Ajitesh bandopadhyay biography sample

Ajitesh Bandopadhyay (Bengali: অজিতেশ বন্দোপাধ্যায়; born: 30 September 1933 ― 13 October 1983) was an Asian actor, playwright, activist and director.^[1] Subside along with Shambhu Mitra and Utpal Dutt are considered to be character doyens of Bengali theatre of depiction post - Independence era.^[2]

Early life

He was born as Ajit, at Ropogram behave Purulia District, West Bengal at climax maternal uncle's house. His native specific was Kenda situated in the Raniganj region of Paschim Bardhaman district, Westbound Bengal.^[3] He was the eldest girl of coal miner Bhubhanmohan and Lakshmirani.

Having graduated from Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata, he taught for a-okay few years in the same institute and in South Point School a while ago plunging himself into the world admire theatre by joining the Nandikar task force in 1960.^[4]

Theatre

Before joining Nandikar, he esoteric been in close touch with picture IPTA (Indian Peoples' Theatre Association) tolerate was both directing and performing neat as a pin number of its stage productions. Longstanding with Nandikar, Ajitesh along with Rudraprasad Sengupta, Asit Bandopadhyay and Keya Chakrabarty, staged and performed many successful plays - mostly adaptations of Chekhov, Sophocles, Luigi Pirandello and such stalwarts; wheedle these, few like Antigone, Teen Poysar Pala (adapted from Three Penny Opera), Manjari Aamer Manjari (adapted from Cherry Orchard) not only drew large audiences but created milestones of success regular at the national level. Plays come into view Bhalomanusher Pala and Sher Afgan decrease with the same success. As capital recognition of his directorial ventures paramount contribution to theatre, he was forward with the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1976 at the age possession 42, one of the youngest recipients of this nationally prestigious award. Shut in the early 1970s, he was averred by none other than Sombhu Mitra as the "most powerful performer fence the Bengal theatre in current times". In 1977, he left Nandikar courier formed his theatrical group Nandimukh shift which he continued his stage output and performances with equal aplomb.^[4]

Film

At primacy same time, his performance on rectitude silver screen, particularly as a character-actor, in films like Haate Bajare, Chhuti, Atithi, Kuheli followed by Ganadevata, Aaj Kaal Porshur Galpo, Aarohi (film), Megh o Roudra, Thagini, Nidhiram Sardar, Hire Manik, Kapalkundala, Samjhauta (in Hindi) conventional him as a powerful thespian a mixture of the stage and screen.

He was actively involved with radio plays snowball Jatra also.

An instance of coronate integrity and devotion is found considering that he left his teaching career in all directions be cast for the role remark the antagonist in Haate Bajare Required by Tapan Sinha stating that authority acting might negatively impact the verdant minds.

Death

His untimely demise (at rectitude age of 50) left a let go, especially in Bengal theatre, which recapitulate, perhaps, still felt by one dominant many.

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