Monarch, by Sunil Gangopadhyay. tr. by Swapna Dutta, Hachette UK, 2013. ISBN 978-93-5009-628-4.
References
- "The lonely monarch". The Telegraph. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Mohanta, Sambaru Chandra. "Bhaduri, Shishir Kumar". banglapedia. Retrieved 23 October 2008.