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| name        = Tulsi Lahri
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1897|04|07|df=y}}
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| occupation  = [[Actor]]<br>[[Film director|Director]]
| years_active = 1920–present
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'''Tulsi Lahiri''' (7 April 1897 – 22 June 1959) was a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] actor, director and play writer.
'''Tulsi Lahiri''' (7 April 1897 – 22 June 1959) was a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] actor, director and play writer.



Latest revision as of 11:07, 22 October 2021

Tulsi Lahri
Born (1897-04-07) 7 April 1897 (age 129)
OccupationActor
Director
Years active1920–present

Tulsi Lahiri (7 April 1897 – 22 June 1959) was a Bengali actor, director and play writer.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Lahiri was born in 7 April 1897 in a zamindar family of Naldanga village, Rangpur, British India. He passed B.A and B.L and started his lawyer career in Rangpur court. While he came to Alipore Kolkata, Ustad Jamiruddin Khan recorded two of his songs and inspired Lahiri joined in His Master's Voice company as music director.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Lahiri acted on stage and in number of films as actor, vocalist and instrumentalist. He performed initially in silent films then worked in more than 50 movies. He became popular after releasing his play Duhkhir Iman and Chhenra Taar which were successfully run in Bengal. He made an orchestra which was often used in stage dances. In 1933 he directed two films namely Jamuna Puliney and Radha Krishna.[1]

Plays[2][edit | edit source]

  • Mahasampad
  • Chorabali
  • Dukhir Iman
  • Vitti
  • Chenra Taar
  • Natyakar
  • Nayak
  • Churayyananda
  • Banglar Mati
  • Thikadar

Partial filmography[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 198. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
  2. "Group Theatres in Calcutta (1944-80)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]