Debshankar Haldar or Debsankar Halder is a Bengali theatre and film actor. He has worked with many popular Bengali theatre groups including ‘Nandikar’, ‘Rangapat’, ‘Natyaranga’, ‘Sudrak’, ‘Gandhar’, ‘Bratyajon’, ‘Sansriti’ and ‘Blank Verse’.
Wiki/Biography
Debshankar Haldar was born on Friday, January 8, 1965 (55 years old in 2020) in Kolkata. His star sign is Capricorn. He graduated from the Scottish Church College, Calcutta University. While in college, Haldar was a part of student politics. Since his father was a Bengali actor, he introduced Debshankar to the world of theatre. In 1986, he attended an acting workshop organized by Nandikar. During the workshop, he became very involved in acting and decided to become a theatre artist.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 7″
Hair color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Family and caste
Debshankar Haldar belonged to a Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father, Abhay Haldar, was an actor in the Bengali Jatra. Not much is known about his mother. He has a brother, Amiya Haldar, who is an actor in the Bengali theatre group Bohurupee.
wife
Debshankar married Suparna Haldar.
Profession
Debshankar started his career as a theatre artist with Nandika Theatre Company in 1987. As a part of Nandika Theatre Company, Debshankar performed in plays like Shesh Shakkhatkar, Gotroheen, Football, Nagar Kirtan and Jaha Chai. He later performed in plays like Winkle Twinkle (Sansriti), Virus M (Gonokrishti), Shajahan (Natyaranga), Furrut (Blank Verse), Topi (Story Teller) and Romcom (Lokkrishti) with other theatre companies.
Debshankar Haldar in drama
Debshankar also appeared in many Bengali films like Drishyantar, Kalkijug, Accident, Alik Sukh, Arundhati and Maya Mridanga.
Debshankar Haldar as Alik Sukh
Besides acting, Debshankar has written and directed more than 40 children’s plays, including Bhalo Manush Noigo Mora.
Awards
- ABP Ananda Sera Bangali Award for Best Actor (2013)
- Sangeet Natak Academy Award (2014)
- Starlight Drama Award for the Centennial Year of the Bangladesh Stage (2018)
Favorite things
- Food: Baigun Bhajja, Bhapaa Aloo
- Starring: Uttam Kumar, Al Pacino
Facts/Trivia
- His hobbies include reading novels and writing.
- Initially, he wanted to be a writer.
- Debshankar has acted in 23 productions simultaneously, a feat no other actor has achieved so far.
- Debshankar is known for his versatility. During the drama festival, he played four different roles in one day.
- In 2010, the Rangapat Theatre Group organised a theatre festival showcasing Haldar’s work. Reportedly, no other stage actor in Bengal has achieved this feat.
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Source: HIS Education