Shaoli Mitra (alternatively spelt as Shaonli Mitra (Bengali: শাঁওলি মিত্র); c. 1948 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian Bengali theatre and film actress, director, and playwright.[2] She played the role of Bangabala in Ritwik Ghatak's Jukti Takko Aar Gappo.[3] She is the daughter of Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra, who were also theatre personalities.[4][5]
Shaoli Mitra | |
|---|---|
 Mitra in October 2004 | |
| Born | c. 1948 |
| Died | (aged 73)[1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Jukti Takko Aar Gappo |
| Parent(s) | Sombhu Mitra, Tripti Mitra |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2009) Banga Bibhushan (2012) |
Career
editMitra was involved in drama from her childhood under the guidance of her parents Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra.[6] She acted in the play Dakghar in the role of Amal. Later she also formed her own theatre group.[7] In 2011, she became the chairperson of Rabindra Shardhoshato Janmabarsha Udjapon Samiti.[8][9] She worked with the Bohurupee productions. She also established the theatre group "Pancham Baidik" which is pioneer for producing widely acclaimed plays on women's emancipation.[2]
Personal life and death
editMitra married to bahurupi's Kaliprasad Ghosh in July 1977. Mitra died of heart ailments on 16 January 2022 at the age of 73 at her home in South Kolkata.[2]
Films
edit- Jukti Takko Aar Gappo (Character name Bongobala)[6]
Plays
edit- Bitata Bitangsha[6]
- Nathabati Anathabat[6][10]
- Putulkhela[6][10]
- Ekti Rajnaitik Hotya[6]
- Hajabaralo[10]
- Katha Amritasaman[11]
- Lankadahan[12]
- Chandali[12]
- Pagla ghorha[12]
- Pakhi[10]
- Galileo r Jeeban[10]
- Daakghar[6][10]
- Jodi Aar ek Baar[10]
- As Sita in Sitakatha[2]
Books
editAwards
edit- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003 for acting in Bengali theatre[6]
- Banga Bibhushan in 2012 for lifetime achievement in theatre[1][6]
- Padma Shri in 2009 in Arts.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "প্রয়াত নাট্যকার শাঁওলি মিত্র, লোকচক্ষুর আড়ালে থেকেই চিরবিদায় নিলেন 'নাথবতী অনাথবৎ'". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Press Trust of India. "Saoli Mitra, eminent theatre personality, actress dies at 73". Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via India Today.
- ^ "Jukti Takko Aar Gappo". Telegraph Calcutta. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 September 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Shaonli Mitra : Theatre Person". Outlook India. 23 October 1996. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Radha Chakravarty (2003). Crossings, stories from Bangladesh and India. Indialog Publications. pp. 14–20. ISBN 9788187981398. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Shaoli Mitra: চিরবিদায় শাঁওলি মিত্রের, শেষ ইচ্ছাপত্র মেনে সবার আড়ালে তাঁর শেষকৃত্য". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "বিশিষ্ট নাট্যব্যক্তিত্ব শাঁওলি মিত্রের জীবনাবসান". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Tagore plans unveiled". Telegraph Calcutta. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Of myth and reality". Telegraph Calcutta. 17 September 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ganguly, Soumya (16 January 2022). "Shaoli Mitra Passed Away: প্রয়াত নাট্যব্যক্তিত্ব শাঁওলি মিত্র". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). Kolkata. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "প্রয়াত শাঁওলি মিত্র". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Shaoli Mitra Passes Away: প্রয়াত শাঁওলি মিত্র, ইচ্ছানুসারে সকলের অগোচরেই সম্পন্ন শেষকৃত্য". Asianet News (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Mitra, Saoli (2005). Five lords, yet none a protector, and : two plays ;Words sweet and timeless. Calcutta: Stree. p. 224. ISBN 978-8185604497. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Mitra, Saoli (1 January 2015). Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra. Bengal: Ananda Publishers. p. 260. ISBN 978-9350404829.
External links
edit- Shaoli Mitra at IMDb