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Nirmal Kumar
Indian actor (born 1928) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nirmal Kumar (Bengali: নির্মল কুমার; born 14 December 1928, in Kolkata, India) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema and theatre.[5][6] Often regarded as one of the greatest voice-over artists during 1960s and 1970s, Kumar lent his voice to numerous Bengali radio dramas.[7] Winner of a BFJA Award, he made his big screen debut as Amit Roy in Madhu Bose's Bengali drama film Shesher Kabita (1953) based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel of the same name.[5][8] He is also known for his roles in Bengali films such as Drishti (1955), Godhuli (1955), Kalindi (1955), Paresh (1955), Louhakapat (1958), Janmantar (1959), Kshaniker Atithi (1959), Kono Ekdin (1960) and Kamallata (1969).[1][9]
Nirmal Kumar collaborated with Ajoy Kar in Paresh (1955).[10] His collaboration with Tapan Sinha includes Upahar (1955), Louhakapat (1958), Kshaniker Atithi (1959), Apanjan (1968), Ekhoni (1971), Aandhar Periye (1973), Raja (1975), Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979), Banchharamer Bagan (1980), Adalat o Ekti Meye (1982), Baidurya Rahasya (1985), Atanka (1986), Antardhan (1992) and Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha (1998).[11] He collaborated with Rituparno Ghosh in Dahan (1998). He featured opposite Sumitra Devi in Gobinda Ray's Thakur Haridas (1959) and Suchitra Sen in Harisadhan Dasgupta's Kamallata (1969).[12][13]
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Nirmal Kumar was an LDC at Calcutta High Court when he joined Gananatya on Sabitabrata Dutta's insistence.[7] Later, he became a part of Bohurupee, which offered him the golden opportunity to observe Sombhu Mitra's acting style and voice modulation. Rabi Basu in his Satrang stated that Kumar excelled in all his radio dramas as he learned a substantial part of voice modulation from Mitra.[7] He, alongside Sabitabrata Dutta and Santosh Dutta formed a theatre group named Anandam.[14]
In 1952, Sabitabrata Dutta[a] advised Kumar to audition for Amit Ray in Madhu Bose's directorial venture Shesher Kabita (1953), based on Tagore's Shesher Kabita (1929).[8] Kumar successfully auditioned for this role in Calcutta Movietone Studio. He was cast alongside Dipti Roy portraying the role of Labanya.[15] The screenplay of the film was written by Nripendra Krishna Chatteejee.[16] Though the film was a moderate success at the box office, it catapulted Kumar to stardom.[17][18]
Imagine my guts when I instantly said yes the moment he asked if I can play Amit Ray. “What’s there not to play Amit Ray? Of course, I can,” I said. Madhu Bose was stumped by my confidence and told Jhonu[b] that on every earlier occasion, anyone who was given this offer had said he needed time to think over the proposal. And here was someone who was ready instantly. He then asked if I was ready to read any book he gave me. He handed over an excerpt from Rabindra Rachanabali and asked me to read it aloud.
Following the success of Shesher Kabita, Kumar appeared in a string of Bengali films including Sushil Majumdar's Bhangagara (1954), Bikash Roy's Ardhangini (1955), Chitta Basu's Drishti (1955), Kartik Chattopadhyaay's Godhuli (1955), Naresh Mitra's Kalindi (1955), Ajoy Kar's Paresh (1955) and Tapan Sinha's Upahar (1955). He would continue to collaborate with Tapan Sinha in thirteen more films including Louhakapat (1958), Kshaniker Atithi (1959), Apanjan (1968), Ekhoni (1971), Aandhar Periye (1973), Raja (1975), Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979), Banchharamer Bagan (1980), Adalat o Ekti Meye (1982), Baidurya Rahasya (1985), Atanka (1986), Antardhan (1992) and Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha (1998). He collaborated with Rituparno Ghosh in Dahan (1998). He featured opposite Sumitra Devi in Gobinda Ray's Thakur Haridas (1959).
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