Bratya Basu
Bratya Basu | |
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Minister of Information Technology and Electronics | |
In office 5 October 2018 – 10 May 2021 | |
Governor | Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Succeeded by | Ratna De |
Minister of Tourism, Government of West Bengal | |
In office 20 May 2014 – 12 May 2016 | |
Governor | M. K. Narayanan D. Y. Patil Keshari Nath Tripathi |
Preceded by | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury |
Succeeded by | Goutam Deb |
Minister of School and Higher Education, Government of West Bengal | |
Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Preceded by | Partha Chatterjee |
In office 20 May 2011 – 20 May 2014 | |
Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
Preceded by | Partha De |
Succeeded by | Partha Chatterjee |
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2011 | |
Preceded by | |
Constituency | Dum Dum |
Minister for Information Technology and Electronics, Government of West Bengal | |
In office 20 May 2016 – 5 October 2018 | |
Governor | Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Preceded by | Partha Chatterjee |
Succeeded by | Amit Mitra |
Personal details | |
Born | Calcutta, West Bengal, India | 25 September 1969
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata University of Calcutta |
Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury (born 25 September 1969),[1] also known as Bratya Basu, is an Indian actor, stage director, playwright, film director, professor and a politician. Basu was West Bengal's minister for Education till May 2014 and was then assigned the portfolios of Tourism, Science Technology and Bio-Technology, Information Technology and Electronics and again assigned as the Minister of Education on 10 May 2021.[2][3][4] He was elected as an MLA, from the Dum Dum constituency since 2011 Assembly Election of West Bengal.
Early life[]
Bratya Basu was born in Calcutta to professor Dr. Bishnu Basu and educational administrator Dr. Neetika Basu. His early name was Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury. He came from the "Basu Roy Chowdhury" family at Ulpur (now in Faridpur, Bangladesh). He graduated in Bangla from Presidency College and Calcutta University.
Career[]
Bratya Basu started his career as a sound operator for the theatre group Ganakrishti[5] and soon started writing and directing plays with the group. The themes of his writings focus on political fantasy, nature-human relationships, connection between music and life, ethical values and its lack, conflict between love and revolt, bonding between time and culture.[6] Bratya Basu joined City College, Kolkata as an assistant professor in the department of Bengali. But his passion for theatre could not confine him to the teacher's room of a college. He launched his career as a dramatist with the play Ashaleen (1996)[7] (or Ora Panchjon), described by theatre critics as the first postmodernist Bengali play.[8] His noted plays thereafter include Aranyadeb, Shahar Yaar, Virus-M, Winkle-Twinkle, etc. These plays are not only popular but also unique in different genres of modern literary theatre and subject to manifold interpretations. His other important plays include Ruddhasangeet, Chatushkon, Hemlat - the Prince of Garanhata, Krishna Gahobar, Sateroi July, Bikele Bhorer Sorshey Phool, Supari Killer, Boma etc. A compilation of his plays has been published in three volumes in 2004, 2010 and in 2016 respectively. He has even directed three films - Raasta[9] which has a theme of youth moving into terrorism, Teesta[10] a film on society and the failure of romance, Tara and acted in many films which include Kaalbela,[11] Icchey, Sthaniyo Sambad, Hemlock Society, Muktodhara etc. Basu has bagged many awards and recognition. Some of them include the Shambhu Mitra Samman 2016, conferred by Rajdanga Dyotak, Shrestha Natya Nirman 2017, conferred by Anya Theatre, Khaled Choudhury Samman 2017, conferred by Abhash, Dakshin Kolkata, Shilpayan Samman 2017, conferred by Gobordanga Shilpayan, Sumati Sengupta Smriti Samman 2019, conferred by Angan Belghoria, Dronacharya Samman 2019, conferred by Ashoknagar Natyamukh and the prestigious Satyen Mitra Smriti Puroshkar awarded by Theatre Workshop in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2017 for his exemplary contribution in Bengali Theatre. He has also been awarded Gajendra Kumar Mitra-Sumathanath Ghosh Memorial Award 2018, conferred by Mitra & Ghosh Publishers Pvt. Ltd. for his contribution in Bengali Literature.
