Abhi Bhattacharya

Abhi Bhattacharya

Bhattacharya in 1984 (Boulder, Colorado)
Born 1921
India
Died 1993 (aged 71–72)
Mumbai, India
Occupation Actor
Years active 1947–1993

Abhi Bhattacharya (1921–1993) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema, who is most remembered for his roles in films in 50s and the 60s, such as Yatrik (1952), Jagriti (1954), Anuradha (1960) and Subarnarekha (1965). In his illustrious career he worked with noted directors like Ritwik Ghatak, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy and Satyen Bose.

He made his film debut in 1947, with Bombay Talkies film, Naukadubi based on a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Nitin Bose.[1] Later in life, around 1971, he turned to spirituality, through his association with Dadaji (whose name as a householder was Shri Amiya Roy Chowdhury). He wrote a book, narrating his realisations from experiences with Dadaji, titled Destiny with Dadaji.[2] Late in his career he acted in many mythological films. He played a negative role in Memsaab starring Vinod Khanna and Yogita Bali and in 'Ishq par Zor Nahin' starring Biswajeet, Sadhna and Dharmendra. He played the role of Lord Vishnu in many films like Tulsi Vivah, Vishnu Puran, Hari Darshan & Kisaan aur Bhagwan and as Krishna in 'Mahabharat'.

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Naukadubi at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ "Dadaji - Free spiritual books. Abhi Bhattacharya". dadaji.info.
  3. ↑ Abhi Bhattacharya Upperstall.com.
  4. ↑ "Abhi Bhattacharya". NYTimes.com Movies & TV. The New York Times (All Movie Guide and Baseline).
  5. ↑ Awards Internet Movie Database .

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