Tulsi Lahiri (7 April 1897 – 22 June 1959) was a

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actor, director and play writer.

Early life

Lahiri was born in 1897 in a

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family of Naldanga village, Rangpur of

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. He passed B.A and B.L and started his lawyer career in

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court. While he came to

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, Ustad Jamiruddin Khan recorded two of his songs and inspired Lahiri joined

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as music director.

Career

Lahiri acted on stage and in number of films as actor, vocalist and instrumentalist. He performed initially in

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s then worked in more than 50 movies. He became popular after releasing his play ''Duhkhir Iman'' and ''Chhenra Taar'' which were successfully run in

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. He made an

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which was often used in stage dances. In 1933 he directed two films namely ''Jamuna Puliney'' and ''Radha Krishna''.

Plays

* Mahasampad * Chorabali * Dukhir Iman * Vitti * Chenra Taar * Natyakar * Nayak * Churayyananda * Banglar Mati * Thikadar

Partial filmography

* Mriter Martye Agaman * Sagar Sangamey * Manmoyee Girls' School *

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* Baksiddha * Saheb Bibi Golam * Sagar Sangamey * Parabhritika * Pathik * Digbhranta * Bamuner Meye * Ramprasad * Tumi Aar Aami * Jiban Sangini * Abatar * Rikta * Bangalee *

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* Sonar Sansar * Matri Sneha

References

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* 1897 births 1959 deaths Bengali male actors Male actors in Bengali cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Male actors from Kolkata Bengali film directors Film directors from Kolkata Dramatists and playwrights from West Bengal {{India-stage-actor-stub