Basanta Chowdhury
| Basanta Choudhury বসন্ত চৌধুরী |
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Choudhury at the age of 64
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| Born | 5 May 1928 Nagpur, India |
| Died |
20 June 2000 (aged 72) Calcutta (Kolkata) |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Deena Nath High School Nagpur |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer |
| Years active | 1952-1993 (41 years) |
| Children | Srinjon, Sanjeet |
| Parent(s) | Shiddeshwar Chaudhury, Kamala Chaudhury |
| Awards | Best Actor Prize for his film "Raja Rammohan" by B.F.J.A, Bangla Stage Centenary Star Theater award. |
| Honours | Sheriff of Kolkata, Chairman of Nandan-West Bengal Film Center. |
| Website | www.facebook.com/BasantaChaudhuryOfficial |
Basanta Choudhury, or Basanta Chaudhury (Bengali:বসন্ত চৌধুরী) (5 May 1928 – 20 June 2000), was an actor in the Kolkata-based Bengali film industry and the Mumbai-based Hindi film industry. He worked with directors Asit Sen, Rajen Tarafdar, Ajay Kar and Bijay Bose, often in leading roles.
Choudhury's collection of Kashmiri and Persian shawls were enviable. Director Satyajit Ray admired those collections and used for his masterpieces.
Basanta Choudhury was born into an affluent Datta Choudhury family. He was the eldest son of Shiddeshwar and Kamala Choudhury. His younger brother was Prasanta Choudhury. Choudhury spent his early life in Nagpur where he had his schooling and college education. In 1945, he completed his Matriculation Examination from Deena Nath High School Nagpur.After shifting to Kolkata, Choudhury used to stay at Ranikuthi in Tollygunge.
He was a renowned numismatist i.e. an expert collector of rare coins and paper currency and was also a collector of Kashmiri and Persian shawls.
His first film was Mahaprasthaner Pathe by director Kartik Chattopadhay in 1952. Some of his memorable films are, Bhagaban Shri Krishna Chaitanya, Jadu Bhatta, Andhare Alo, Deep Jwele Jaai with Suchitra Sen, Anushtoop Chhanda, Abhaya O Srikanta, Raja Rammohan Roy, Diba Ratrir Kabya, Devi Chowdhurani. He was also involved with amateur theatre and radio.
In 1965, Basanta Choudhury was awarded the Best Actor Prize for his film "Raja Rammohan" by B.F.J.A. In 1996, he also received Bangla Stage Centenary Star Theatre award from Calcutta University. He had also acted in several Hindi films.
Choudhury had been the Sheriff of Kolkata. He was also appointed as the Chairman of Nandan-West Bengal Film Centre in Kolkata.
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