Ahindra Choudhury
Born6 August 1896
Chakraberia, Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, India
Died5 November 1974
Kolkata West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre personality
Years active1921 - 1974
AwardsPadma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Ahindra Choudhury (1896-1974) was an Indian actor, director, theatre personality[1][2] and the co-founder of Photo Play Syndicate,[3] a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows.[4] A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958,[5] Choudhury was honoured by the Government of India in 1963 with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, for his services to the nation.[6]

Biography

Ahindra Choudhury was born on 6 August 1896[7] in Chakraberia, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] His early education was at Sishu Vidyalaya in Chakraberia and at London Missionary, Kolkata from where completed his studies in 1911.[1] His entry into films started with the bioscope show company, Photo Play Synidicate, he founded together with Prafulla Ghosh in 1921. Two years later, he wrote the screenplay for the motionless feature film, Soul of a Slave directed by Hemchandra Mukherjee and was the lead actor.[1]

His foray into movie world was in 1931 with Hrishir Prem, a Jyotish Bandopadhay film. He retired from acting with Shahjahan, a drama staged on 11 September 1957 at Minerva Theatre, Kolkata.[1] Years later, he appeared in one more film, Shravan Sandhya, in 1974.[8] He acted in 89 films,[9] wrote screenplay for his maiden venture, Soul of a Slave and directed two films.[10]

Choudhury received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1958.[5] The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1963.[6] He was a recipient of DLitt (Honoris Causa) from the Rabindra Bharati University and was a guest Lecturer at the University of Kolkata.[1] He died on 4 November 1974, at the age of 80.[11]

Filmography

As an actor

# Year Title Director
11923Soul of a SlaveHemchandra Mukherjee
21924Mishar RaniJyotish Bannerjee
31924PremanjaliJyotish Bannerjee
41927Durgesh NandiniPriyanath N. Ganguly
51928Shasti Ki ShantiJyotish Bannerjee
61930RajsinghaJyotish Bannerjee
71931Rishir PremJyotish Bannerjee
81932VishnumayaJyotish Bannerjee
91932Krishnakanter WillJyotish Bannerjee
101932Prahlad (Hindi)Kanjibhai Rathod
111933SeetaSisir Kumar Bhaduri
121934Chand SaudagarPrafulla Roy
131934MahuaHiren Bose
141934Roop LekhaP. C. Barua
151934DakshayajnaJyotish Bannerjee
161935BidrohiDhirendranath Ganguly
171935Balidan (Hindi)Prafulla Roy
181936Dalit Kusum (Hindi)M. L. Tandon
191936Sonar SansarDebaki Bose
201936SaralaPremankur Atorthy
211936RajaniJyotish Bannerjee
221936Krishna SudamaPhani Burma
231937Prabas MilanPhani Burma
241937Talkie of TalkiesSisir Kumar Bhaduri
251937IndiraTarit Bose
261937Samaj Patan (Hindi)Prafulla Roy
271938Devi PhullaraTincory Chakrabarty
281938AbhinayaModhu Bose
291939Jakher DhanHaricharan Bhanja
301939BamanabatarHaricharan Bhanja
311939RiktaSushil Majumdar
321939Nara NarayanaJyotish Bannerjee
331939Janak NandiniPhani Burma
341939ChanakyaSisir Kumar Bhaduri
351940DoctorPhani Majumdar, Subodh Mitra
361940SuktaraNiranjan Pal
371940Kamale KaminiPhani Burma, Nirmal Goswami
381941AvatarPremankur Atorthy
391941UttarayanP. C. Barua
401941NandiniSailajanand Mukherji
411941KarnarjunJyotish Bannerjee, Satish Dasgupta
421941Epar OparChitta Bose, Sukumar Dasgupta
431941Doctor (Hindi)Subhod Mittes
441942Jiban SanginiGunamoy Bannerjee
451942MeenakshiModhu Bose
461942JawabP.C. Barua
471942Avayer BiyeSushil Majumdar
481943JogajogSushil Majumdar
491943DwandaHemen Gupta
501943DevarJyotish Bannerjee
511944Matir GharHaricharan Bhanja
521944NanditaSukumar Dasgupta
531944Sandhi (Hindi)Apurva Mitra
541945Ban Phool (Hindi)Niren Lahiri
551945BonditaHemanta Gupta
561945Dui PurushSubodh Mitra
571945Mane Na ManeSailajanand Mukherji
581945KalankiniJyotish Bannerjee
591946SulehApurba Kumar Mitra
601946Prem Ki DuniyaJyotish Bannerjee
611946Pather SaathiNaresh Mitra
621946MandirNaresh Mitra
631946Suleh (Hindi)Apura Mitra
641947Burmar PatheyHiranmoy Sen
651947AlakanandaRatan Chatterjee
661947AbhijogSushil Majumdar
671948BicharakDeb Narayan Gupta
681948Sir SankarnathDebaki Bose
691948Kalo GhorahJyotish Bannerjee
701948JayjatraNiren Lahiri
711948Ghumiye Achhe GramSailajanand Mukherji
721949DasiputraDeb Narayan Gupta
731949AbhijatyaSukumar Dasgupta
741949NiruddeshNiren Lahiri
751949Bandhur PathChitta Bose
761949Nirdosh Abla (Hindi)
771950Pattharar KahiniDeb Narayan Gupta
781950VidyasagarKali Prasad Ghosh
791950Michael MadhusudhanModhu Bose
801951DattaSaumyen Mukhopadhyay [12][13]
811952VidyasagarKali Prasad Ghosh
821954Mantra ShaktiChitta Basu
831955DebatraHaridas Bhattacharya
841955Kankabatir GhatChitta Bose
851956ShyamaliAjoy Kar
861956ParadhinModhu Bose
871956Chirakumar SabhaDebaki Bose
881957Neelachaley MahaprabhuKartick Chattopadhyay
891974Shravan SandhyaBireshwar Basu

As a director

  • Krishna Sakha (1927)
  • Vipranarayana (1937)

As a story writer

  • Soul of a Slave (1923)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Go Molo Biography". Go Molo Biography. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "I Baburao". I Baburao. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Westminster research" (PDF). Westminster research. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Indian Stage Vol. IV". Internet Archive. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sangeet Natak Akademi award". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Enter 10 Buzz". Enter 10 Buzz. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Know Your Films". Know Your Films. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "KYF Profile". Know Your Films. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "IMDB Filmography". IMDB. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "IMDB Profile". IMDB Profile. 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  12. ↑ YouTube
  13. ↑ Moviebuff

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