Brindaban Das is a Bangladeshi playwright, actor, writer and director. He won the best dramatist award from
Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association and Bangladesh Cultural Reporters Association. He was again nominated as the best dramatist by the Cultural Reporters Association of Bangladesh.
He wrote about two hundred plays and sequels including ''Harkipte'', ''Sakin Sarisuri'', ''Ghar Kutum'', ''Patri Chai'', ''Tin Geda'', ''Service Holder'', ''Gharkutum'', ''Mohor Sheikh'', ''Jamai Mela''.
Early life and education
He was born in Sanrora village of
Chatmohar Upazila
Chatmohar ( bn, চাটমোহর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Chatmohar is located at . It has 39489 households and a total area of 314.32 km2.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Banglade ...
in
Pabna District. His father Dayala Krishna Das was a renowned
kirtan
Kirtana ( sa, कीर्तन; ), also rendered as Kirtan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing" of an idea or story, specifically in Indian religions. It also refers to a genre of religious performance arts ...
ist, well versed in padavali kirtans and literature. His mother Mayna Rani passed away in 2018 at the age of 75 due to a heart attack. Brindaban Das completed his primary education from Shalikha Government Primary School. He passed SSC from
Chatmohar RCN and BSN High School
Chatmohar Raja Chandra Nath and Babu Shambhu Nath Model Pilot High School and College, also referred to as Chatmohar High School or Chatmohar RCN and BSN Model Pilot High School ( bn, চাটমোহর রাজা চন্দ্রনাথ ...
and HSC from Chatmohar Government Degree College. Later he obtained BSS and MSS degree in Political Science from Jagannath College (now
Jagannath University) under
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
.
Career
In 1981, Das left his home to join
Abahani Club in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
to become a famous football player. He told the legendary footballer
Amalesh Sen
Amalesh Sen ( bn, অমলেশ সেন; 2 March 1943 – 7 October 2017) was a Bangladeshi football player and coach. He started his career in Dhaka by playing for Fire Service Team and Shadhin Bangla Football Team, but spent many years ...
about his feelings but failed and returned to the hometown. For three consecutive years from 1984, he was awarded green medal as the best footballer of his
Upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
.
He started his acting career in 1985. His debut drama was ''Chor'' at Chatmohar Cultural Council. Although his role in his first drama was insignificant. Later, he joined
Mamunur Rashid's Aranyak Natyadal. In 1997, he left Aranyak Natyadal and formed Pracchyanatya and wrote the play called ''Kadte Mana''.
''Surer Alo'' is his short stories collection that contains four of his stories.
In 1994, he worked as a junior officer at the head office of Delta Life Insurance Company for some time. Until 2006, he worked in the international development organization
Care Bangladesh.
He was Election Commissioner in Television Program Producers Association of Bangladesh along with Masum Aziz and Naresh Bhuiyan.
However, Brindaban began his acting career in the early 1990s. Later he became a senior Bangladeshi actor. He has acted with leading Bangladeshi actors including
Chanchal Chowdhury
Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal ( bn, সুচিন্ত চৌধুরী চঞ্চল), known as Chanchal Chowdhury ( bn, চঞ্চল চৌধুরী), is a Bangladeshi actor. Critically acclaimed for his performances in ''Rupkothar ...
,
Mosharraf Karim
K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage-name Mosharraf Karim ( bn, মোশাররফ করিম), is a Bangladeshi actor, works both in films and television. He began working as a theater artist in late the 1980s wi ...
and
Zahid Hasan
Zahid Hasan (born 4 October 1965) is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actor. He has been working as an actor in the show business arena of Bangladesh since the 1990s. He is also a TV commercial model. He was awarded Bangladesh National F ...
.
Personal life
Das married actress Shahnaz Khushi on January 19, 1994 after dating for eight years. Now they have two sons named Dibya Jyoti and Soumya Jyoti. Their twin sons are actors by profession who act in tv dramas and films.
Works
Notable plays written by Brindaban Das include:
* ''Kadte Mana'' (1997; stage play)
* ''Dorir Khela'' (stage play)
* ''Oronno Songbad'' (stage play)
* ''Konna'' (stage play)
* ''Bondhuboreshu'' (1999; First drama on TV by Brindaban)
* ''Ghor-Kutum''
* ''Onishchit Jatra'' (directed by Mamunur Rashid)
* ''Alta Sundori''
* ''Manik Chor''
* ''Biyer Phul''
* ''Rosu Chor''
* ''Pal Bari''
* ''Shil Bari''
* ''Goru Chor''
* ''O Pakhi Tor Jontrona''
* ''Pita Bonam Putro Gong''
* ''Tritiyo Purush''
* ''Piliyar''
* ''Waren''
* ''Talk Show''
* ''Jamai Mela''
* ''
Harkipte''
* ''Mohor Sheikh''
* ''
Sakin Sarisuri
''Sakin Sarisuri'' ( bn, সাকিন সারিসুরি) is a Bangladeshi drama television series that aired on Channel i from January 27, 2009, to 2010. It was written by Brindaban Das and directed by Salauddin Lavlu, and has 102 ep ...
''
* ''Choita Pagol''
* ''
Shonda Panda''
Television
* ''Harkipte''
* ''Service Holder'' (2016)
* ''Shil Bari'' (2020)
* ''Pal Bari'' (2022)
* ''Mohor Sheikh''
* ''Bibek Mojid''
* ''Alamot''
* ''Ar Matro Koyda Din''
* ''Tritiyo Purush''
* ''Jamai Daoyat''
* ''Membor''
* ''Gun Mojid''
Filmography
Awards and nominations
;
Bachsas Awards
;Television Reporters Association of Bangladesh Award
;RTV Star Award
References
External links
*
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1962 births
Living people
Bangladeshi male film actors
Bangladeshi male television actors
Bangladeshi male stage actors
Bengali actors
21st-century Bangladeshi male actors
Bangladeshi dramatists and playwrights
Bengali Hindus
Bangladeshi Hindus
People from Pabna District
Jagannath University alumni