Sisir Bhaduri

Shishir Kumar Bhaduri or Sisir Kumar Bhaduri (2 October 1889 – 30 June 1959) was an Indian stage actor and theatre founder, commonly referred to as the pioneer of modern Bengali theatre. He was an actor, director, playwright and scenic designer.[1]

Sisir Bhaduri
শিশির ভাদুড়ী
A scene from Seeta, 1933
Born
Sisir Kumar Bhaduri

2 October 1889
Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died30 June 1959(1959-06-30) (aged 69) ( aged 69)
Baranagar, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)Theater and stage actor

After Girish Chandra Ghosh, he introduced realism and naturalism to theatre.[2] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour by the Government of India in 1959.[3] He refused to take Padma award, saying that if he took the award, it would send a wrong signal that government have helped promoting theatre culture in the country.

Born in Mednipore, West Bengal,[1] 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.

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.[2]

Filmography

Director
  • Chanakya (1939)
  • Talkie of Talkies (1937)... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie
  • Seeta (1933)
  • Palli Samaj (1932)
  • Bicharak (1929)... a.k.a. The Judge
  • Andhare Alo (1922)... a.k.a. The Influence of Love
  • Barer Bazar (1922)... a.k.a. Marriage Market (India: English title)
  • Kamale Kamini (1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus
  • Mohini (1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate

Actor
  • Chanakya (1939) .... Chanakya
  • Talkie of Talkies (1937) (as Sisir Bhaduri) .... Prof. Digambar Majumdar... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie
  • Seeta (1933) .... Ram
  • Palli Samaj (1932) .... Ramesh
  • Bicharak (1929)... a.k.a. The Judge
  • Andhare Alo (1922) .... Satyendra... a.k.a. The Influence of Love
  • Kamale Kamini (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
  1. "Some unknown facts about actor Sisir Bhaduri". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. "The lonely monarch". The Telegraph. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
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