Ramaprasad Banik (রমাপ্রসাদ বনিক) (1954–2010) was a

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theatre actor, director and playwright. He also worked in films and televisions. He started his career at a very early age with ''Putul khela'', which was an adaptation of

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A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' (Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having bee ...

. This play was directed by

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. Banik was called protégé of the Sombhu Mitra. Banik wrote and acted in many plays for

Bohurupee Bohurupee is a Bengali premier theatre group. Bohurupee was founded in 1948 by several active members who left the Indian People's Theatre Association. The group was created to present the experimental Bengali drama in unusual form. Early days ...

. In 1981 he left ''Bohurupee'' he created his own theatre group ''Chena Mukh''. In 1991 he created another theatre group "Theatre Passion" He was a very prominent part of the Nehru Children's Museum theatre classes.

Career

Plays

;With Bohurupee *Putul Khela *Dashachakra *Chhera Tar *Dashachakra *Chhar Addhaye *Jadi Arekbar ;With Chena Mukh *Ranee Kahini *Icchegari *Aguntuk *Pakhi *Sharanagato ;With Theatre Passion *Kabikatha *Trata *The Tempest *Dahanshil *Antar Bahir *Sparshak *Bhablai Bhalo *Anukul *Anko Sir, Golapi Babu ar Tipu *Iti Mritajan ;With Nehru Children's Museum *Mahabidya Primary *Ekla Pagol *Manoniyo Shotyo *Jodio Sandhya *Anubhab *Sarashwati Samipeshu *Luxembourg er Laxmi *Bhalobasha *Parichoy ;With Purba Paschim *Angshumati *Patolbabu Film Star ;With Anya Theatre *Ache Ache Sthan ;With Taki Natyam *Good Morning Nishikanta ;With IFTA *Ghasiram Kotwal ;With Ajantrik *Pratham Path

Films

*'' Chalo Patol Tuli'' (2011) *'' Aalo Chhaya'' (2011) *'' Bajikar'' (2011) *'' Ek Poloke Ektu Dekha'' (2011) *'' Purna Brahma Sri Sri Harichand'' (2011) *''

Juaari ''Juaari'' is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Armaan Kohli, Dharmendra and Shilpa Shirodkar. The film was released on 7 July 1994. The film didn't do well at the box office and was declared as flop. Plot Police Inspector Dharam Singh (Dharmend ...

'' (2009) *''

Hochheta Ki ''Hochheta Ki?'' or ''Hochchheta ki?'' ( bn, হচ্ছেটা কি? en, What's Happening?) is a 2008 Bengali comedy drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee. Chatterjee, director of ''Chhoti Si Baat'', ''Baaton Baaton Mein'' and ''Khatta Me ...

?'' (2008) *''

Khalnayak ''Khal Nayak'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action crime film produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film's plot centers on the escape and attempted capture of criminal Ballu (Sanjay Dutt as antihero) by Inspector Ram ( Jackie Shrof ...

'' (2006) *'' Sadhu Babar Lathi'' (2008) *''

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'' (2004) *''

Rakhe Hari Mare Ke ''Rakhe Hari Mare Ke'' is a 2003 Bengali romance drama film directed by Ratan Adhikari and produced by Pritam Jalan. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rachana Banerjee, Raima Sen in the lead roles. Music of the film has been compose ...

'' (2003) as Constable Ghoshal Babu *''

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'' (2003) as Nata Bose *''

Arjun Aamar Naam ''Arjun Aamar Naam'' is a Bengali language action drama film directed by Prabir Nandi and produced by Jayanta Bhattacharya. This film was released in 2003 in the banner of Angel Digital Private Limited. Plot Arjun lives in a village. He lost ...

'' (2003) *''

Patalghar ''Patalghar'' ( bn, পাতাল ঘর "The Underground Chamber" ) is a Bengali science fiction film based on the story of same name by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and directed by Abhijit Chaudhuri. Plot 150 years in the past, Aghor Sen, a genius ...

'' (2003) *''

Tumi Je Aamar ''Tumi Je Aamar'' () ( bn, তুমি যে আমার) is a 1994 Bengali drama film directed by Inder Sen starring Ranjit Mallick, Anuradha Ray, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Satabdi Roy, Tapas Paul and Indrani Dutta in lead roles. The film has ...

'' (1994) as Avik Halder

Television soap operas

*Janmabhumi *Draupadi *Kanakanjali *13 no. Barir Rahasya (as Hukakasi) *Mahaprabhu *Mohini *Bhanga garar khela *Aleya *banhishikha *Ek posla bristi * Raja and Goja

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banik, Ramaprasad 1954 births 2010 deaths Place of birth missing Bengali theatre personalities Bengali actors