Basanta Choudhury

Acting

Basanta Choudhury

Born May 5, 1928Nagpur, Maharashtra, India25 credits

Basanta Choudhury (5 May 1928 – 20 June 2000) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films. He worked with directors Asit Sen, Rajen Tarafdar, Ajay Kar & Bijay Bose, often in leading roles. He is a former Sheriff of Kolkata. His first film was Mahaprasthaner Pathe by director Kartik Chattopadhay in 1952. Some of his memorable films are, Bhagaban Shri Krishna Chaitanya, Jadu Bhatta, Andhare Alo, Deep Jwele Jaai with Suchitra Sen, Anushtoop Chhanda, Abhaya O Srikanta, Raja Rammohan Roy, Diba Ratrir Kabya, Devi Chaudhurani. He was also involved with amateur theater and radio.

Known For

Kalankini

1981

Pampa

Pampa

Movie

1979

Babu Moshai

1977

Filmography

Hirer Angti
1992Hirer Angti
as Ratanlal BannerjeeMovie
The Voyage Beyond
1987The Voyage Beyond
as Laxminarayan Banerjee, Yashobati's FatherMovie
Baidurya Rahasya
1985Baidurya Rahasya
as Mohanta MaharajMovie
Raja Rammohan
1964Raja Rammohan
as Raja Ram Mohan RoyMovie
Badhu
1962Badhu
as BaniMovie
The Test
1960The Test
as Prof. Rajat SenMovie
Deep Jele Jaai
1959Deep Jele Jaai
as TapashMovie
Beam of Light
1957Beam of Light
as SatyendraMovie