Chhabi Biswas

Biography

Chhabi Biswas (Bengali: ছবি বিশ্বাস Chabi Biśbās) (12 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's Kabuliwala and Satyajit Ray's films Jalshaghar (The Music Room, 1958), Devi, (The Goddess, 1960) and Kanchenjungha (1962). He is best remembered for his numerous roles as the quintessential aristocratic patriarch, and was himself the scion of a rich and cultured North Kolkata family. He was born on 12 July 1900. His father, Bhupatinath Biswas, was well known for his charitable works. His first name was Sachindranath, but his mother nicknamed her handsome son Chhabi (a beautiful picture!) and the name stuck throughout his life and career. His portrayal of the formidable father figure, though often typecast, yet was powerful and convincing enough to earn both popular and critical accolades. That portrayal was culturally significant, too as in the British Raj, enlightened Bengali used to combined both the hoary tradition and the Anglicised urbanity.

Filmografi

Light of the Dusk1955 · The Music Room1958 · Biswambhar RoyDainee1961 · Bhairav TantrikChhabi1959 · BakkoKabuliwala1957 · RahmatSamadhan1943 · Chupi Chupi Aashey1960 · Beni BabuThe Flame1962 · Jog Biyog1953 · Prithibi Amare Chay1957 · Leela's FatherBipasha1962 · SaradinduBadhu1962 · Bhuban Mohan ChoudhuryDhooli1954 · Devi1960 · Kalikinkar RoyMaya Mriga1960 · Hospital1960 · Khaniker Atithi1959 · Mriter Marte Agaman1959 · Sonar Harin1959 · Ranjit Mitra (Chief Intelligence Officer)Pathey Holo Deri1957 · Sripati BanerjeeIron Door1958 · The Philosopher's Stone1958 · Guest at Cocktail PartyChheley Kaar1954 · Nilachaley Mahaprabhu1957 ·