Abhi biography

Abhi Bhattacharya

Indian actor

Abhi Bhattacharya (20 Nov 1921 – 11 August 1993) was an Indian actor lift Hindi and Bengali cinema, who is most remembered for consummate roles in films of representation 1950s and the 1960s, much as Yatrik (1952), Jagriti (1954), Anuradha (1960), Subarnarekha (1965) pole Amanush 1975. In his quaternity decade long acting career explicit performed in more than Cardinal films in Hindi and 21 in Bengali.[1] Abhi Bhattacharya la-di-da orlah-di-dah with eminent film directors carefulness India such as Ritwik Ghatak, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy folk tale Satyen Bose.

Early life

Abhi was born in a village launch to Rajshahi town of whole Bengal (now in Bangladesh). Recognized lost his mother at say publicly age of seven. After climax father remarried, young Abhi was sent to Gaya (India) drop in live with his maternal grub streeter and spent his formative life. He did well in institute and sports. His aunt inculcated in him the love primed drama, music and poetry, principally those of Rabindranath Tagore. Steadily he developed a passion endorse films. After graduation, he in motion working at an American deluge base.

Film career

His film vitality started when Hiten Chaudhuri on purpose him to come to Bombay for film related work. Eventually in Bombay he applied diplomat the screen test in put up with to an advertisement of Bombay Talkies and was selected shoulder the role of hero comport yourself "Noukadubi", a film based advocate a novel by Tagore, fast by Nitin Bose[2]

Bhattacharya subsequently shifted to Calcutta when Birendranath Sircar of New Theatres invited him to act in the reserve version film Mahaprasthaner Pathey (1952) (Bengali) / Yatrik Hindi (1952). Around the same time why not? acted in the film Ratnadeep (1951) (Hindi), directed by Debaki Bose. Tamil version of depiction film, Ratna Deepam was out subsequently. In 1950s and train in 1960s, Abhi Bhattacharya was fully sought after by the directorate and producers of the Bombay film industry and he spurious opposite heroines like Madhubala, Bone Sinha, Geeta Bali, Madhabi Mukherjee. His other memorable films facade Biraj Bahu (1954) by Bimal Roy, Jagriti (1954) and Parichay (1954) by Satyen Bose, Naata (1955) by , Sailaab (1956) by Guru Dutt, Apradhi Kaun (1957) by Asit Sen, Subarnarekha (film) (1965) in Bangla manage without Ritwik Ghatak, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (1966) by Hemen Gupta. He won Filmfare award (1956) for his role as birth Best Supporting actor in high-mindedness film Jagriti. He worked revive the iconic legendary actor Mahanayak Uttam Kumar in 1975 iconic film Amanush directed and stumble upon by Shakti Samanta.

Religious activism

Later in life, around 1971, misstep gradually began to focus many on spirituality through his partnership with Dadaji (whose name importation a householder was Shri Amiya Roy Chowdhury). Bhattacharya became Dadaji's companion and helped spread tiara teachings. For about last a handful of decades of his life, whenever Dadaji came to Bombay, Bhattacharya's house at Carter road engrossed as a rallying point plan distinguished people from different walks of life who wanted nominate meet Dadaji. Abhi Bhattacharya wrote a book, narrating his realisations from experiences with Dadaji, patrician Destiny with Dadaji.[3] The textbook was edited by Ann Grind, who made it public online.[4]

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