Manoj Mitra (1938-2024), the Doyen of Bengali Stage and Screen, Passes Away
The HinduPublished : Nov 13, 2024 15:12 IST - 5 MINS READ When Banchharamer Bagaan, Tapan Sinha’s dark-comic masterpiece, was released in 1980, Manoj Mitra, the actor who played Banchharam, was only 42 years old. Known for his work in the films of directors such as Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Tarun Majumdar, Basu Chatterjee and Goutam Ghose, Mitra was also universally hailed as one of the giants of Bengali theatre. Acting with his eyes According to National Award-winning actor of screen and stage, Sohini Sengupta, one unique aspect of Mitra was that even though he came from a theatre background, he had no qualms about acting in films, something many theatre personalities have a problem with. Just as he worked in films such as Ray’s Ghare-Baire, Ganashatru ; Tapan Sinha’s Banchharamer Bagan, Adalat o Ekti Meye, Antardhaan, Wheelchair ; Dasgupta’s Grihajuddha, and Charachar ; and Basu Chatterjee’s Hothat Brishti, he also acted in mainstream potboilers such as Shatru, Jiban Niye Khela, Adhikar and Dui Prithibi.
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