Chapal Bhaduri

Chapal Bhaduri
Born1938 (age 85–86)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Other namesChapalrani
OccupationActor
Years active1955–present
Parent(s)Tara Kumar Bhaduri (Father)
Prava Devi (Mother)

Chapal Bhaduri is the last living female impersonator in Bengali theatre and perhaps even in Indian theatre.[1][2][3] He did female impersonation in Jatra, a form of Bengali folk theatre[3] as Chapalrani. In 2010, he starred in a Bengali Film Arekti Premer Golpo which was directed by Kaushik Ganguly and written by Ganguly and Rituparno Ghosh.

  1. ^ "Actor Chapal Bhaduri – Biography & Professional Life Details". Kolkata Bengal info. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Last 'woman' on stage". India Together. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Chaterji, Shoma A (24 June 2012). "The story of Chapal Rani". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2012.