Sisir Bhaduri
Shishir Kumar Bhaduri or Sisir Kumar Bhaduri (Bengali: শিশির ভাদুড়ী) (2 October 1889 – 30 June 1959) was a stage actor and theatre founder.
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.
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)... aka Dasturmoto Talkie
- Seeta (1933)
- Palli Samaj (1932)
- Bicharak (1929)... aka The Judge
- Andhare Alo (1922)... aka The Influence of Love
- Barer Bazar (1922)... aka Marriage Market (India: English title)
- Kamale Kamini (1922)... aka Maid of the Lotus
- Mohini (1921)... aka Ekadashi... aka Triumph of Fate
Actor
- Chanakya (1939) .... Chanakya
- Talkie of Talkies (1937) (as Sisir Bhaduri) .... Prof. Digambar Majumdar... aka Dasturmoto Talkie
- Seeta (1933) .... Ram
- Palli Samaj (1932) .... Ramesh
- Bicharak (1929)... aka The Judge
- Andhare Alo (1922) .... Satyendra... aka The Influence of Love
- Kamale Kamini (1922)... aka Maid of the Lotus
- Mohini (1921)... aka Ekadashi... aka Triumph of Fate
Bibliography
- The Lonely Monarch, by Sunil Gangopadhyay. tr. by Swapna Dutta, Hachette UK, 2013. ISBN 978-93-5009-628-4.
References
- 1 2 "The lonely monarch". The Telegraph. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Mohanta, Sambaru Chandra. "Bhaduri, Shishir Kumar". banglapedia. Retrieved 2008-10-23.