Pramathesh Barua: Difference between revisions

</ref> He studied at [[Hare School]], [[Calcutta]] and then Bachelor of Science graduated from [[Presidency College, Calcutta]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/presidency-university-bicentenary-celebrations-independent-thinking-in-varsities-under-threat-says-manmohan-singh-4484341/ |title=Presidency University bicentenary celebrations: Independent thinking in varsities under threat, says Manmohan Singh |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2017-01-21 |access-date=2017-06-15}}</ref> in 1924. At age 18, while still studying in college, he got married. It was arranged by the family. He had two more marriages. His third wife was film actress [[Jamuna Barua]]. One of his wives, either Madhuri Lata or Amalabala, and singer Meena Kapoor's mother were sisters. In other words, one of his wives was Meena Kapoor's aunt. <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://medium.com/@Bollywoodirect/remembering-playback-singer-meena-kapoor-on-her-1st-death-anniversary-1a3f13897003 | title=Remembering playback singer Meena Kapoor on her 1st death anniversary| date=22 November 2018}}</ref> He had three sons: Prasun Barua, Deb Kumar Barua and Rajat Barua. After his graduation, he travelled to Europe, where he received his first exposure to films. After returning, he served for a time in the [[Legislative Assembly of Assam|Assam Legislative Assembly]] and joined the [[Swaraj Party]] but ultimately moved to [[Calcutta]] and later began a career in films, much to the chagrin of his father.