Shaoli Mitra
শাঁওলি মিত্র); 1948 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian Bengali theatre and film actress, director, and playwright.
She played the role of ''Bangabala'' in
Ritwik Ghatak's ''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo''.
She is the daughter of Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra, who were also theatre personalities.
Career
Mitra was involved in drama from her childhood under the guidance of her parents Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra.
She acted in the play ''
Dakghar'' in the role of Amal. Later she also formed her own theatre group. In 2011, she became the chairperson of
Rabindra Shardhoshato Janmabarsha Udjapon Samiti.
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.
Personal life and death
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.
Films
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Jukti Takko Aar Gappo
''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'' (''Jukti tôkko aːr gôppo'', ''Reason, Debate and a Story'') is a 1974 Bengali film directed by auteur of Indian cinema Ritwik Ghatak. ''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'' was Ritwik Ghatak's last film. The film was believed t ...
'' (Character name Bongobala)
Plays
*''Bitata Bitangsha''
*''Nathabati Anathabat''
*''Putulkhela''
*''Ekti Rajnaitik Hotya''
*''Hajabaralo''
*''Katha Amritasaman''
*''Lankadahan''
*''Chandali''
*''Pagla ghorha''
*''Pakhi''
*''Galileo r Jeeban''
*''Daakghar''
*''Jodi Aar ek Baar''
*As Sita in ''Sitakatha''
Books
*''Five Lords, Yet None a Protector & Words Sweet & Timeless''
*''Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra''
Awards
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003 for acting in
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
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Banga Bibhushan
Banga Bibhushan Samman ( bn, বঙ্গবিভূষণ) is a title instituted by the West Bengal government to honour the services of personalities in various fields. The Banga Ratna Samman and the Banga Bhushan Samman ("Bengal ornament" ব ...
in 2012 for lifetime achievement in
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
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Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...
in 2009 in Arts.
References
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1940s births
2022 deaths
Date of birth missing
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Bengali cinema
Bengali actresses
Bengali theatre personalities
Indian film actresses
Indian stage actresses
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award