Tulsi Lahiri
Tulsi Lahiri (7 April 1897 – 22 June 1959) was a Bengali actor, director and play writer.
Tulsi Lahiri
- Name
- Tulsi Lahri
- Born
- 7 April 1897
- Birthplace
- Rangpur, British India
- Died
- 22 June 1959 (aged 62)
- Place of death
- Calcutta, India
- Occupation
- Actor Director, Playwright
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Education
- Jenkins School
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Tulsi Lahiri (7 April 1897 – 22 June 1959) was a Bengali actor, director and play writer.
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Tulsi Lahiri (1897–1959) was an actor, composer and film director, among other activities and a national of the British Raj and the Dominion of India. Born in Rangpur District, the actor died in Kolkata. Tulsi Lahiri studied at Jenkins School.
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• Name — Tulsi Lahri • Born — 7 April 1897 • Birthplace — Rangpur, British India • Died — 22 June 1959 (aged 62) • Place of death — Calcutta, India • Occupation — Actor Director, Playwright • Years Active — 1920–1959
Early life
Early life
Lahiri was born in 1897 in a zamindar family of Naldanga village, Rangpur of British India. He passed B.A and B.L and started his lawyer career in Rangpur court. While he came to Alipore Kolkata, Ustad Jamiruddin Khan recorded two of his songs and inspired Lahiri joined His Master's Voice as music director.
Career
Career
Lahiri acted on stage and in number of films as actor, vocalist and instrumentalist. He performed initially in silent films then worked in more than 50 movies. He became popular after releasing his play Duhkhir Iman and Chhenra Taar which were successfully run in Bengal. He made an orchestra which was often used in stage dances. In 1933 he directed two films namely Jamuna Puliney and Radha Krishna.
Plays
Plays
Source: • Mahasampad • Chorabali • Dukhir Iman • Vitti • Chenra Taar • Natyakar • Nayak • Churayyananda • Banglar Mati • Thikadar
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Partial filmography
• Mriter Martye Agaman • Sagar Sangamey • Manmoyee Girls' School • Parash Pathar • Baksiddha • Saheb Bibi Golam • Sagar Sangamey • Parabhritika • Pathik • Digbhranta • Bamuner Meye • Ramprasad • Tumi Aar Aami • Jiban Sangini • Abatar • Rikta • Bangalee • Radha Krishna • Sonar Sansar • Matri Sneha
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- 1.Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu. Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Sahitya Sansad. 198. 2002. 81-85626-65-0.
- 2.Group Theatres in Calcutta (1944-80).
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