Partha Pratim Chowdhury

Partha Pratim Chowdhury (1938—1996) was an Indian Bengali actor, director, screen writer, dramatist and music director. He was widely appreciated as a director for Chaya Surya (1963) and Jadubansha (1974).

Early years and education

He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta. Along with other future luminaries of the Bengali theatre, Badal Sircar, Rudraprasad Sengupta, and Manoj Mitra, among others, he was initiated into the theatre world during his college years.

Career

He started a theatre group Sundaram in 1957. Later he moved on to filmmaking.

Filmography

References

External links

1938 births

1996 deaths

Scottish Church College alumni

University of Calcutta alumni

Indian theatre directors

Indian male dramatists and playwrights

Male actors in Bengali cinema

Bengali film directors

Bengali theatre personalities

20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights

20th-century Indian male actors

20th-century Indian film directors

20th-century Indian male writers

Film directors from Kolkata