Wikipedia

Sukhen Das

Sukhen Das (28 July 1938 – 4 April 2004) was an Indian actor,[4][5] director,[6] screenwriter and story writer of Bengali cinema.

Sukhen Das
সুখেন দাস
Born
Sukhendranath Das

(1938-07-28)28 July 1938
Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day West Bengal, India)
Died4 April 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 65)[1]
Kolkata, India
Occupation(s)Actor
director
Screenplay/story writer
Known forPratisodh (1981)
Daan Pratidaan (1992)
Amar Kantak (1987)
Children3
RelativesPiya Sengupta (Daughter)[2]
Anup Sengupta (Son-in-law)[3]
Bonny Sengupta (Grandson)[3]

Early life and education edit

Das was born as Sukhendranath Das in Kolkata.[7][8] He spent parts of his childhood in an orphanage i.e The Ramkrishna Society-Anath Bhandar. He did not finish his education because of financial problems.[3] Later he fled the orphanage and took shelter in a doctor's chamber. During this time he roamed around near film studios, and he was spotted by director Debnarayan Gupta who gave him a role as a child actor (Master Sukhen) in the movie Dasiputra (1949).[9]

Career edit

Das acted in many commercially successful movies[5][10] including Pratishodh (1981)[11] and Maa Ek Mandir (1988).[11] His roles in the movies Lalu Bhulu (1959), Dhonyi Meye (1971), Rajnandini (1980) and Dadamoni (1984) earned him critical acclaim. He also directed a large number of movies, including Milan Tithi, Sayani,[12] Maan Abhiman (1978)[13] and Singhaduar (1978), and wrote scripts for a number of others.[4] His play 15th July was translated into Hindi. He acted in a large number of jatras as well.

Das was typecast in tragic roles,[14] although he sometimes played comic roles as well,[15] as exemplified by his role in Dhonyi Meye. A typical role for him would be a man who became handicapped in an accident while trying to rescue younger brother or friend, and who was being ill-treated by others. His role in Pratisodh, where he played the role of an action hero, was unusual.

Personal life edit

Das married twice. His son Rajat Das was an actor and a director. His brother Ajay Das ( 22 January 1941 – 15 April 2013 ) was a music director, and scored the music in many of Das' movies.

He died on 4 April 2004 in a nursing home in Kolkata due to cardiac arrest.[16]

Filmography edit

Actor edit

Director edit

Screenplay/Story edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Noted Bengali actor Sukhen Das dead". zeenews.india.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ^ "বাবা সুখেন দাসের জোরেই পিয়ার উত্থান টলিউডে, নায়িকা-দৌড়ে পিছিয়ে থেকেও অসীম ঠাঁটবাট | Piya Sengupta Was Heroine As Her Father Sukhen Das Backed Her". 14 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "সুখেন দাস, অজয় দাসের নাতি বনি সেনগুপ্ত, সে পরিচয় আঁধারেই, দেখা যায়নি দাদুদের নাম উল্লেখ করতে | Bony Sengupta Is Grandson Of Sukhen Das". 12 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b Yves Thoraval (1 February 2000). The cinemas of India. Macmillan India. pp. 232–234. ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b Kironmoy Raha; Nandan (Organization : Calcutta, India) (1991). Bengali cinema. Nandan. p. 72.
  6. ^ "Director Sushanta Pal Choudhury On Bengali Movies APARAJITA, ANTARDAHO, AJO DUCHOKHE TUMI, AAMAAR SHOPNO TUMI (Interview)" Archived 5 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Washington Bangla Radio on internet, Subhomoy Mukherjee, Calcutta, 19 March 2011
  7. ^ "Biography of Sukhen Das". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Sukhen Das Photo gallery". filmiclub.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Bengali actor Suken Das dead" Archived 7 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Times of India | 4 April 2004
  10. ^ Bimal Mukherjee; Sunil Kothari; Ananda Lal, Chidananda and Das Gupta (1995). Rasa: Theatre and cinema. Anamika Kala Sangam. p. 254.
  11. ^ a b Indrajit Hazra (6 December 2013). Grand Delusions. Aleph Book Company. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-93-83064-60-1.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Shakuntala Barua" Archived 5 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Kolkata Today, Shakuntala Barua 29 March 2014
  13. ^ Film World. T.M. Ramachandran. 1979. p. 65. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  14. ^ Sumita S. Chakravarty (2000). The enemy within: the films of Mrinal Sen. Flicks Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-948911-57-6.
  15. ^ "Laughing Stock" Archived 25 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Times of India, Priyanka Dasgupta | TNN | 20 Dec 2010.
  16. ^ "Noted Bengali actor Sukhen Das dead" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. ZeeNews, Sunday, 4 April 2004
  17. ^ "Songs of Sukhen Das". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  18. ^ "List of Movies of SUKHEN DAS". webmallindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Top movies of Sukhen Das". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Sukhen Das Bengali songs". raaga.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  21. ^ "Sukhen Das hit songs". saregama.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  22. ^ "Bengali movies of Sukhen Das by year". moovyshoovy.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Filmography of Sukhen Das". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  24. ^ "Sukhen Das, Sukhen Das Movies Online, Sukhen Das Videos". ibollytv.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sukhen_Das&oldid=1221561904"