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in 1959. He refused to take Padma award, saying that if he takes the award, it will send wrong signal that government have helped promoting theatre culture in the country. Born in Mednipore, West Bengal, he studied at

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Kolkata, where he started participating in theatre. He was also a professor of Metropolitan College (today's

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on the life of Bhaduri.

Filmography

Director

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(1939) *

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(1937)... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie * Seeta (1933) *

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(1932) *

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(1929)... a.k.a. The Judge * Andhare Alo (1922)... a.k.a. The Influence of Love * Barer Bazar (1922)... a.k.a. Marriage Market (India: English title) *

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(1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus *

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(1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate

Actor

(1939) .... Chanakya *

(1937) (as Sisir Bhaduri) .... Prof. Digambar Majumdar... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie * Seeta (1933) .... Ram *

(1932) .... Ramesh *

(1929)... a.k.a. The Judge * Andhare Alo (1922) .... Satyendra... a.k.a. The Influence of Love *

(1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus *

(1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate

Bibliography

*
The Lonely Monarch
', by

. tr. by Swapna Dutta, Hachette UK, 2013. .

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhaduri, Sisir 1889 births 1959 deaths Film directors from West Bengal People from Howrah Male actors in Bengali cinema Indian male stage actors Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni University of Calcutta faculty Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts Bengali theatre personalities Indian theatre directors Presidency University, Kolkata faculty 20th-century Indian film directors