Hemlat, The Prince of Garanhata has won the critical acclaims from academic researchers for the adaptation. Sam Kolodezh of the University of California, Irvine, Drama and theatre heaped praise on Bratya's adaptation.[12] Formerly Associate Professor, Kuwait University and a Life-member of Shakespeare Society of Eastern India, Antony Johae[13] is so moved by the contemporary Indianization of Shakespear's mastertext that he lectured across India on Hemlat. Mr. Johae has contributed a research paper on Hemlat in the Vol-V, No.VIII of The International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, edited by Dr Prof Amitava Roy.,[14] formerly Shakespeare Professor of Rabindra Bharati University and president and co founder of Shakespeare Society of Eastern India and Prof Ronan Paterson.,[15] an actor, director and a producer for theatre, film in Britain and Ireland and an extensive writer on Shakespeare.
Bratya Basu has created his own space in contemporary theatre by moving beyond its existing boundaries. He has formed the theatre group Kalindi Bratyajon[16] in 2008. The first theatrical production of Bratyajon was Ruddhasangeet (2009), a play on the Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas's journey of bitter struggle throughout his life in the prevailing system. The play received instant critical and popular acclaim and has so far staged more than a record 150 shows[17] to packed houses. After producing "Boma" in 2015, a period piece that rips off the masks of the Bengali freedom fighters which reveals jealousies, greed for power and internal conflicts Basu has interestingly produced another untold history of Bengal spanning 1757 and 1764. The play, "Mir Jafar"[18] showcases the power politics and game of minds to unravel the complexities in which 'Mir Jafar' continues to retain the emblematic representation and throne of the 'Universal betrayer' in all societies in all times.
Theaterography[]
Plays Written by Bratya Basu[]
Play | Notes | Produced by | Year | Director | Ref | |
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Prachhaya | Adaptation of John Middlton Synge's 'In the Shadow of the Glen' | Ganakrishti | 1993 | Sabyasachi Chatterjee | ||
Ora Panchjon | Adaptation of Peter Shaffer's 'Five Finger Exercise' | Ganakrishti | 1994 | Amitabha Dutta | ||
Ashalin | Ganakrishti | 1996 | Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Aranyadeb | Ganakrishti / Swapnalu | 1998 / 2018 | Bratya Basu / Premangshu Roy | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Mukhomukhi Bosibar / Teesta | Swapnasandhani / Abhash | 2001 / 2016 | Koushik Sen / Sekhar Samaddar | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Kalantak Lalfita | Based on Shibram Chakraborty's story | Chetana | 2000 | Suman Mukhopadhyay | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | |
Chatushkon | Ganakrishti / Aakar Kala Sangam | 2001 | Bratya Basu / Suresh Bhardwaj | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Shahar Yaar | Ganakrishti | 2001 | Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Winkle Twinkle | Sansriti | 2002 | Debesh Chattopadhyay | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Babli | Drishypat / Purba Paschim | 2003 /2005 | Anirban Bhattacharjee / Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Virus M | Ganakrishti | 2003 | Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Sateroi July | Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not Die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare' | Ganakrishti / Circle Theatre / Thelovers | 2004 / 2013 / 2017 | Bratya Basu / Bapi Bose / Debashish Dutta | ||
May Dibaser Latok | 2005 | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||||
Page 4:It's also a game | Lokokrishti / IFTA | 2005 / 2016 | Bratya Basu / Debashish Dutta | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Operation 2010 | Ashoknagar Natyamukh | 2005 / 2014 | Avi Chakraborty | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Debitarjon | 2006 | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||||
Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata | Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' | Ballygunge Swapnasuchona | 2006 | Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | |
Mrityu Ishwar Jaunota | Srijak / Ashoknagar Ntyamukh / Prachya | 2006 / 2015 / 2017 | Debashish Basu / Avi Chakraborty / Biplab Bandyopadhyay | Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 | ||
