Partha Pratim Chowdhury

Partha Pratim Chowdhury (1938—1996) was an Indian Bengali actor, director, screen writer, dramatist and music director.^[1] He was widely appreciated as a director for Chaya Surya (1963) and Jadubansha (1974).^[2]

Partha Pratim Chowdhury
Born	1938
Died	1996
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, writer, cinematographer, dramatist and music director

Early years and education

He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta.^[3] Along with other future luminaries of the Bengali theatre, Badal Sircar, Rudraprasad Sengupta, and Manoj Mitra, among others, he was initiated into the theatre world during his college years.^[4][5]

Career

He started a theatre group Sundaram in 1957.^[4][6] Later he moved on to filmmaking.

Filmography

Year	Title	Actor	Director	Assistant director	Writer	Cinematographer	Music director	Producer	Ref
1959	Deep Jwele Jaai			Yes			Yes
	Indranath Srikanta O Annadadidi	Yes
1963	Chhaya Surya		Yes		Yes				[7]
1965	Subha O Debatar Gras		Yes
1965	Dolna		Yes
1968	Hangsa-Mithun		Yes		Yes
1969	Parineeta				Yes
1974	Jadu Bangsha		Yes		Yes			Yes
1978	Subho Kemon Achho		Yes
1982	Rajbabhu	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
	Troyee				Yes
1983	Chena Achena							Yes	[8]
1984	Pujarini		Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
	Sargam						Yes