Acting
Basanta Choudhury
Hindi, Bengali cinema · 28 credits
Born
5 May 1928
Died
20 June 2000 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Also known as Basanta Chowdhury · Vasant Chowdhury · Vasant Choudhury
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
Filmography
Yatrik
as Prabodh Kumar Sanyal, the lead character
Hirer Angti
as Ratanlal Bannerjee
Death of a Doctor
as Dr. Ramanand
The Voyage Beyond
as Laxminarayan Banerjee, Yashobati's Father
Baidurya Rahasya
as Mohanta Maharaj
Raja Rammohan
as Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Badhu
as Bani
The Test
as Prof. Rajat Sen
Deep Jele Jaai
as Tapash
Beam of Light
as Satyendra
