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Bijon Bhattacharya (Bengali: বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist.
Learn about the life and work of Bijon Bhattacharya, a brilliant dramatist and theatre personality who wrote Nabanna, a play based on the 1943 Bengal famine. Explore the themes, concerns and impact of the play, and its connection with IPTA and Indian cinema.
Jul 17, 2023 · Learn about the life and works of Bijon Bhattacharya, who wrote Nabanno, a play based on the Bengal famine of 1943. He was a founding member of IPTA and a leftist thinker who believed in the power of performing arts.
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Learn about the play Nabanna, a classic work by Bijon Bhattacharya, a renowned playwright and director from Kolkata. The play depicts the plight of the starving villagers during the 1943 Bengal famine and their struggle for survival.
Bijon Bhattacharya was born on 17 July 1917 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Faridpur, Bangladesh]. He was an actor and writer, known for Nagin (1954), Sharey Chuattar (1953) and Dharti Ke Lal (1950).
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Bijon Bhattacharya was a prominent Indian theatre and film personality from Bengal. Nabanna (Harvest), based on Bengal famine of 1943 was one of the celebrated playwrights of this artist which was later made to a feature film, Dharti Ke Lal.
Bijon Bhattacharya was an able actor with credits as older paternal characters in films by Ritwik Ghatak in Meghe dhaka tara or Cloud-capped Star in 1960, Subarnarekha in 1962 and Jukti takko ar gappo or 'Reason, Debate and a Story' in 1974.
