Bibhas Chakraborty
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Bibhas Chakraborty is a leading Bengali theatre personality. He is an actor, playwright, theatre director, and theatre organiser. He received Sangeet Natak Akademi award
in 1989. An influential theatre practitioner for the past 5 decades, Bibhas Chakraborty made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy, theatrical production, and teaching.
, Assam (now in Bangladesh),he studied in Presidency College, Calcutta. He is primarily active in Bengali theatre, however, he acted in many Bengali films.
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
in 1989. An influential theatre practitioner for the past 5 decades, Bibhas Chakraborty made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy, theatrical production, and teaching.
Biography
Born in SylhetSylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
, Assam (now in Bangladesh),he studied in Presidency College, Calcutta. He is primarily active in Bengali theatre, however, he acted in many Bengali films.