Partha Pratim Chowdhury

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| occupation = Actor, director, writer, cinematographer, dramatist and music director

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Partha Pratim Chowdhury (1938—1996) was an Indian Bengali actor, director, screen writer, dramatist and music director.{{Cite web |date=18 September 2023 |title= Biography of Partha Pratim Chowdhury |url=http://www.gomolo.com/partha-pratim-chowdhury-biography/841/640485 |website=Gomolo.com |language=en}} He was widely appreciated as a director for Chaya Surya (1963) and Jadubansha (1974).{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=ছায়ায় আবৃত সূর্য |url=https://daakbangla.com/2023/09/chayay-abrito-surjo/ |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=ডাকবাংলা |language=en-US}}

Early years and education

He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta.Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 590 Along with other future luminaries of the Bengali theatre, Badal Sircar, Rudraprasad Sengupta, and Manoj Mitra, among others, he was initiated into the theatre world during his college years.[https://archive.today/20130105053552/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080803/jsp/calcutta/story_9636627.jsp At play with a pack of cards]Interview with Manoj Mitra in Scottish Church College Magazine, 2001, volume 89. page 42

Career

He started a theatre group Sundaram in 1957.{{Cite web |url=http://dramafest-smca.8k.com/sundaram.html |title=Sundaram - A Profile |access-date=28 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202062049/http://dramafest-smca.8k.com/sundaram.html |archive-date=2 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} Later he moved on to filmmaking.

Filmography

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rowspan="2"|1959

|Deep Jwele Jaai

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Indranath Srikanta O Annadadidi

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1963

|Chhaya Surya

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|{{Cite web |title=Chaya Surya |url=https://banglacinema100.com/movie-details/T0ZWbEwzRTRVMlpMTkVvNFN5c3paSGh2UmpGRVp6MDk= |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=banglacinema100.com}}

1965

|Subha O Debatar Gras

|{{yes}}

1965

|Dolna

|{{yes}}

1968

|Hangsa-Mithun

|{{yes}}

1969

|Parineeta

|{{yes}}

1974

|Jadu Bangsha

|{{yes}}

1978

|Subho Kemon Achho

|{{yes}}

rowspan="2"|1982

| Rajbabhu

|{{yes}}

Troyee

|{{yes}}

1983

|Chena Achena

|{{yes}}

|{{Cite web |title=Chena Achena |url=https://banglacinema100.com/movie-details/VHpOUk1pOTZlVkYyTWpSNlNtZG1XRXM0VmxKMFFUMDk= |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=banglacinema100.com}}

1984

| Pujarini

|{{yes}}

|Sargam

|{{yes}}