Shambhu Bhattacharya
Acting
Biography
Shambhu Bhattacharya (1935 – 26 January 2018) was a Bengali actor and stage artist. Bhattacharya started his acting career in theatre in Kolkata. He worked in several stage productions of Utpal Dutt, Jahor Roy, and Rabi Ghosh. He was a bodybuilder from Baghbazar Bayam Samity. Bhattacharya became popular mainly for his antagonistic role in Bengali films. His performances in Sagina Mahato, Agnishwar, Sanyasi Raja, Amanush, Marjina Abdulla and Charmurti were remembered by film critics. He died in a private nursing home on 26 January 2018 in Kolkata.
Place of Birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Known For
Charmurti
Based on Narayan Gangopadhyay’s creation, Potoldangar Charmurti is the story of Tenida and his three followers, who go on a holiday and end up solving a mystery case.
Sagina Mahato
After instigating a strike over the improper dismissal of a fellow worker, Sagina Mahato unwittingly finds himself lauded as a champion of worker's rights.
The Garden of Bancharam
The story of an old peasant,Bancharam (Mitra),who defeats the tyrannical landlord Chhakari (Dey).Inheriting a dry patch of land, Bancharam converts it into a fabulous garden.The British magistrate supports him when Chhakari attempts to acquire the garden, after which he dies. Chhakari's son Nakari tries a new stratagem: he promises Bancharam Rs 400 every month provided Bancharam bequeaths his garden to the landowner after his death. Bancharam agrees but amazingly becomes healthier with every passing day, repeatedly promising to die but failing to do so.
Sanyasi Raja
Zamindar Surya Kishore Chowdhury is a kind-hearted man who loves playing chess and is a fantastic singer. While he cares for his estate and the people, he is careless towards his wife, Indu's feelings. Dr. Bijoy Chakrabarty, who was helped by the zamindar during his student days, lives in his palace and one day, he successfully executes his plot to murder the zamindar while coercing Indu to keep quiet. However, fate takes a different turn and in the cremation grounds, a monk saves the life of the zamindar, who returns to his estate no more as an aristocratic noble but as a monk at heart.
Mrigayaa
A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian landlords in 1920s India. This happens against the backdrop of the awakening of the Indian people against the British rule.
Laal Kuthi
Tanu accidentally hits a man with her car on a stormy night but decides not to inform the police—however, a mysterious stranger surfaces who claims to be a witness and blackmails her.
Alor Thikana
In a world of family ties and hidden secrets, one woman's quest for independence collides with dark desires. Love and vengeance intertwine, revealing the true cost of power. Discover the untold story of 'আলোর ঠিকানা.'
Shajarur Kanta
A 1974 Byomkesh Bakshi film based on the novel of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha
Khoka is a schoolboy who goes to his uncle's house, where he learns about the tales of Padi Pishi (Aunt Padi), a formidable widow. She had once gone to Khuro's house to meet him, but bandits attacked her. When Khuro got to know about it, he offered her bribes from his loot so that the news would not be public. Padi Pishi then took a precious Burmese box that was hidden in Khuro's house. Before Padi's Pishi's death, she did not reveal the hiding place to anyone except her son Goja. The entire family searched for the missing box but could not recover it. A private detective also searched for the box but could not find it. The story is about how it is finally discovered. Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha is an Indian Bengali adventure comedy film directed by Arundhati Devi. It is based on the children's novel of the same name by Leela Majumdar.
Dui Prithibi
A middle-class family living a decent life suddenly comes across an unexpected luxury that costs them an unwanted change in their life.
Filmography
as Madhav Sardar
as Murari
as Gajeshwar
as Basanta's Father
as Nitai
as Jhagru
as Shambhu