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Sombhu Mitra was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer.

  • Sombhu Mitra was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer.
  • He also directed the film Shubha Bibaha with Moitra in 1959.
  • Abhinay Natak Mancha (in Bengali) (1957) · Sanmarga-Saparya (in Bengali) · Natak Raktakarabi (in Bengali) · Chandbaniker Pala (in Bengali).
  • The book 'Gaanatya Navanatya Satnatya and Shambhu Mitra' is mainly a history book.
  • In 1948, Shambhu Mitra founded his theater troupe called Bahurupee, which is widely recognized as a trailblazer in the Neo-theatrical movement.
  • Abhinay Natak Mancha (in Bengali) (1957) · Sanmarga-Saparya (in Bengali) · Natak Raktakarabi (in Bengali) · Chandbaniker Pala (in Bengali)....

    Sombhu Mitra

    Indian actor and director (1915–1997)

    Sombhu Mitra (22 August 1915 – 19 May 1997) was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer.

    He remained associated with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) for a few years before founding the Bohurupee theatre group in Kolkata in 1948. He is most noted for films like Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Jagte Raho (1956), and his production of Rakta Karabi based on Rabindranath Tagore's play in 1954 and Chand Baniker Pala, his most noted play as a playwright.[1][2][3][4][5]

    In 1966, the Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded him its highest award, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime contribution, then in 1970, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour,[6] and in 1976 the Ramon Mag