Rudraprasad Sengupta

Rudraprasad Sengupta (born January 31, 1935) is a famous Bengali Indian actor, director and cultural critic.

Biography

He was born in East Bengal (now Bangladesh), the son of Anant Sengupta and Usha Prabha Sengupta. He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta where he earned his B.A. and M.A degrees in English literature. He was formerly a reader in English at the Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, Calcutta, and a visiting lecturer in the Drama Department of Rabindra Bharati University.

In 1961 he joined the Kolkata-based theatre group Nandikar and in the early 1970s started to direct several plays for the group. In the late 1970s he became the leader of the group.

He received several awards, including the highest national award from Sangeet Natak Academy in 1980. He has also appeared in some Bengali art films, Bernardo Bertolucci's "Little Buddha", and Roland Joffé's "City of Joy".

He is married to Swatilekha Sengupta, one of the leading actresses of Nandikar.

External links

* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan10/sunday/view.htm "A militant theatre activist — that is what I am" - The Tribune (January 10, 1999)]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784293/ IMDb entry]
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=10805 from The Daily Star]

ee also

*Nandikar