Partha Pratim Chowdhury (1938—1996) was an Indian

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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 Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in ...

of the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C ...

.''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 590 Along with other future luminaries of the

Bengali theatre Bengali theatre primarily refers to theatre performed in the Bengali language. Bengali theatre is produced mainly in West Bengal, and in Bangladesh. The term may also refer to some Hindi theatres which are accepted by the Bengali people. Be ...

Badal Sircar Sudhindra Sircar (Born 15 July 1925), also known as Badal Sarkar, was an influential Indian dramatist and theatre director, most known for his anti-establishment plays during the Naxalite movement in the 1970s and taking theatre out of the pros ...

, Rudraprasad Sengupta, and

Manoj Mitra Manoj Mitra (born 22 December 1938) is an Indian theatre, film and television actor, director and playwright. Early life Mitra was born on 22 December 1938 in Dhulihar village of Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh. Initially he used to study at home b ...

, among others, he was initiated into the theatre world during his college years.At play with a pack of cards
/ref>Interview with Manoj Mitra in ''Scottish Church College Magazine'', 2001, volume 89. page 42

Career

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

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Partha Pratim 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