Sisir Bhaduri

Shishir Kumar Bhaduri or Sisir Kumar Bhaduri (2 October 1889 – 30 June 1959) was an Indian stage actor and theatre founder, who commonly referred to as the pioneer of modern Bengali theatre, where he was an actor, director, playwright and even scenic designer.

After Girish Chandra Ghosh, he introduced realism and naturalism to theatre.^[1] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour by the Government of India in 1959.^[2]

Born in Howrah, he studied at Scottish Church College Kolkata, where he started participating in theatre. He was also a professor of Metropolitan College (today's Vidyasagar College). In 1921, he left his job to become full-time stage actor.

A scene from (Dir: Sisir Bhaduri), 1933. Sisir Bhaduri

The 2013 play Nihsanga Samrat directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay, is based on 2005 Bengali novel by the same name written by Sunil Gangopadhyay on the life of Bhaduri.^[1]

Filmography[]

Director[]

• (1939)
• (1937)... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie
• (1933)
• (1932)
• Bicharak (1929)... a.k.a. The Judge
• Andhare Alo (1922)... a.k.a. The Influence of Love
• (1922)... a.k.a. Marriage Market (India: English title)
• (1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus
• (1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate

Actor[]

• Chanakya (1939) .... Chanakya
• (1937) (as Sisir Bhaduri) .... Prof. Digambar Majumdar... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie
• (1933) .... Ram
• (1932) .... Ramesh
• Bicharak (1929)... a.k.a. The Judge
• Andhare Alo (1922) .... Satyendra... a.k.a. The Influence of Love
• (1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus
• Mohini (1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate

Bibliography[]

• The Lonely Monarch, by Sunil Gangopadhyay. tr. by Swapna Dutta, Hachette UK, 2013. ISBN 978-93-5009-628-4.

References[]

• Mohanta, Sambaru Chandra. "Bhaduri, Shishir Kumar". banglapedia. Retrieved 23 October 2008.

External links[]

• Sisir Bhaduri at IMDb