About Ahindra Choudhury
Lived 1896 – 1974 (aged 78). Ahindra Choudhury was an Indian screenwriter, actor, film director and writer.
Ahindra Choudhury (1896–1974) was an Indian actor, director, theatre personality and the co-founder of Photo Play Syndicate, a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows. A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958, Choudhury was honoured by the Government of India in 1963 with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, for his services to the nation.
Biography Ahindra Choudhury was born on 6 August 1896 in Chakraberia, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. He acted in 89 films, wrote screenplay for his maiden venture, Soul of a Slave and directed two films.
Choudhury received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1958.
Filmography
As an actor
As a director Krishna Sakha (1927) Vipranarayana (1937)
As a story writer Soul of a Slave (1923)
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Who was Ahindra Choudhury?
Bengali actor
When was Ahindra Choudhury born?
Ahindra Choudhury was born on 6 August 1896 in Bengal Presidency, India, Kolkata.
When did Ahindra Choudhury die?
Ahindra Choudhury died on 4 November 1974 in India, Kolkata.
What was Ahindra Choudhury's occupation?
Ahindra Choudhury was a screenwriter, actor, film director and writer.
What nationality was Ahindra Choudhury?
Ahindra Choudhury was Indian.
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