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Shishir Kumar Bhaduri or Sisir Kumar Bhaduri (2 October 1889 – 30 June 1959) was an Indian stage actor and theatre founder, who commonly referred to as the pioneer of modern Bengali theatre, where he was an actor, director, playwright and even scenic designer. He was survived by one son named, Asoke Kumar Bhaduri. Dhruba Kumar Bhaduri and Shubha Kumar Bhaduri were two of his grandsons.[1]

Sisir Bhaduri
শিশির ভাদুড়ী
A scene from Seeta, 1933
Born	Sisir Kumar Bhaduri 2 October 1889 Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	30 June 1959(1959-06-30) (aged 69) ( aged 69) Baranagar, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Theater and stage actor

After Girish Chandra Ghosh, he introduced realism and naturalism to theatre.[2] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour by the Government of India in 1959.[3] 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,[1] he studied at Scottish Church College Kolkata, where he started participating in theatre. He was also a professor of Metropolitan College (today's Vidyasagar College). In 1921, he left his job to become full-time stage actor.

The 2013 play Nihsanga Samrat directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay, is based on 2005 Bengali novel by the same name written by Sunil Gangopadhyay on the life of Bhaduri.[2]

Filmography

Director

• Chanakya (1939)
• Talkie of Talkies (1937)... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie
• Seeta (1933)
• Palli Samaj (1932)
• Bicharak (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)
• Kamale Kamini (1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus
• Mohini (1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate

Actor

• Chanakya (1939) .... Chanakya
• Talkie of Talkies (1937) (as Sisir Bhaduri) .... Prof. Digambar Majumdar... a.k.a. Dasturmoto Talkie
• Seeta (1933) .... Ram
• Palli Samaj (1932) .... Ramesh
• Bicharak (1929)... a.k.a. The Judge
• Andhare Alo (1922) .... Satyendra... a.k.a. The Influence of Love
• Kamale Kamini (1922)... a.k.a. Maid of the Lotus
• Mohini (1921)... a.k.a. Ekadashi... a.k.a. Triumph of Fate

Bibliography

• The Lonely Monarch, by Sunil Gangopadhyay. tr. by Swapna Dutta, Hachette UK, 2013. ISBN 978-93-5009-628-4.

References

• Mohanta, Sambaru Chandra. "Bhaduri, Shishir Kumar". banglapedia. Retrieved 23 October 2008.

External links

• Sisir Bhaduri at IMDb

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