Known For
Acting
Born
May 05, 1928
Died
Jun 20, 2000
Place of Birth
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Credits
28 titles
Basanta Choudhury
Biography
Basanta Choudhury (5 May 1928 – 20 June 2000) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films. He worked with directors Asit Sen, Rajen Tarafdar, Ajay Kar & Bijay Bose, often in leading roles. He is a former Sheriff of Kolkata. His first film was Mahaprasthaner Pathe by director Kartik Chattopadhay in 1952. Some of his memorable films are, Bhagaban Shri Krishna Chaitanya, Jadu Bhatta, Andhare Alo, Deep Jwele Jaai with Suchitra Sen, Anushtoop Chhanda, Abhaya O Srikanta, Raja Rammohan Roy, Diba Ratrir Kabya, Devi Chaudhurani. He was also involved with amateur theater and radio.
Known For
Filmography
Apon Par
Hirer Angti
Ratanlal Bannerjee
Death of a Doctor
Dr. Ramanand
The Voyage Beyond
Laxminarayan Banerjee, Yashobati's Father
Baidurya Rahasya
Mohanta Maharaj
Kalankini
Pampa
Babu Moshai
Nishimrigaya
Sangini
Sansar
Dibaratrir Kabya
Shankhabela
Alor Pipasa
Anustup Chhanda
Raja Rammohan
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Badhu
Bani
The Flame
The Test
Prof. Rajat Sen
Kshudha
Sashibabur Sansar
Deep Jele Jaai
Tapash
Beam of Light
Satyendra
Shankar Narayan Bank
A New Journey
Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna
Keranir Jibon
Yatrik
Prabodh Kumar Sanyal, the lead character