Aagunmukho | Adaptation of Marius von Mayenburg's 'Feuergesicht' (Fireface) | Tritiyo Sutra & The Goethe Institute | 2007 | Suman Mukhopadhyay | ||
Baborer Prarthona | Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra | 2007 | Kishore Sengupta | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Krihnagawhbar | Niva Arts | 2007 | Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Comrade Katha | Swapnasandhani / Playmakers | 2008 / 2017 | Koushik Sen / Kaustabh Duttagupta | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Orkute Jukto Holo Baltimore Aar Nadia | 2009 | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||||
Ruddhasangeet | Play on famous Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas | Kalindi Bratyajon | 2009 | Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | |
Darjiparar Marjinara | Swapnasandhani | 2009 | Koushik Sen | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Bhoy | Swapnasandhani / Thealight | 2009 / 2019 | Koushik Sen / Atanu Sarkar | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Supari Killer | Prachya | 2011 | Biplab Bandyopadhyay | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Bikele Bhorer Sarshephul | Sansriti | 2011 | Debesh Chattopadhyay | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Cinemar Moto | Kalindi Bratyajon | 2013 | Bratya Basu | ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Apatoto Eivabe Dujoner Dekha Hoye Thake | Sansriti | 2013 | Debesh Chattopadhyay | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Altaf Gomes | Sansriti | 2013 | Debesh Chattopadhyay | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Samayjaan | Theatre Platform / Ashokenagar Natyamukh | 2013 / 2017 | Debashish Roy / Avi Chakraborty | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Khanjana Ami Aar Asbona | Theatre Platform | 2013 | Debashish Roy | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Ke? | Kalindi Bratyajon | 2014 | Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Duto Din | Pancham Baidik | 2014 | Arpita Ghosh | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Jatugriha | Sansriti / Shantipur Sanskritik | 2015 | Debesh Chattopadhyay / Kaushik Chattopadhyay | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Anandibai | Based on Parashuram's story | Howrah Bratyajon | 2015 | Debashish Biswas | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | |
Boma | Kalindi Bratyajon | 2015 | Bratya Basu | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Ila Gurhoisha | Theatre Platform | 2015 | Debashish Roy | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Banijye Basate Lakkhi | Paikpara Indraranga | 2017 | Bratya Basu | Troyee ISBN 9789350202562 | ||
Jibjantu | Theatre Platform / Rabindranagar Natyaudh | 2017 | Debashsish Roy / Dani Karmakar | Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 | ||
Fourth Bell | IFTA | 2017 | Debashish Dutta | Eibare Duti Natok | ||
Anusochna | Ayanda | 2017 | Biplab bandyopadhyay | Troyee ISBN 9789350202562 | ||
Hridipash | Theatre Platform | 2017 | Debashish Roy | Troyee ISBN 9789350202562 | ||
Akdin Aladin | Swapnalu / Paikpara Indraranga | 2018 | Premangshu Roy / Kanchan Mallick | Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606 | ||
Ami Onukulda Aar Ora | Ashokenagar Natyamukh | 2018 | Avi Chakraborty | Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606 | ||
Bisarjaner Por | Playmakers | 2018 | Kaustabh Duttagupta | Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 | ||
Mir Jafar | Kalindi Bratyajon / Shriram Centre | 2018 / 2020 | Bratya Basu / Azhar Alam | Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606 | ||
Antim Raat | 2019 | |||||
Creusa, the Queen | Chetana | 2020 | Sujan Mukhopadhyay | [19][20] | ||
Coronar Dingulite Prem | 2020 | |||||
Matsanyaya | 2020 | |||||
Roll-Action-Cut | 2020 | |||||
Fyodor | 2020 | |||||
Tin Atotayee | 2020 | Tin Atotayee:Ekti Ekok Sanglap ISBN 9781565812314 |
Plays Directed by Bratya Basu[]
Year | Play | Produced by | Playwright | Notes | Ref | |
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1996 | Ashalin | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
