Jahor Roy was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema

Bengali cinema

Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...

. He is most known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay.

Though a character actor, Roy earned a substantial fan following. The actor, with his roly-poly build, was a frequent choice of directors who wanted to add comedy to serious movies. Roy's first major film roles were in Purbarag directed by Ardhendu Mukherjee, and in Anjangarh (1948) directed by Bimal Roy

Bimal Roy

Bimal Roy was one of the most acclaimed Indian film directors of all time. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema...

. Among his countless performances are Dhonny Meye, Chadmabeshi, and Bhanu Goenda Jahor Assistant. He acted in a couple of films under the direction of Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...

. Although a small role, Roy portrayad the male servant of Tulsi Chakrabarti

Tulsi Chakrabarti

Tulsi Chakrabarti was a virtuoso comic actor in Bengali cinema in 1940s and 1950s. His most notable role could be the lead role in Parash Pathar, directed by Satyajit Ray.-Childhood:Chakraborty was born on 3rd March, 1899 in the small village called Goari...

 in Parash Pathar

Parash Pathar

Parash Pathar was Satyajit Ray's first film apart from the Apu Trilogy. It was also his first comedy and first magical realist film...

. There was a meatier role in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne

Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne

Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne , directed by the late Satyajit Ray and based on a story by his grandfather Upendra Kishore Ray, is a popular Bengali children's film. It is sometimes released in the English-speaking world as The Adventures Of Goopy And Bagha...

where he played the role of a crooked war-mongering minister of an innocent and peace-loving king. He also performed the song Cho Cho Kya Sharam Ki Baat in Chhadmabeshi. At the end of his career, when he was ailing, he did a cameo in Ritwik Ghatak's autobiographical film Jukti Takko aar Gappo

Jukti Takko Aar Gappo

Jukti Takko Aar Gappo is a 1974 Bengali film directed by Ritwik Ghatak....

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Selected filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director
1947	Purbarag		Ardhendu Mukherjee
1948	Anjangarh		Bimal Roy Bimal Roy Bimal Roy was one of the most acclaimed Indian film directors of all time. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema...
1953	Sharey Chuattar	Kamakhya	Nirmal Dey
1955	Upahar	Servant	Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha , was a Indian film director. He was arguably the most uncompromising filmmaker outside the orbit of Parallel Cinema.-Personal life and background:...
	Dashyumohan	Drug addict	Ardhendu Mukherjee
1957	Ulka	Tupey	Naresh Mitra
1958	Parash Pathar Parash Pathar Parash Pathar was Satyajit Ray's first film apart from the Apu Trilogy. It was also his first comedy and first magical realist film...	Brajahari	Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
	Rajlakshmi O Srikanta	Sadhuji	Haridas Bhattacharya
	Bari Theke Paliye Bari Theke Paliye Bari Theke Paliye is a 1958 Bengali film by director Ritwik Ghatak. It stars Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gita Ghatak, Bijan Bhattacharya, Niranjan Roy, and Gyanesh Mukherjee....	Traffic policeman	Ritwik Ghatak
1962	Atal Jaler Ahwan	Jayantra's Servant	Ajoy Kar
1963	Palatak	Sudha's father	Tarun Majumdar Tarun Majumdar Tarun Majumdar is a renowned Bengali Indian film director who makes films in Bengali and is notable for his depiction of Bengali culture and society. Many of his films are literature-based...
1965	Subarnarekha Subarnarekha (film) Subarnarekha is an Indian Bengali film directed by Ritwik Ghatak. It was produced in 1962 but was not released until 1965. It was part of the trilogy, Meghe Dhaka Tara , Komal Gandhar , and Subarnarekha , all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with...	Mukherjee	Ritwik Ghatak
	Abhaya O Srikanta	Mess owner	Haridas Bhattacharya
1966	Kal Tumi Aleya	Manager of medical home	Sachin Mukherjee
1967	Nayika Sangbad	Madhu	Agradoot Agradoot Agradoot is a group of film technicians signing collectively as director, a phenomenon unique to Bengali cinema. The Agradoot core unit, formed in 1946, consisted initially of Bibhuti Laha , Jatin Datta , Sailen Ghosal , Nitai Bhattacharya and Bimal Ghosh .-Filmography:* Agni Pariksha * Sabar Uparey...
1969	Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne , directed by the late Satyajit Ray and based on a story by his grandfather Upendra Kishore Ray, is a popular Bengali children's film. It is sometimes released in the English-speaking world as The Adventures Of Goopy And Bagha...	Prime Minister of Halla	Satyajit Ray
1970	Nishipadma	Natabar	Arabinda Mukherjee
1971	Bhanu Goenda Jahor Assistant	Johar
	Dhonny Meye		Arabinbo Mukherjee
	Chhadmabeshi	Driver	Agradoot
1974	Jukti Takko Aar Gappo Jukti Takko Aar Gappo Jukti Takko Aar Gappo is a 1974 Bengali film directed by Ritwik Ghatak....	Cameo	Ritwik Ghatak

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