Shaoli Mitra
Shaoli Mitra | |
|---|---|
 Mitra in October 2004 | |
| Born | c. 1948 |
| Died | (aged 73)[1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Jukti Takko Aar Gappo |
| Parent(s) | Sombhu Mitra, Tripti Mitra |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2009) Banga Bibhushan (2012) |
Shaoli Mitra [alternatively spelt as Shaonli Mitra (Bengali: শাঁওলি মিত্র); c. 1948 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian Bengali theatre and film actress, director, and playwright.[2] She played the role of Bangabala in Ritwik Ghatak's Jukti Takko Aar Gappo.[3] She is the daughter of Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra, who were also theatre personalities.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Mitra was involved in drama from her childhood under the guidance of her parents Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra.[6] She acted in the play Dakghar in the role of Amal. Later she also formed her own theatre group.[7] In 2011, she became the chairperson of Rabindra Shardhoshato Janmabarsha Udjapon Samiti.[8][9] She worked with the Bohurupee productions. She also established the theatre group "Pancham Baidik" which is pioneer for producing widely acclaimed plays on women's emancipation.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Mitra married to bahurupi's Kaliprasad Ghosh in July 1977. Mitra died of heart ailments on 16 January 2022 at the age of 73 at her home in South Kolkata.[2]
Films
[edit]- Jukti Takko Aar Gappo (Character name Bongobala)[6]
Plays
[edit]- Bitata Bitangsha[6]
- Nathabati Anathabat[6][10]
- Putulkhela[6][10]
- Ekti Rajnaitik Hotya[6]
- Hajabaralo[10]
- Katha Amritasaman[11]
- Lankadahan[12]
- Chandali[12]
- Pagla ghorha[12]
- Pakhi[10]
- Galileo r Jeeban[10]
- Daakghar[6][10]
- Jodi Aar ek Baar[10]
- As Sita in Sitakatha[2]
Books
[edit]- Five Lords, Yet None a Protector & Words Sweet & Timeless[13]
- Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra[14]
Awards
[edit]- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003 for acting in Bengali theatre[6]
- Banga Bibhushan in 2012 for lifetime achievement in theatre[1][6]
- Padma Shri in 2009 in Arts.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "প্রয়াত নাট্যকার শাঁওলি মিত্র, লোকচক্ষুর আড়ালে থেকেই চিরবিদায় নিলেন 'নাথবতী অনাথবৎ'". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Press Trust of India. "Saoli Mitra, eminent theatre personality, actress dies at 73". Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via India Today.
- ^ "Jukti Takko Aar Gappo". Telegraph Calcutta. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 September 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Shaonli Mitra : Theatre Person". Outlook India. 23 October 1996. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Radha Chakravarty (2003). Crossings, stories from Bangladesh and India. Indialog Publications. pp. 14–20. ISBN 9788187981398. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Shaoli Mitra: চিরবিদায় শাঁওলি মিত্রের, শেষ ইচ্ছাপত্র মেনে সবার আড়ালে তাঁর শেষকৃত্য". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "বিশিষ্ট নাট্যব্যক্তিত্ব শাঁওলি মিত্রের জীবনাবসান". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Tagore plans unveiled". Telegraph Calcutta. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Of myth and reality". Telegraph Calcutta. 17 September 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ganguly, Soumya (16 January 2022). "Shaoli Mitra Passed Away: প্রয়াত নাট্যব্যক্তিত্ব শাঁওলি মিত্র". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). Kolkata. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "প্রয়াত শাঁওলি মিত্র". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Shaoli Mitra Passes Away: প্রয়াত শাঁওলি মিত্র, ইচ্ছানুসারে সকলের অগোচরেই সম্পন্ন শেষকৃত্য". Asianet News (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Mitra, Saoli (2005). Five lords, yet none a protector, and : two plays ;Words sweet and timeless. Calcutta: Stree. p. 224. ISBN 978-8185604497. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Mitra, Saoli (1 January 2015). Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra. Bengal: Ananda Publishers. p. 260. ISBN 978-9350404829.
External links
[edit]- Shaoli Mitra at IMDb