1998 | Aranyadeb | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2001 | Chatushkon | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2001 | Shahar Yaar | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2003 | Virus M | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2003 | Sateroi July | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare' | ||
2005 | Page 4:It's also a Game | Lokokrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2006 | Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata | Ballygunge Swapnasuchona | Bratya Basu | Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' | ||
2007 | Krishnagawhbar | Niva Arts | Bratya Basu | |||
2008 | Chaturanga | Purba Paschim | Sekhar Samaddar | Adaptation of Tagore's Novel | [21] | |
2009 | Ruddhasangeet | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu | Play on Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas | ||
2010 | Kanyadan | Ballygunge Swapnasuchona | Vijay Tendulkar | Translated by Bina Alase | [22] | |
2010 | Canvasser | Kalindi Bratyajon | Short story, written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | Adapted by Sekhar Samaddar | ||
2011 | Byomkesh | Kalindi Bratyajon | Short story, written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | Adapted by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay | ||
2013 | Cinemar Moto | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu | |||
2014 | Ke? | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu | |||
2015 | Boma | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu | |||
2015 | Mumbai Nights | Minerva Repertory Theatre | Debasish Roy | Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' | [23] | |
2016 | Meghe Dhaka Tara | Naihati Bratyajon | Ujjwal Chattopadhyay | Based on the Bengali film, 'Meghe Dhaka Tara', directed by Ritwik Ghatak | [24] | |
2016 | Adya Shesh Rajani | Paikpara Indraranga | Ujjwal Chattopadhyay | Play on late, controversial Actor-Director Ashim Chakraborty | Adya Shesh Rajani ISBN 9789383710461 [25] | |
2017 | Ekush Gram | Naihati Bratyajon | Ujjwal Chattopadhyay | Based on the English film, '21 Grams', directed Alejandro Inarritu | [26][27] | |
2017 | Banijye Basate Lakkhi | Paikpara Indraranga | Bratya Basu | Troyee ISBN 9789350202562 | ||
2018 | Athoi Jal | Purba Paschim | Ujjwal Chattopadhyay | Adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's novel | [28] | |
2018 | Mir Jafar | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu |
Plays Bratya Basu Acted[]
Year | Play | Role | Produced by | Director | Notes | Ref | |
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1994 | Ora Panchjon | Raja | Ganakrishti | Amitabha Dutta | Adaptation of Peter Shaffer's 'Five Finger Exercise' | ||
1996 | Ashalin | Sujan | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
1998 | Aranyadeb | Aranyadeb | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2001 | Chatushkon | Soumya Sarkhel | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2001 | Shahar Yaar | Babu | Ganakrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2005 | Page 4:It's also a Game | Manohar Middya | Lokokrishti | Bratya Basu | |||
2006 | Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata | Hemlat | Ballygunge Swapnasuchona | Bratya Basu | Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' | ||
2007 | Krishnagawhbar | Angshuman Banerjee | Niva Arts | Bratya Basu | |||
2009 | Ruddhasangeet | Pramod Dasgupta, Santosh Kumar Ghosh | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu | Play on Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas | ||
2010 | Kanyadan | Arun Athole | Ballygunge Swapnasuchona | Bratya Basu | Original play by Vijay Tendulkar, translated by Bina Alase | ||
2013 | Cinemar Moto | Abhijit Dutta Gupta | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu | |||
2014 | Ke? | Chatak Chattoraj | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu | Acted in one show in Mumbai | ||
2015 | Boma | Chittaranjan Das | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu | |||
2015 | Mumbai Nights | Guest Appearance | Minerva Repertory Theatre | Bratya Basu | Adaptation of William Shkespeare's play 'Twelfth Night' | ||
2017 | Mulya | Sanjay Choudhury | Ballygunge Bratyajon | Debashish Roy | Adaptation of Arthur Miller's 'The Price', adapted by Asit Mukhopadhyay | [29] | |
2017 | Sateroi July | Rakesh Chatterjee | Thealovers | Debashish Dutta | Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare' | [30] | |
