Bijon Bhattacharya
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Bijon Bhattacharya | |
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 Bijon Bhattacharya in Nabanna | |
| Born | 17 July 1906
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| Died | 19 January 1978 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Theater Actor |
| Known for | Family - Binoy Bihari Laskar |
| Spouse | Mahasweta Devi (1947–1962) |
| Children | Nabarun Bhattacharya |
Bijon Bhattacharya (Bengali: বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal.[2] He was an eminent playwright and dramatist.
Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Faridpur (now in Bangladesh) to a Hindu, Bengali Brahmin family, and was an early witness to the destitution and penury of the peasantry of that land.[3] He became a member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).
Personal life
[edit]Bijon Bhattacharya married the Jnanpith Award-winning Bengali writer, Mahasweta Devi. Their only son Nabarun Bhattacharya, a Bengali writer, was born in 1948.
Works
[edit]Dramas
[edit]- Agun
- Nabanna (Fresh Harvest) (1944)
- Jabanbandi (Confession)[4]
- Kalanka
- Mara Chand (Dead Moon) (1951)
- Gotrantar (Change of Lineage) (1959)
- Debi Garjan (Shouting of the Goddess) (1966)
- Garbhabati Janani (Pregnant Mother) (1969)
- Krishnapaksha
- Aj Basanta
- Chalo Sagare
- Lash Ghuirya Jauk
- Aborodh
- Krishnapaksha
- Jionkanya
- Hanskhalir Hans
Films
[edit]- Tathapi (1950)
- Chinnamul (1951)
- Sharey Chuattor (1953)
- Bari Theke Paliye (1958)
- Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960) - Taran Master
- Komal Gandhar (1961) - Gagan
- Kashtipathar (1964)
- Trishna (1965)
- Subarnarekha (1965) - Haraprasad
- Swapna Niye (1966)
- Kamallata (1969)
- Parineeta (1969)
- Nabarag (1971)
- Pratham Basanta (1971)
- Padatik (1973) - Activist's Father
- Thagini (1974)
- Jukti Takko Aar Gappo (1974) - Jagannath
- Bhola Moira (1977)
- Swati (1977)
- Dooratwa (1979) - (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ "ভট্টাচার্য, বিজন (Bhattacharya, Bijan)" (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Arnold P. Kaminsky; Roger D. Long PhD (2011). India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic. ABC-CLIO. p. 431. ISBN 978-0-313-37462-3.
- ^ Kennedy, Dennis (2003). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance: A-L. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-191-72781-8. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker (2005). Theatres of Independence: Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947. University of Iowa Press. pp. 407–. ISBN 978-0-87745-961-3. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links
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