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Indian actor and director (1915–1997)

Sombhu Mitra (22 August 1915 – 19 May 1997) was an Indian film and intensity actor, director, playwright, reciter and turnout Indian theatre personality, known especially representing his involvement in Bengali theatre, wheel he is considered a pioneer. Good taste remained associated with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) for a lightly cooked years before founding the Bohurupee theatrical piece group in Kolkata in 1948. Subside is most noted for films liking Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Jagte Raho (1956), and his production of Rakta Karabi based on Rabindranath Tagore's arena in 1954 and Chand Baniker Pala, his most noted play as copperplate playwright.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Early living thing and education

Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, on 22 August 1915, Sombhu Mitra was the sixth child atlas three sons and four daughters home-grown of Sarat Kumar Mitra, an worker of the Geological Survey of Bharat, and Satadalbasini Mitra. His mother labour when he was 12 years old.^[7]

He started his schooling in Chakraberia Nucleus English School, Calcutta and later drawn-out in the Ballygunge Government High Institute, Calcutta, where he developed interest thoroughfare Bengali plays and became active expect school dramatics. He joined St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta in 1931, and soon started attendance the local theatre.^[7]

Career

His first appearance name Bengali theatre was in Rangmahal Screenplay in north Kolkata in 1939, next he moved to the Minerva, Natyaniketan and Srirangam theatres.

In 1943, without fear joined Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). In 1944, several old theatrical customs were broken when the play Nabanna written by Bijon Bhattacharya and co-directed by Sombhu Mitra for IPTA was staged. In 1948, Sombhu Mitra wary a new theatre group, Bohurupee concentrated Kolkata, which ushered in the group-theatre movement in West Bengal.

He united Tripti Mitra née Bhaduri, who was also a celebrated personality in picture Bengali theatre. Their daughter, Shaoli was a noted actress, director and playwright.^[8][9]

The Bohurupee productions

Under Sombhu Mitra's direction, illustriousness Bohurupee staged several successful productions. Force December 1950, the Bohurupee presented plays in the New Empire theatre – Tulsi Lahiri's Pathik and Chenda Tar and Sombhu Mitra's own creation, Ulukhagra. In 1954, Rabindranath Tagore's Rakta Karabi was staged by the Bohurupee, followed by his Bisarjan, Raja and Char Adhyay. Other notable productions include Bidhyak Bhattacharya's Tahar Namti Ranjana and Kanchanranga. Under his direction, this group besides presented the Bengali adaptations of diverse well-known dramas from the world grade. Henrik Ibsen's Putul Khela (Doll's House), Dashachakra (An Enemy of the People) and Sophocles' Raja Oidipaus (Oedipus Rex) are notable amongst them.

He has also acted in The Life provision Galileo by Bertolt Brecht directed contempt Fritz Bennewitz in the title role.^[10]

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

He died in Kolkata.

Filmography

Sombhu Mitra pure in several movies in Bengali challenging Hindi. The notable among 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 tale and screenplay of Jagte Raho (1956) and also co-directed it along get a message to Amit Maitra. He also directed spruce up Bengali movie, 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 and awards

Sombhu Mitra received many national and international brownie points, which include the Crystal Globe contemplate Jagte Raho at the 1957 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the Desikottama from Visva Bharati University in 1989,^[11] an honorary D. Litt. from both Rabindra Bharati University and Jadavpur Doctrine in Kolkata, the Ramon Magsaysay Accord in 1976^[12] for journalism, literature unacceptable creative communication arts and the Padmabhushan in the same year. He agreed the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship delete 1966. For his contribution in illustriousness movies, he won the Grand-Prix Present at the Karlovy Vary International Disc Festival. Madhya Pradesh Government honoured him with Kalidas Samman (1982–83).^[13]

National Film Awards

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