2018 | Mir Jafar | Robert Clive | Kalindi Bratyajon | Bratya Basu |
Bibliography[]
Books Written by Bratya Basu[]
Year | Title | Publisher | Notes | Ref | |
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2005 | Natok Samagra Vol-I | Ananda Publishers | Introduction by Sunil Gangopadhyay | ISBN 8177564323 | |
2010 | Natok Samagra Vol-II | Ananda Publishers | Introduction by Joy Goswami | ISBN 9788177569438 | |
2011 | Duti Natok | Deep Prakashan | |||
2013 | Company Theatre | Deep Prakashan | |||
2014 | Aro Duti Natok | Deep Prakashan | |||
2015 | Ebar Tinti Natok | Deep Prakashan | ISBN 9789384561208 | ||
2016 | Ebare Duti Natok | Deep Prakashan | |||
2016 | Prasanga Theatre | Saptarshi Prakashan | ISBN 9789382706960 | ||
2016 | Boma | Karigar | ISBN 9789381640739 | ||
2016 | Natok Samagra Vol-III | Ananda Publishers | Introduction by Swapan Chakraborty | ISBN 9789350406786 | |
2017 | Notegach O Onyanyo Lekha | Karigar | ISBN 9789381640906 | ||
2017 | Troyee | Mitra O Ghosh | ISBN 9789350202562 | ||
2019 | Gadyasangraha | Dey's Publishing | ISBN 9789388351515 | ||
2019 | Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok | Mitra O Ghosh | ISBN 9789350203606 | ||
2019 | Berin Taranger Nitol Mukta Probal | Signet Press | ISBN 9789388870689 | ||
2020 | Tin Atotayee | 365 Din Prakashan | ISBN 9781565812314 | ||
2021 | Choutaal | Pratibhash | ISBN 9789390604661 | ||
2021 | Tomar Sindhur Bari | Mouhari Prakashani | |||
2021 | Nirbachito Prabandha | Karigar | ISBN 9788195159055 | ||
2021 | Bangla Theatre:Oitijhya O Parampara | Apan Path | ISBN 9788194861164 |
Books Edited by Bratya Basu[]
Year | Title | Publisher | Notes | Ref | |
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2011 | Bishnu Basu Prabandha Samagra | Deep Prakashan | |||
2015 | Bratyajon Natyapatra Nirbachita Prabandha Sankalan | Deep Prakashan | |||
2020 | Je Katha Baloni Age e Bachor Se Katha Balo | Deep Prakashan | ISBN 9789389584561 | ||
Bratyajon Natyapatra Vol-I to XIV | Kalindi Bratyajon | Ongoing Annual Theatre Journal |
Translated Books of Bratya Basu[]
Year | Title | Language | Edited and Translated by | Publisher | Notes | Ref | |
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2013 | Hemlat – The Prince of Garanhata | English | Prof. Amitava Roy, Tapu Biswas & Suchandra Ghosh | Avantgarde Press | For Shakespeare Society of Eastern India | ISBN 8187538244 | |
2014 | Chatushkon Evam Anya Natak | Hindi | Soma Bandyopadhyay | Rajkamal Prakashan | ISBN 9788126726820 | ||
2015 | Select Plays in English translation | English | Prof. Amitava Roy, Zinia Mitra, Nirban Manna, Suchandra Ghosh & Abhishek Deb | Deep Prakashan | |||
2015 | Kaun? | Hindi | Mantu Das | Sahitya Bhandar, Allahabad | ISBN 9788177794465 | ||
2016 | Lakshagriha Evam Any Natak | Hindi | Soma Bandypadhyay | Rajkamal Prakashan | ISBN 9788126729470 |
Filmography[]
Directorial Venture[]
Year | Title | Cast | Citations | |
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2003 | Rasta | Mithun Chakraborty, Rajatava Dutta, Amitabh Bhattacharjee, Rimjhim Gupta, Raghuvir Yadav, Alakananda Ray, Dolon Ray, Soma Dey, Alaka Gangopadhyay, Deb Shankar Halder | [31] | |
2005 | Teesta | Debashree Roy, Badshah Moitra, Chandrayee Ghosh,Pijush Ganguly, Sudip Mukherjee, Biswajit Chakraborty, Sreela Majumdar, Lily Chakraborty | [32] | |
2010 | Tara | Prosenjit Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Tota Ray Chowdhury, Bratya Basu, Goutam Halder, Parthasarathi Deb, Piya Sengupta | [33] | |
2021 | Dictionary | Abir Chatterjee, Nusrat Jahan, Mosharaf Karim, Poulami Basu, Arna Mukherjee | [34] |
Films Bratya Basu Acted[]
Year | Title | Role | Directors | Citations | Notes | |
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2005 | Herbert | Dhanna | Suman Mukhopadhyay | [35] | ||
2009 | Sthanio Sangbad | Mr. Paul | Mainak Biswas and Arjun Gourisaria | [36] | ||
2009 | Kaalbela | Ramen | Goutam Ghosh | [37] | ||
2011 | Hello Memshaheb | Mr. Menon | Shibaprasad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy | [38] | ||
2011 | Ichhe | Manas | Shibaprasad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy | [39] | ||
2011 | Kagojer Bou | Manik Saha | Bappaditya Bandyopadhyay | [40] | Guest Appearance | |
2012 | Tin Kanya | Agnidev Chattopadhyay | [41] | Guest Appearance | ||
2012 | Muktodhara | Arindam | Shibaprasad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy | [42] | ||
