Jahor Roy

Jahar Ray
Born (1919-09-19)19 September 1919
Barishal, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died 11 August 1977(1977-08-11) (aged 57)
Calcutta, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor, Comedian

Jahar Roy (September 19, 1919 – August 11, 1977)[1] was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema. He was known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay.

Roy earned a substantial fan following even though he was a character actor. And all thanks to his roly-poly build, he was a frequent choice of directors who wanted to add comedy to serious movies. Roy's first major film roles were in Purbarag directed by Ardhendu Mukherjee, and in Anjangarh (1948) directed by Bimal Roy.[1] Among his countless performances are Dhonny Meye, Chadmabeshi and Bhanu Goenda Jahor Assistant. He acted in a couple of films under the direction of Satyajit Ray. Although a small role, Roy portrayed the male servant of Tulsi Chakrabarti in Parash Pathar. There was a meatier role in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne where he played the role of a crooked war-mongering minister of an innocent and peace-loving king. He also performed the song Cho Cho Kya Sharam Ki Baat in Chhadmabeshi. At the end of his career, when he was ailing, he did a cameo in Ritwik Ghatak's autobiographical film Jukti Takko Aar Gappo.[2]

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Director
1947 Purbarag Ardhendu Mukherjee
1948 Anjangarh Bimal Roy
1953 Sharey Chuattar Kamakhya Nirmal Dey
1955 Upahar Servant Tapan Sinha
Dashyumohan Drug addict Ardhendu Mukherjee
1957 Ulka Tupey Naresh Mitra
1958 Parash Pathar Brajahari Satyajit Ray
Rajlakshmi O Srikanta Sadhuji Haridas Bhattacharya
Bari Theke Paliye Traffic policeman Ritwik Ghatak
1962 Atal Jaler Ahwan Jayantra's Servant Ajoy Kar
1963 Palatak Sudha's father Tarun Majumdar
1965 Subarnarekha Mukherjee Ritwik Ghatak
Abhaya O Srikanta Mess owner Haridas Bhattacharya
1966 Kal Tumi Aleya Manager of medical home Sachin Mukherjee
1967 Nayika Sangbad Madhu Agradoot
1969 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Prime Minister of Halla Satyajit Ray
1970 Nishipadma Natabar Arabinda Mukherjee
1971 Bhanu Goenda Jahor Assistant Jahor Bandopadhyay Purnendy Roychowdhury
Dhonny Meye Gobordhon Chaudhuri Arabinbo Mukherjee
Chhadmabeshi Driver Moshaheblaal Agradoot
1972 Morjina Abdulla Baba Mustafa Dinen Gupto
1974 Jukti Takko Aar Gappo Cameo Ritwik Ghatak
Jamalaye Jibanta Manush

References

  1. 1 2 Cultural news from India 18. Indian Council for Cultural Relations. 1977. pp. 36–9.
  2. ↑ Mukherjee, Joy (11 August 2008). "Biography of Jahar Roy". Gomolo. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

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