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{{Short description|Bengali actress}}
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| name       = Shaoli Mitra
| name               = Shaoli Mitra
| image       = A portrait of Saoli Mitra who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Theatre - Acting (Bengali) by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg| alt         =
| image             = A portrait of Saoli Mitra who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Theatre - Acting (Bengali) by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg
| caption     =  
| alt               =  
| birth_name =  
| caption           = Mitra in October 2004
| birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|df=yes|Month DD, YYYY}} -->
| birth_name         =  
| birth_place =
| birth_date         = {{circa}} 1948
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|df=yes|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->
| birth_place        = [[West Bengal]], [[Dominion of India|India]]
| death_place =  
| death_date         = {{death date and given age|2022|01|16|73|df=yes}}<ref name="ieb">{{cite web |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/eminent-bengali-theatre-personality-shaoli-mitra-passed-away-398074/ |title=প্রয়াত নাট্যকার শাঁওলি মিত্র, লোকচক্ষুর আড়ালে থেকেই চিরবিদায় নিলেন 'নাথবতী অনাথবৎ' |website=Indian Express Bangla |language=bn |access-date=2022-01-16}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| death_place       = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| other_names =  
| nationality       = Indian
| known_for   = ''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]''
| other_names       =  
| occupation = Actress
| known_for         = ''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]''
| parents     = [[Sombhu Mitra]], [[Tripti Mitra]]
| occupation         = Actress
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] in 2009
| parents           = [[Sombhu Mitra]], [[Tripti Mitra]]
| awards             = [[Padma Shri]] (2009)<br />[[Banga Bibhushan]] (2012)
}}
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'''Shaoli Mitra''' (alternative spelling '''Shaonli Mitra''') is a Bengali theatre and film actress. She played the role of Bangabala in [[Ritwik Ghatak]]'s ''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]''.<ref name="Jukti Takko Aar Gappo DVD">{{cite news|title=Jukti Takko Aar Gappo|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051230/asp/etc/story_5652421.asp|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta|date=30 December 2005}}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Sombhu Mitra]] and [[Tripti Mitra]], who were also theatre personalities.<ref name="Shaonli Mitra : Theatre Person">{{cite news|title=Shaonli Mitra : Theatre Person|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?202354|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=Outlook India|date=23 October 1996}}</ref><ref name="Chakravarty2003">{{cite book|author=Radha Chakravarty|title=Crossings, stories from Bangladesh and India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UopjAAAAMAAJ|access-date=25 June 2012|year=2003|publisher=Indialog Publications|pages=14–20|isbn=9788187981398}}</ref> In 2011, she was a chairperson of [[Rabindranath Tagore|Rabindra]] Shardhoshato Janmabarsha Udjapon Samiti.<ref name="Tagore plans unveiled">{{cite news|title=Tagore plans unveiled|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110727/jsp/calcutta/story_14293288.jsp|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta|date=27 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="Of myth and reality">{{cite news|title=Of myth and reality|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050917/asp/calcutta/story_5250427.asp|access-date=25 June 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta|date=17 September 2005}}</ref>
 
'''Shaoli Mitra''' [alternatively spelt as '''Shaonli Mitra''' ({{lang-bn|শাঁওলি মিত্র}}); {{circa}} 1948 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian [[Bengalis|Bengali]] theatre and film actress, director, and playwright.<ref name= "IT-Saoli"/> She played the role of ''Bangabala'' in [[Ritwik Ghatak]]'s ''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]''.<ref name="Jukti Takko Aar Gappo DVD">{{cite news |title=Jukti Takko Aar Gappo |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051230/asp/etc/story_5652421.asp |access-date=25 June 2012 |newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta |date=30 December 2005}}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Sombhu Mitra]] and [[Tripti Mitra]], who were also theatre personalities.<ref name="Shaonli Mitra : Theatre Person">{{cite news |title=Shaonli Mitra : Theatre Person |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?202354 |access-date=25 June 2012 |newspaper=Outlook India |date=23 October 1996}}</ref><ref name="Chakravarty2003">{{cite book |author=Radha Chakravarty |title=Crossings, stories from Bangladesh and India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UopjAAAAMAAJ |access-date=25 June 2012 |year=2003 |publisher=Indialog Publications |pages=14–20 |isbn=9788187981398}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Mitra was involved in drama from her childhood under the guidance of her parents Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra.<ref name="Ananda"/> She acted in the play ''[[The Post Office (play)|Dakghar]]'' in the role of Amal. Later she also formed her own theatre group.<ref>{{Cite news |title=বিশিষ্ট নাট্যব্যক্তিত্ব শাঁওলি মিত্রের জীবনাবসান |url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/event/eminent-theatre-artist-shaoli-mitra-passes-away/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 January 2022 |work=[[Sangbad Pratidin]] |language=bn}}</ref> In 2011, she became the chairperson of [[Rabindranath Tagore|Rabindra]] Shardhoshato Janmabarsha Udjapon Samiti.<ref name="Tagore plans unveiled">{{cite news |title=Tagore plans unveiled |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110727/jsp/calcutta/story_14293288.jsp |access-date=25 June 2012 |newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta |date=27 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="Of myth and reality">{{cite news |title=Of myth and reality |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050917/asp/calcutta/story_5250427.asp |access-date=25 June 2012 |newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta |date=17 September 2005}}</ref> She worked with the [[Sombhu_Mitra#The_Bohurupee_productions|Bohurupee productions]]. She also established the theatre group "Pancham Baidik" which is pioneer for producing widely acclaimed plays on women's emancipation.<ref name= "IT-Saoli"/>
==Personal life and death==
Mitra died of heart ailments on 16  January 2022 at the age of 73 at her home in South Kolkata.<ref name= "IT-Saoli">{{Cite news |last=[[Press Trust of India]] |title=Saoli Mitra, eminent theatre personality, actress dies at 73 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/saoli-mitra-eminent-theatre-personality-actress-dead-1900765-2022-01-16 |url-status=live |access-date=16 January 2022 |via=India Today |language=en}}</ref>