2012 | Hemlock Society | Raktim Ganguly | Srijit Mukherjee | [43] | Guest Appearance | |
2012 | Balukabela.com | Shubhankar | Partha Sen | [44] | ||
2013 | Sunglass | Rituparno Ghosh | [45] | Guest Appearance | ||
2013 | Mahapurush O Kapurush | Shri Shri Sadgajananda Maharaj/Pada | Aniket Chattopadhyay | [46] | Double Role | |
2013 | Golemale Pirit Koro Na | Nebu Kaka | Anindya Bandyopadhyay | |||
2014 | Parapar | Gopal | Sanjoy Nag | [47] | ||
2015 | Jogajog | Madhusudan | Sekhar Das | [48] | ||
2015 | Natoker Moto | Amitesh | Debesh Chattopadhyay | [49] | ||
2015 | Kalkijug | ACP Dilip Dutta | Debarati Gupta | [50] | ||
2015 | Abby Sen | Niladri | Atanu Ghosh | [51] | ||
2016 | Double Feluda | Manimohan Samaddar | Sandip Ray | [52] | ||
2016 | Gangster | Jamal | Birsa Dasgupta | [53] | ||
2016 | Asamapto | Malay | Suman Mukhopadhyay | [54] | ||
2017 | Chilekotha | Phulu Kaka | Premangshu Roy | [55] | ||
2017 | Baranda | Girijapati | Reshmi Mitra | [56] | ||
2018 | Manojder Adbhut Bari | Goenda Baradacharan | Anindya Chattopadhyay | [57] | ||
2019 | Bahoman | Subrata | Anumita Dasgupta | [58] | ||
2019 | Dhulobali Katha | Rajaditya Mullick | Biplab Bandyopadhyay | |||
2019 | The Lovely Mrs. Mookherjee | Kalidas Mukhopadhyay/Bratya | Indranil Roychowdhury | Double role | ||
2020 | Mayar Janjal | Ganesh Samanta | Indranil Roychowdhury |
TV Series Bratya Basu Acted[]
Year | Title | Role | Directors | Channel | Citations | |
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2006 | Probahini Ei Somoy | Bhaskar | Abhijit Dasgupta | Akash Bangla | ||
2007 | Sonar Harin | Panu Halder | Saibal Banerjee | E TV | [59] | |
2009 | Agnipariksha | Sashanka Debroy | Sudipto Das | Zee TV | [60] | |
2010 | Dibaratrir Galpo | Bhaskar | Tathagata Banerjee | E TV | [61] |
Awards and recognition[]
For his exemplary contribution in Bengali Theatre:
- Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman 2000 Conferred by Swapnasandhani
- Dishari Award 2000 Conferred by BFJA[62]
- Satyen Mitra Award 2001, 2003, 2004, 2017 Conferred by Theatre Workshop
- Banglar Gaurab 2014 Conferred by Zee Bangla[63]
- Mohit Samman 2016 Conferred by Rangapat[64]
- Prachya Samman 2018 Conferred by Prachya[65]
- Shera Bangali Award 2019 Conferred by ABP Group for his exemplary contribution in theatrical art form[66]
- Dinabandhu Mitra Puroskar 2019 The Most Prestigious Award conferred by Paschim Banga Natya Akademi, a wing of the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Govt. of WB in recognition to his distinctiveness as a playwright, an actor and a stage director in contemporary times[67]
- Manthan Jibankriti Samman 2021 Lifetime achievement award conferred by Jadavpur Manthan for his exemplary contribution to Bengali Theatre[68]
For his Contribution in Cinema:
- Ritwik Ghatak Smriti Puroskar 2017 conferred by Rajshahi Ritwik Ghatak Memorial Committee, Republic of Bangladesh.[69]
- Jury Award for Best Actor- Male 2017 in Hyderabad 'Bengali' Film Festival for the film Asampta
- Special Jury Award 2018 in 26th Annual Kalakar Awards for his outstanding performance in the film Baranda .[70]
- B.F.J.A. Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role 2019 for his outstanding performance in the film Manojder Adbhut Bari
- Jury Award for Best Supporting Actor-Male 2019 for his performance in the film Bahamaan in Telangana 'Bengali' Film Festival[71]
- 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade for his acting performance as Malay in the film Asamapta, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. The award is chosen by Film Companion, an online platform for Independent Film Journalism[72]
- Goutam Buddha Award 2021 the Best International Feature Film award at Nepal International Film Festival 2021 for his Bengali feature film Dictionary[73]
Political career[]
Bratya Basu won the West Bengal Assembly polls in 2011 on a Trinamool Congress ticket against a CPI(M) Minister, Gautam Deb from the Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He was made Minister for Higher Education in Mamata Banerjee's cabinet. He decided to launch a survey to get a correct picture of the state's higher education situation.[74] Basu has been brought back as Education Minister after Trinamool Congress's thumping win at 2021 Assembly Election[75]
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