Sisir Bhaduri
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Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
: শিশির ভাদুরী)(2 October 1889-30 June 1959) stage actor and theatre founder, was born on at Ramrajatala
Ramrajatala
Ramrajatala a neighborhood of the city of Howrah, in Howrah district of West Bengal, India. The name of the area comes from the presence of a Mandir dedicated to Rama and the months long worship undertaken by thousands of people every year at the temple...
in Howrah district
Howrah District
Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.-Geography:...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. He passed the Entrance examination in 1905 from Bangabashi School, graduated in arts from Scottish Church College in 1910, and did his MA in English Literature in 1913. While a student, he acted in many Bangla and English plays. He was greatly praised for his acting in Tagore's Baikunther Khata in 1912.
Shishir Kumar taught for some time at the Metropolitan Institute and Vidyasagar College
Vidyasagar College
Vidyasagar College , named after Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, is a government-sponsored day and evening college, affiliated to the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, India.-Notable alumni:*Jatindra Nath Das*Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar...
. In 1921 he left the teaching profession to join Madan Theatre
Madan Theatre
Madan Theatre Company, also known as Madan Theatres Limited or in short, Madan Theatres was a film production company founded by Jamshedji Framji Madan, one of the pioneers of Indian Cinema....
in Kolkata as an actor. He was applauded for his role as the hero in Alamgir
Alamgir
Alamgir may refer to:*Alamgir I, also known as Aurangzeb, ruler of the Mughal Empire 1658–1707*Alamgir II, ruler of the Mughal Empire 1754–1759*Alamgir Hashmi, English avant-garde poet*Alamgir , a pioneer of pop music in Pakistan...
. He left Madan Theatre over a disagreement with the management and started working in motion pictures, directing and acting in Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay is one of the most popular Bengali novelists and short story writers of early 20th century.- Background and writing :Sarat Chandra was born into poverty in Debanandapur, Hooghly, India...
's Andhare Alo and Chandranath.
In 1923 Shishir Kumar formed his own troupe and returned to the stage, acting the part of ramachandra in dwijendralal roy's play Sita in December that year. He gained renown for his roles of Raghupati and Jaysingh (Bisarjan, 1926), Yogesh (Prafulla, 1927), Jibananda (Sodashi, 1927), Nadir Shah (Digbijayi, 1928), Nimchand (Sadhabar Ekadashi, 1928) and Chandrababu (Chirakumar Sabha, 1929). In 1930, he joined Star Theatre.
In September 1930 Shishir Kumar toured the United States with his troupe. On 12 January 1931 he acted in Sita at New York's Vanderbilt Theatre. In 1942 he established Srirangam, which is now known as bishwarupa theatre. His well-known productions here were Michael (in which he acted the main role), Bipradas, Takhat-e-Taus, Bindur Chhele and Duhkhir Iman.
A highly educated actor, Shishir Kumar Bhaduri inspired many educated young people to become professional actors.
Director
- ChanakyaChanakyaChānakya was a teacher to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta , and the first Indian emperor generally considered to be the architect of his rise to power. Traditionally, Chanakya is also identified by the names Kautilya and VishnuGupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise...
(1939) - Talkie of Talkies (1937)... aka Dasturmoto Talkie
- Seeta (1933)
- Palli Samaj (1932)
- Bicharak (1929)... aka The Judge
- Andhare Alo (1922)... aka The Influence of Love
- Barer Bazar (1922)... aka Marriage Market (India: English title)
- Kamale Kamini (1922)... aka Maid of the Lotus
- MohiniMohiniMohini , in Hindu mythology, is the name of the only female Avatar of the god Vishnu. She is portrayed as a femme fatale, an enchantress, who maddens lovers, sometimes leading them to their doom. Mohini is introduced into the Hindu mythos in the narrative epic of the Mahabharata...
(1921)... aka Ekadashi... aka Triumph of Fate
Actor
- ChanakyaChanakyaChānakya was a teacher to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta , and the first Indian emperor generally considered to be the architect of his rise to power. Traditionally, Chanakya is also identified by the names Kautilya and VishnuGupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise...
(1939) .... Chanakya - Talkie of Talkies (1937) (as Sisir Bhaduri) .... Prof. Digambar Majumdar... aka Dasturmoto Talkie
- Seeta (1933) .... Ram
- Palli Samaj (1932) .... Ramesh
- Bicharak (1929)... aka The Judge
- Andhare Alo (1922) .... Satyendra... aka The Influence of Love
- Kamale Kamini (1922)... aka Maid of the Lotus
- MohiniMohiniMohini , in Hindu mythology, is the name of the only female Avatar of the god Vishnu. She is portrayed as a femme fatale, an enchantress, who maddens lovers, sometimes leading them to their doom. Mohini is introduced into the Hindu mythos in the narrative epic of the Mahabharata...
(1921)... aka Ekadashi... aka Triumph of Fate