Tulsi Chakraborty: Difference between revisions

Chakraborty was born on 3 March 1899 in the small village called Goari. His father, Ashutosh Chakraborty, was an employee of the [[Indian Railways]] and the family had to move around various places in undivided [[Bengal]]. So, young Tulsi had to spend a lot of time in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] staying with his paternal uncle Prasad Chakraborty, the elder brother of Asutosh Chakraborty. Prasadbabu was a talented tabla and harmonium player who was an employee of the renowned [[Star Theatre, Kolkata|Star Theatre]], the legendary Bengali commercial theatre stage and production company. He had a small group of musicians who used to play live background music during theatrical performances. It was through his uncle's contacts that Tulsi was able to watch the finest actors of the generation at work and this fostered his own ambitions to become a singer-actor. Before launching in theatre, Tulsi Chakraborty engaged himself in a number of odd-jobs, starting from dish-washer in a small [[North Kolkata|North Calcutta]] eatery to working as a clown in a circus in Burma (now [[Myanmar]]).  In films, he started with character roles before performing as a comedian. He was known for his realistic acting. He never used any make-up or extra arrangements. Usually, he was clad in a white dhoti accompanied by a sacred thread on his shoulder.