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Sombhu Mitra

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Indian actor (1915-1997)

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Sombhu Mitra was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer.

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1976Ramon Magsaysay Award
1970Padma Bhushan
1966Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Kalidas Samman

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Sombhu Mitra was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer. He remained associated with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) for a few years before founding the Bohurupee theatre group in Kolkata in 1948. He is most noted for films like Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Jagte Raho (1956), and his production of Rakta Karabi based on Rabindranath Tagore's play in 1954 and Chand Baniker Pala, his most noted play as a playwright.

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India
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1915 to 1997 · aged 81
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11 languages

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