Kulada Kumar Bhattacharya

Kulada Kumar Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya in 2015
Born(1933-08-18)18 August 1933
Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam Province, British India
Died1 November 2024(2024-11-01) (aged 91)
Ganeshguri, Guwahati, Assam, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationArtist
Notable workShakuntala, Lotighati, Chikmik Bijuli, Village Rockstars and so on
Parent(s)Kaliprasad Bhattacharya, Kamala Devi[1]
AwardsPrag Cine Award, Apsara Award, Nirod Chowdhury Lifetime Achievement Award, etc
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Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee (18 August 1933 – 1 November 2024) was an Indian radio artist, actor and director from Assam. He became famous for his role in the radio play 'Parashuram' which was broadcast from Guwahati Radio.[2] He was one of the most professionally trained artists who underwent training in London in the areas of stage performance, film and television. He founded the Assam National Theater in the mid-1960s.[3] He was a veteran actor in the theatres of Assam. He was fluent in Assamese, Bengali and Hindi. Because of his stays in London, he could speak fluent British English too. He was also a noted reciter.[4] Bhattacharya was the founding Director of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute (Jyoti Chitraban). He was twice selected as a jury member for the National Film Competition and Indian Panorama.[1] In 2018, he was awarded the 'North East Lifetime Achievement' Award by the Prag Cine Awards.[5] Kulada Kumar Bhattacharya was also a prose writer. He has written articles on cinema and sports in newspapers, magazines and has translated several books into Assamese.

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  2. ^ "অসমৰ-নাট্য-জগতৰ মহীৰূহ কুলদা কুমাৰ ভট্টাচাৰ্যৰ সৈতে সাক্ষাৎকাৰ". 15 January 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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