Kumar Roy (1926–2010) was a

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theatre actor, director and playwright. In 1983 he won the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognit ...

. He was associated with the group

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 1989 he directed the re-creation of the classic play '' Nabanna'' (1948). He was the President of the PashchimBanga Natya Akademi (West Bengal State Theatre Academy) from 2006 till his death in 2010. Kumar Roy was also Professor of Drama at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata and Visiting Professor at Sangeet Bhavan, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.

Plays

Direction

* ''Chauryananda'' (by

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, 1956) * ''Natyakarer Bipatti'' (by Ajit Ganguli, 1956) * ''Geetaratna'' (by Chittaranjan Ghosh, 1956) * ''Mrichchakatik'' (by Śūdraka, 1979) * ''Galileo'' (by

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, 1980) * ''Rajdarshan'' (by

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, 1982) * ''Aguner Pakhi'' (by

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, 1984) * ''Malini'' (by

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, 1986) * ''Mr. Kakatua'' (by Prashanta Deb, 1987) * ''Yayati'' (by

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, 1988) * ''Kinu Kaharer Thetar'' (by Manoj Mitra, 1988) * ''Nabanna'' (by

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, 1989) * ''Nindapanke'' (by

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, 1991) * ''Shyama'' (by

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, 1992) * ''Akbar Birbal'' (by Sisir Kumar Das, 1993) * ''Piriti Parama Nidhi'' (by Chittaranjan Ghosh, 1994) * ''Sinduk'' (by Sisir Kumar Das, 1995) * ''Muktadhara'' (by Rabindranath Tagore, 1996) * ''Ek Din Ek Rat'' (by Sisir Kumar Das, 1997) * ''Lal Kaner'' (Rabindranath Tagore's ''Rakta Karabi'' in Hindi 1986, under the Sangeet Kala Mandir) * ''Itihaser Atmaa'' (by Ashim Chatterjee, 2000) * ''Fulla Ketur Pala'' (2002) * ''Nishiddha Thikana'' (2004) * ''Deepa Danda'' (2005) * Kaal Sandhya (by Buddhadeb Bosu 2008)

Acting

* ''Rakta Karabi'' * ''Putulkhela'' * ''Bisarjan Raja'' * ''Muktadhara'' * ''Pagla Ghoda'' * ''Mudrarakshas'' * ''Baki Itihas'' * ''Chop Adalat Cholche'' * ''Mrichchaakatik'' * ''Galileo'' * ''Raj Darshan'' * ''Dharmadharma'' * ''Aguner Pakhi'' * ''Malini'' * ''Nabanna'' * ''Nindapanke'' * ''Ek Din Ek Raat''

Awards

, (1983) * Dinabandhu Puraskar (2003) * National Theatre Award of India (1985)

References

External links

Article on Bohurupee and Kumar Roy in Bophurupee website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Kumar 2010 deaths 1926 births Bengali male actors Bengali writers Bengali theatre personalities University of Calcutta alumni People from Dinajpur District, Bangladesh Dramatists and playwrights from West Bengal Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award