Rudraprasad Sengupta

Rudraprasad Sengupta (born January 31, 1935) is a Bengali Indian actor, director and cultural critic.

Biography

He was born in East Bengal (now Bangladesh), the son of Anant Sengupta and Usha Prabha Sengupta. He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta where he earned his B.A. and M.A degrees in English literature.[1][2] He was formerly a reader in English at the Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, Calcutta, and a visiting lecturer in the Drama Department of Rabindra Bharati University.

Swatilekha & Rudraprasad Sengupta.

In 1961 he joined the Kolkata-based theatre group Nandikar and in the early 1970s started to direct several plays for the group. In the late 1970s he became the leader of the group.[3]

He received several awards, including the highest national award from Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1980. He has also appeared in some Bengali art films, Bernardo Bertolucci's Little Buddha, and Roland Joffé's City of Joy.

He is married to Swatilekha Sengupta, one of the leading actresses of Nandikar. His daughter Sohini Sengupta is one of the leading actresses in theatre and films.

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ from The Daily Star Archived March 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008, p. 590.
  3. ↑ A militant theatre activist — that is what I am - The Tribune (January 10, 1999)
  4. ↑ IMDB link
  5. ↑ Drama festival in Allahabad

External links

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