===Films===
===Films===
*''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]''
*''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]'' (Character name Bongobala)<ref name="Ananda">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=16 January 2022 |title=Shaoli Mitra: চিরবিদায় শাঁওলি মিত্রের, শেষ ইচ্ছাপত্র মেনে সবার আড়ালে তাঁর শেষকৃত্য |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/eminent-theater-persona-shaoli-mitra-is-no-more-dgtl/cid/1323937 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |location=[[Kolkata]] |access-date=17 January 2022 |language=bn}}</ref>


===Plays===
===Plays===
*''Bitata Bitangsha''
*''Bitata Bitangsha''<ref name="Ananda"/>
*''Nathabati Anathabat''
*''Nathabati Anathabat''<ref name="Ananda"/><ref name="ABP">{{cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Soumya |date=16 January 2022 |title=Shaoli Mitra Passed Away: প্রয়াত নাট্যব্যক্তিত্ব শাঁওলি মিত্র |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/district/shaoli-mitra-passed-away-bengali-theatre-film-actress-shaoli-mitra-no-more-860317 |work=[[ABP Ananda]] |location=Kolkata |access-date=17 January 2022 |language=bn}}</ref>
*''Putulkhela''
*''Putulkhela''<ref name="Ananda"/><ref name="ABP"/>
*''Ekti Rajnaitik Hotya''  
*''Ekti Rajnaitik Hotya''<ref name="Ananda"/>
*''Hajabaralo''
*''Hajabaralo''<ref name="ABP"/>
*''Katha Amritasaman''
*''Katha Amritasaman''<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=16 January 2022 |title=প্রয়াত শাঁওলি মিত্র |url=https://epaper.anandabazar.com/imageview_60949_24127891_4_71_17-01-2022_0_i_1_sf.html |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |location=[[Kolkata]] |access-date=17 January 2022 |language=bn}}</ref>
*''Lankadahan''
*''Lankadahan''<ref name="Asianet">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=16 January 2022 |title=Shaoli Mitra Passes Away: প্রয়াত শাঁওলি মিত্র, ইচ্ছানুসারে সকলের অগোচরেই সম্পন্ন শেষকৃত্য |url=https://bangla.asianetnews.com/kolkata/eminent-theatre-personality-shaoli-mitra-passes-away-alb-r5ta7n |work=[[Asianet News]] |location=Kolkata |access-date=17 January 2022 |language=bn}}</ref>
*''Chandali''
*''Chandali''<ref name="Asianet"/>
*''Pagla ghorha''
*''Pagla ghorha''<ref name="Asianet"/>
*''Pakhi''
*''Pakhi''<ref name="ABP"/>
*''Galileo r Jeeban''
*''Galileo r Jeeban''<ref name="ABP"/>
*''Daakghar''
*''Daakghar''<ref name="Ananda"/><ref name="ABP"/>
*''Jodi Aar ek Baar''
*''Jodi Aar ek Baar''<ref name="ABP"/>
*As Sita in ''Sitakatha''<ref name= "IT-Saoli"/>


