Goutam Halder

This article is about theatre actor. For director of Bhalo Theko, see Goutam Halder (director).
Goutam Halder
গৌতম হালদার
Born (1963-12-09) December 9, 1963 (age 60)
Calcutta, India
Alma materRamakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College
OccupationActor
OrganizationNaye Natua
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​

Goutam Halder (born 9 December 1963[1]) is an Indian theatre and film actor from Kolkata.[2][3][4] He has appeared in more than 50 theatrical productions since 1981 across various troupes, and is the recipient of several accolades including a State Award of Best Production for Meghnad Badh Kabya in 1995, State Award as Best Director for Chile Kothar Sepai in 1997,[5] Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Kiran Award by Government of Maharasthra in 2001 and Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman in 2013.[6]

After graduating from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara  Goutam Halder followed his heart into theatrical pursuits where he started gaining tutelage in Nandikar’s Comprehensive Theatre Training, 1986-87 where he gained knowledge, experience and practice under stalwarts like Rudraprasad Sengupta (Guru), Shombhu Mitra (Theatre legend), Khaled Chowdhury(Acclaimed scenographer), Tapas Sen (renowned Lighting Designer), Martin Russell (Fools Theatre, New York) among others.[7]

Halder’s career began with his portrayal of Jaisingha in Bisarjan at Bhatpara Sanskritik Chakra which had been directed by Hara Bhattacharya. After completion of his training programme at Nandikar, he went on to direct and act in plays like Football (1986), Shesh Shakkhatkar (1988), Pheriwalar Mrityu(1993), Meghnad Badh Kabya (1995), Nagar Kirtan (1997), Sojon Badiyar Ghat (2003) among multiple others, under the banner of Nandikar. In 2009, he formed his own troupe Naye Natua which has also produced multiple successful plays. He is the President of the troupe.

  1. ^ "Goutam Halder - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Spirit of love and family bonding". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Solo storytelling". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 23 July 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. ^ "A mirror to Munshi". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 8 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ "MOIMONSINGHA GEETIKA – 20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2019". Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ "KCC". www.kolkatacentreforcreativity.org. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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