Manoj Mitra

Manoj Mitra is a Bengali Indian actor, director and playwright.^[1]

Early life

He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta where he earned his B.A. degree. During his final year at Scottish Church College, he formed a theater group called Sundaram with colleagues like Parthapratim Chowdhury and others.^[1] Later he would compose plays and work with other theater directors like Ahindra Chowdhury and Parthapratim Chowdhury. He also wrote books on theatre and retired as a professor of drama from Kolkata's Rabindra Bharati University.

At present he is the President of the Paschimbanga Natya Akademi (Govt. of West Bengal).

Career in cinema

He has acted in films by a diverse variety of directors such as Tapan Sinha, Satyajit Ray, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Basu Chatterjee, Tarun Majumdar, Shakti Samanta and Goutam Ghosh.

He is best known for his role as a gardener in Tapan Sinha’s film Banchharamer Bagaan, which was based on Mitra's play Sajano Bagaan (The arranged garden).^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} At play with a pack of cards
2. ^ The Films of Tapan Sinha

External links

• Manoj Mitra at the Internet Movie Database

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