Chhabi Biswas
Birthday: 1900-07-12
Deathday: 1962-06-11
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
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Smriti Tuku Thak | ||
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1982-01-01 | Nirdharita Shilpir Anupasthitite | |
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1963-10-03 | Surya Sikha | Shibdas Dhar |
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1962-06-26 | Bipasha | Saradindu |
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1962-06-15 | Badhu | Bhuban Mohan Choudhury |
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1962-06-01 | The Flame | |
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1962-05-25 | Atal Jaler Ahwan | Mr. Choudhury |
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1962-05-11 | Kanchenjungha | Indranath Chaudhuri |
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1962-02-25 | Dada Thakur | Dada Thakur |
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1962-02-09 | Kancher Swarga | Judge |
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1961-10-20 | Saptapadi | |
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1961-08-14 | Dainee | Bhairav Tantrik |
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1961-07-07 | Necklace | |
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1961-04-14 | Agni Sanskar | |
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1961-01-13 | Manik | Shree Lakshmikanta Chowdhury |
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1960-12-09 | Shesh Paryanta | |
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1960-08-26 | Hospital | |
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1960-08-05 | Suno Baranari | |
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1960-08-02 | The Hungry Stones | |
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1960-07-15 | Chupi Chupi Aashey | Beni Babu |
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1960-06-30 | Sakher Chor | Mundilal (Uday's Brother-in-Law) |
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1960-02-19 | Devi | Kalikinkar Roy |
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1960-01-01 | Maya Mriga | |
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1960-01-01 | A Friend in Need | |
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1960-01-01 | Raja-Saja | |
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1960-01-01 | Nader Nimai | |
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1959-10-08 | Sonar Harin | Ranjit Mitra (Chief Intelligence Officer) |
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1959-09-25 | Headmaster | Krishna Prasanna |
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1959-09-04 | Khelaghar | |
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1959-07-17 | Gali Theke Rajpath | Mr. Kar |
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1959-07-17 | Mriter Marte Agaman | |
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1959-05-29 | Sashibabur Sansar | |
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1959-04-01 | Khaniker Atithi | |
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1959-03-12 | The Judge | Lawyer |
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1959-02-27 | Chaowa Pawa | Manju's father K. Chowdhury |
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1959-01-01 | Shubha Bibaha | Bar-da (Gayatri's Father) |
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1959-01-01 | Chhabi | Bakko |
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1958-11-21 | Surya Toran | |
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1958-10-10 | The Music Room | Biswambhar Roy |
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1958-10-10 | Indrani | Mastermoshai |
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1958-04-01 | Iron Door | |
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1958-02-28 | Bandhu | |
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1958-01-23 | Jamalaye Jibanta Manush | Hari Narayan |
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1958-01-17 | The Philosopher's Stone | Guest at Cocktail Party |
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1957-12-05 | The Delayed Journey | Sripati Banerjee |
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1957-06-28 | Surer Parashe | |
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1957-06-28 | Nilachaley Mahaprabhu | |
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1957-06-06 | Baksiddha | |
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1957-05-03 | Prithibi Amare Chay | Leela's Father |
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1957-05-03 | Adarsha Hindu Hotel | |
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1957-04-01 | Antariksha | |
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1957-04-01 | Kabuliwala | Rahmat |
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1957-03-13 | Abhoyer Biye | |
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1957-01-23 | Baradidi | |
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1956-10-05 | Putrabadhu | |
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1956-06-28 | Trijama | Kushal's Father |
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1956-06-01 | Shankar Narayan Bank | |
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1956-03-09 | Saheb Bibi Golam | Mejo Babu |
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1955-12-30 | Upahar | |
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1955-12-01 | The Final Truth | Prashanta Chatterjee (Shankar's father) |
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1955-11-11 | Rani Rashmoni | |
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1955-10-21 | The Dawn | |
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1955-07-29 | Hrad | |
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1955-01-28 | Light of the Dusk | |
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1955-01-07 | The Mark of Fortune | |
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1955-01-06 | Prashna | |
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1954-12-17 | Bhangagara | Jogen Choudhury |
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1954-10-21 | A Virtuous Woman | |
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1954-07-24 | Chheley Kaar | |
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1954-07-16 | The Occupants | Sadananda Chakraborty |
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1954-06-09 | Jadubhatta | |
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1954-05-07 | Kalyani | |
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1954-02-05 | They Live on the Other Side | Chanchal's Father |
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1954-01-01 | Naa | |
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1953-07-10 | Jog Biyog | |
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1953-07-10 | Chasing a Bounty | |
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1952-08-15 | The Sinner | Dr. Bose |
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1952-05-30 | Ratrir Tapasya | |
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1950-09-29 | Vidyasagar | |
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1949-09-30 | Jar Jetha Ghar | |
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1948-07-01 | Sadharan Meye | |
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1948-04-24 | The Gift of Sight | |
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1945-08-30 | Two Generations | Nutubihari |
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1944-11-11 | Pratikar | |
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1943-06-12 | Dikshul | |
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1943-06-05 | Samadhan | |
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1942-05-22 | Garmil | Mukherjee |
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1942-03-24 | Saugandh | Mr. Paritosh |
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1942-03-21 | Mahakabi Kalidas | |
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1938-07-30 | Chokher Bali | Bihari |