Ahindra Choudhury

Born: 1896-08-06

Ahindra Choudhury (1896-1974) was an Indian actor, director, theatre personality, and co-founder of Photo Play Syndicate, a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows. A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958, Choudhury was honored by the Government of India in 1963 with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award, for his services to the nation. His foray into the movie world was in 1931 with Hrishir Prem, a Jyotish Bandopadhyay film. He retired from acting with Shahjahan, a drama staged on 11 September 1957 at Minerva Theatre, Kolkata. Years later, he appeared in one more film, Shravan Sandhya, in 1974.[8] He acted in 89 films, wrote a screenplay for his maiden venture, Soul of a Slave, and directed two films.


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Two Generations

as uncredited
Released: 1945-08-30

One of the early films of Chhabi Biswas featuring him as a leading man, before he came to be...

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Bratacharini

as uncredited
Released: 1955-10-21

A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Kamal Gangopadhyay.

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Anandamath

as uncredited
Released: 1951-01-04

The lesser known 'Sannyasi Rebellion' of the 18th century forms the base of this film....

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Debatra

as uncredited
Released: 1955-04-08

A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya.

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Michael Madhusudhan

as Rajnarayan Dutta
Released: 1950-12-31

The life of renowned Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta.

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Niruddesh

as uncredited
Released: 1949-05-07

A 1949 Bengali Drama Film directed by Niren Lahiri.

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Priyatama

as uncredited
Released: 1948-05-21

A 1948 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Pashupati Chattopadhyay.

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Jawab

as Rai Bahadur
Released: 1942-03-22

Manoj is from the aristocratic class but has some sort retrograde amnesia; he belongs to the...

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The Power of Chant

as uncredited
Released: 1954-12-17

Ambernath a well-educated Sanskrit pundit was different from his childhood. The way he thought...

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Kankabatir Ghat

as uncredited
Released: 1955-12-01

When Mr. Mukherjee's wife drowns herself in the Ganges to save her ailing husband, people start...

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Chirakumar Sabha

as uncredited
Released: 1956-04-14

The story revolves around a group of hardened bachelors who meet regularly, and eventually...

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Burmar Pathe

as Bidhan
Released: 1947-08-29

The rustic girl left this world and went to heaven. Her Painful memories are what remains...

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Tatinir Bichar

as Dr Bose
Released: 1940-05-04

Four sets of friends spend Halloween weekend at the Beautiful Creekside "Kamp of Antietam". Each...

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Roop Lekha

as Ashok
Released: 1934-04-14

For the first time in Indian cinema, flashback was used for storytelling.

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Durgeshnandini

as uncredited
Released: 1927-12-03

Durgeshnandini is a sweeping historical drama set against the backdrop of 16th-century India....

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Nara Narayana

as Satrajit
Released: 1939-06-30

Lord Krishna visits Suryapith with his friend Akrur, where they meet Satyabhama, the daughter of...

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Kanthahar

as uncredited
Released: 1935-12-21

A 1935 Bengali Film directed by Jyotish Bandyopadhyay.

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Bamanabatar

as Bali
Released: 1939-12-23

A 1939 Mythological Bengali Drama film directed by Hari Bhanja.

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Dakshayagna

as Dakhshya
Released: 1934-12-28

Dakshayagna is a pivotal tale in Hindu mythology. It recounts the grand sacrifice ritual...

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Shyamali

as uncredited
Released: 1956-06-15

Shyamali, who is both hearing and speech impaired, faces several struggles in life. While the...

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Datta

as Rashbehari
Released: 1951-10-05

The film is a romantic story about a wealthy Brahmo woman and a poor but intelligent Hindu man....

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Uttarayan

as Atuleshwar
Released: 1941-11-21

A 1941 Bengali film directed by Pramathesh Barua; the film was remade in 1963.

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Prabhas Milan

as Indra
Released: 1937-10-09

A timeless tale of love and devotion, Prabhas Milan transports viewers to ancient India. Set...

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Janak Nandini

as Biswamitra
Released: 1939-01-21

A 1939 Bengali Mythological Film directed by Phani Burma.

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Shesh Uttar

as Ray Bahadur
Released: 1942-09-25

The wealthy, self-obsessed, and possibly crazed Manoj (Barua) is sent by his concerned family to...

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Ameeree

as uncredited
Released: 1945-07-19

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Krishnakanter Will

as Krishnakanta
Released: 1932-09-27

Haralal arranges a fake will and makes Rohini, an orphaned widow, agree to change the original...

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Dasiputra

as uncredited
Released: 1949-05-20

A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Deb Narayan Gupta.

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