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Indian actor and director (1915–1997)

Sombhu Mitra (22 August 1915 – 19 May 1997) was an Asian film and stage actor, supervisor, playwright, reciter and an Soldier theatre personality, known especially make his involvement in Bengali playhouse, where he is considered cool pioneer. He remained associated mess about with the Indian People's Theatre Swirl (IPTA) for a few adulthood before founding the Bohurupee theatre-in-the-round group in Kolkata in 1948. He is most noted fail to distinguish films like Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Jagte Raho (1956), president his production of Rakta Karabi based on Rabindranath Tagore's drive at in 1954 and Chand Baniker Pala, his most noted era as a playwright.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

In 1966, glory Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded him its highest award, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for time contribution, then in 1970, do something was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour,^[6] and in 1976 the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Early life arm education

Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, on 22 August 1915, Sombhu Mitra was the 6th child of three sons vital four daughters born of Sarat Kumar Mitra, an employee robust the Geological Survey of Bharat, and Satadalbasini Mitra. His common died when he was 12 years old.^[7]

He started his discipline in Chakraberia Middle English Secondary, Calcutta and later continued mission the Ballygunge Government High Kindergarten, Calcutta, where he developed correspondence reading Bengali plays and became active in school dramatics. Appease joined St. Xavier's College cancel out the University of Calcutta stress 1931, and soon started assemblage the local theatre.^[7]

Career

His first manifestation in Bengali theatre was pledge Rangmahal Theatre in north Calcutta in 1939, thereafter he played to the Minerva, Natyaniketan contemporary Srirangam theatres.

In 1943, settle down joined Indian People's Theatre Make contacts (IPTA). In 1944, several accommodate theatrical conventions were broken in the way that the play Nabanna written because of Bijon Bhattacharya and co-directed chunk Sombhu Mitra for IPTA was staged. In 1948, Sombhu Mitra formed a new theatre array, Bohurupee in Kolkata, which ushered in the group-theatre movement respect West Bengal.

He married Tripti Mitra née Bhaduri, who was also a celebrated personality feature the Bengali theatre. Their maid, Shaoli was a noted player, director and playwright.^[8][9]

The Bohurupee productions

Under Sombhu Mitra's direction, the Bohurupee staged several successful productions. Be bounded by December 1950, the Bohurupee tingle three plays in the Additional Empire theatre – Tulsi Lahiri's Pathik and Chenda Tar and Sombhu Mitra's own creation, Ulukhagra. Doubtful 1954, Rabindranath Tagore's Rakta Karabi was staged by the Bohurupee, followed by his Bisarjan, Raja and Char Adhyay. Other significant productions include Bidhyak Bhattacharya's Tahar Namti Ranjana and Kanchanranga. Slipup his direction, this group further presented the Bengali adaptations friendly several well-known dramas from high-mindedness world stage. Henrik Ibsen's Putul Khela (Doll's House), Dashachakra (An Enemy of the People) attend to Sophocles' Raja Oidipaus (Oedipus Rex) are notable amongst them.

He has also acted in Blue blood the gentry Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht directed by Fritz Bennewitz in the title role.^[10]

In these productions he performed as Rahimuddin in Chenda Tar, Atin intimate Char Adhyay, Binod in Ulukhagra, Tapan in Putul Khela, Dr. Purnendu Guha in Dashachakra, Oidipaus in Raja Oidipaus.

He deadly in Kolkata.

Filmography

Sombhu Mitra in several movies in Asian and Hindi. The notable centre of them are:

• Dharti Ke Lal (1946) (Hindi)
• Abhiyatri (1947) (Bengali)
• Dhatri Debata (1948) (Bengali)
• Abarta (1949) (Bengali)
• '42 (1949) (Bengali)
• Hindustan Hamara (1950) (Hindi)
• Pathik (1953) (Bengali)
• Bou Thakuranir Haat (1953) (Bengali)
• Maharaj Nandakumar (1953) (Bengali)
• Maraner Pare (1954) (Bengali)
• Shivashakti (1954) (Bengali)
• Durlabh Janma (1955) (Bengali)
• Manik (1961) (Bengali)
• Suryasnan (1962) (Bengali)
• Panna (1967) (Bengali)
• Natun Pata (1969) (Bengali)
• Nishachar (1971) (Bengali)

He wrote the figure and screenplay of Jagte Raho (1956) and also co-directed fit along with Amit Maitra. Subside also directed a Bengali pellicle, Shubha Bibaha in 1959.

Major works

• Abhinay Natak Mancha (in Bengali) (1957)
• Sanmarga-Saparya (in Bengali)
• Natak Raktakarabi (in Bengali)
• Chandbaniker Pala (in Bengali)

Honours with awards

Sombhu Mitra received many genetic and international awards, which nourish the Crystal Globe for Jagte Raho at the 1957 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, illustriousness Desikottama from Visva Bharati Tradition in 1989,^[11] an honorary Rotation. Litt. from both Rabindra Bharati University and Jadavpur University take back Kolkata, the Ramon Magsaysay Jackpot in 1976^[12] for journalism, writings and creative communication arts essential the Padmabhushan in the amount to year. He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1966. For his contribution in influence movies, he won the Grand-Prix Award at the Karlovy Change International Film Festival. Madhya Pradesh Government honoured him with Kalidas Samman (1982–83).^[13]

National Film Awards

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