===Books===
===Books===
*''Five Lords, Yet None a Protector & Words Sweet & Timeless''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mitra|first1=Saoli|title=Five lords, yet none a protector, and : two plays ;Words sweet and timeless|date=2005|publisher=Stree|location=Calcutta|isbn=978-8185604497|pages=224|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6rNjAAAAMAAJ&q=Five+Lords,+Yet+None+a+Protector+%26+Words+Sweet+%26+Timeless|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>
*''Five Lords, Yet None a Protector & Words Sweet & Timeless''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mitra |first1=Saoli |title=Five lords, yet none a protector, and : two plays ;Words sweet and timeless |date=2005 |publisher=Stree |location=Calcutta |isbn=978-8185604497 |pages=224 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6rNjAAAAMAAJ&q=Five+Lords,+Yet+None+a+Protector+%26+Words+Sweet+%26+Timeless |access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>
*''Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mitra|first1=Saoli|title=Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra|date=1 January 2015|publisher=Ananda Publishers|location=Bengal|isbn=978-9350404829|pages=260}}</ref>
*''Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mitra |first1=Saoli |title=Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra |date=1 January 2015 |publisher=Ananda Publishers |location=Bengal |isbn=978-9350404829 |pages=260}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2003 for acting in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[theatre]]
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2003 for acting in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[theatre]]<ref name="Ananda"/>
* [[Banga Bibhushan]] in 2012 for lifetime achievement in [[theatre]]
* [[Banga Bibhushan]] in 2012 for lifetime achievement in [[theatre]]<ref name="ieb"/><ref name="Ananda"/>
* [[Padma Shri]] in 2009 in Arts.<ref>http://www.sensonmedia.net/information/padmashri_awards_west_bengal.htm</ref>
* [[Padma Shri]] in 2009 in Arts.<ref name="Ananda"/>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0593965}}


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Latest revision as of 22:17, 28 May 2022

Shaoli Mitra
Mitra in October 2004
Bornc. 1948
West Bengal, India
Died (aged 73)[1]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Known forJukti Takko Aar Gappo
Parent(s)Sombhu Mitra, Tripti Mitra
AwardsPadma Shri (2009)
Banga Bibhushan (2012)

Shaoli Mitra [alternatively spelt as Shaonli Mitra (Bengali: শাঁওলি মিত্র); c. 1948 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian Bengali theatre and film actress, director, and playwright.[2] She played the role of Bangabala in Ritwik Ghatak's Jukti Takko Aar Gappo.[3] She is the daughter of Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra, who were also theatre personalities.[4][5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Mitra was involved in drama from her childhood under the guidance of her parents Sombhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra.[6] She acted in the play Dakghar in the role of Amal. Later she also formed her own theatre group.[7] In 2011, she became the chairperson of Rabindra Shardhoshato Janmabarsha Udjapon Samiti.[8][9] She worked with the Bohurupee productions. She also established the theatre group "Pancham Baidik" which is pioneer for producing widely acclaimed plays on women's emancipation.[2]

Personal life and death[edit | edit source]

Mitra died of heart ailments on 16 January 2022 at the age of 73 at her home in South Kolkata.[2]

Films[edit | edit source]

Plays[edit | edit source]

Books[edit | edit source]

  • Five Lords, Yet None a Protector & Words Sweet & Timeless[13]
  • Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra[14]

Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "প্রয়াত নাট্যকার শাঁওলি মিত্র, লোকচক্ষুর আড়ালে থেকেই চিরবিদায় নিলেন 'নাথবতী অনাথবৎ'". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Press Trust of India. "Saoli Mitra, eminent theatre personality, actress dies at 73". Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via India Today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Jukti Takko Aar Gappo". Telegraph Calcutta. 30 December 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Shaonli Mitra : Theatre Person". Outlook India. 23 October 1996. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Radha Chakravarty (2003). Crossings, stories from Bangladesh and India. Indialog Publications. pp. 14–20. ISBN 9788187981398. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 "Shaoli Mitra: চিরবিদায় শাঁওলি মিত্রের, শেষ ইচ্ছাপত্র মেনে সবার আড়ালে তাঁর শেষকৃত্য". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "বিশিষ্ট নাট্যব্যক্তিত্ব শাঁওলি মিত্রের জীবনাবসান". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Tagore plans unveiled". Telegraph Calcutta. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Of myth and reality". Telegraph Calcutta. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Ganguly, Soumya (16 January 2022). "Shaoli Mitra Passed Away: প্রয়াত নাট্যব্যক্তিত্ব শাঁওলি মিত্র". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). Kolkata. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "প্রয়াত শাঁওলি মিত্র". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Shaoli Mitra Passes Away: প্রয়াত শাঁওলি মিত্র, ইচ্ছানুসারে সকলের অগোচরেই সম্পন্ন শেষকৃত্য". Asianet News (in Bengali). Kolkata. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Mitra, Saoli (2005). Five lords, yet none a protector, and : two plays ;Words sweet and timeless. Calcutta: Stree. p. 224. ISBN 978-8185604497. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Mitra, Saoli (1 January 2015). Gononatya, Nobonatya, Sotnatya O Sombhu Mitra. Bengal: Ananda Publishers. p. 260. ISBN 978-9350404829.

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