Abhi Bhattacharya

Infobox actor
name = Abhi Bhattacharya

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birthdate = 1921
location = India
deathdate = 1993
deathplace = Mumbai, India
occupation = actor
yearsactive = 1947- 1993
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awards = 1956: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: "Jagriti"

Abhi Bhattacharya (1921-1993) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema, who is most remembered for his roles in films in 50s and the 60s like, Jagriti (1954), Anuradha (1960) and Subarnarekha (1965). In his illustrious career he worked with noted directors like Ritwik Ghatak, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy and Satyen Bose.

He made his film debut in 1947, with Bombay Talkies film , "Naukadubi" based on a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Nitin Bose, the Hindi version of the same film was titled, "Milan", and starred, Dilip Kumar [imdb title|0156830|Naukadubi] . Later in life, around in 1971, he turn to spirituality, especially through his association with a spiritual master known as Dadaji, about whom he also wrote a book, titled, "Destiny with Dadaji" [ [http://dadaji.info/ABHI.HTM Abhi Bhattacharya] ] , incidentally late in his career he also acted in many mythological films.

Filmography

* Naukadubi (1947)
* Yatrik (1952)
* Biraj Bahu (1954) [ [http://www.upperstall.com/people/abhi-bhattacharya Abhi Bhattacharya] "Upperstall.com".]
* Jagriti (1954)
* Sailaab (1956)
* Anuradha (1960)
* Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)
* Subarnarekha (1965) [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/622111/Abhi-Bhattacharya Abhi Bhattacharya] "New York Times".]
* Mahabharat (1965)
* Aradhana (1969)
* Seema (1971)
* Amar Prem (1971)
* Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
* Amanush (1975)

Awards

* 1956: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: "Jagriti" (1954) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080337/awards Awards] "Internet Movie Database ".]

References

External Links

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* [http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/abhi-bhattacharya/9479 Abhi Bhattacharya Filmography at Chakpak]
* [http://www.citwf.com/person98189.htm Abhi Bhattacharya Filmography]