Ahindra Choudhury

Ahindra Choudhury (78)

1896-08-06 - 1974-11-05 | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

Ahindra Choudhury (1896-1974) was an Indian actor, director, theatre personality, and co-founder of Photo Play Syndicate, a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows. A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958, Choudhury was honored by the Government of India in 1963 with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award, for his services to the nation. His foray into the movie world was in 1931 with Hrishir Prem, a Jyotish Bandopadhyay film. He retired from acting with Shahjahan, a drama staged on 11 September 1957 at Minerva Theatre, Kolkata. Years later, he appeared in one more film, Shravan Sandhya, in 1974.[8] He acted in 89 films, wrote a screenplay for his maiden venture, Soul of a Slave, and directed two films.

On Movies

  • Shyamali
  • Chirakumar Sabha
  • Kankabatir Ghat
  • Bratacharini
  • Debatra
  • The Power of Chant
  • Datta
  • Anandamath
  • Dasiputra
  • Niruddesh
  • Priyatama
  • Burmar Pathe
  • Two Generations
  • Shesh Uttar
  • Jawab
  • Uttarayan
  • Tatinir Bichar
  • Bamanabatar
  • Nara Narayana
  • Janak Nandini
  • Prabhas Milan
  • Kanthahar
  • Dakshayagna
  • Roop Lekha
  • Krishnakanter Will
  • Durgeshnandini

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