On This Day

Bijon Bhattacharya

Indian actor (1915–1978)

Anúncio

Bijon Bhattacharya (1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian actor from West Bengal associated with Bengali theatre and films. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist.

Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Faridpur (now in Bangladesh) to a Bengali family, and was an early witness to the destitution and penury of the peasantry of that land. He became a member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).

Bhattacharya married the Jnanpith Award-winning Bengali writer, Mahasweta Devi. Their only son Nabarun Bhattacharya, a Bengali writer, was born in 1948.. Actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty is his nephew.

Nabanna (Fresh Harvest) (1944)

Gotrantar (Change of Lineage) (1959)

Debi Garjan (Shouting of the Goddess) (1966)

Garbhabati Janani (Pregnant Mother) (1969)

Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960) - Taran Master

Subarnarekha (1965) - Haraprasad

Padatik (1973) - Activist's Father

Jukti Takko Aar Gappo (1974) - Jagannath

Dooratwa (1979) - (final film role)

Interview with Mahashweta Devi

Anúncio

Coming soon to the World in Stories app

Audio, offline download, no ads and more.

Learn about Premium
Bijon Bhattacharya | World in Stories