Koushik Kar
Koushik Kar | |
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 Koushik Kar | |
| Born | Koushik Kar 1984 (age 39–40) |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, Theatre and Film Director |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable work |
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Koushik Kar (Bengali: কৌশিক কর) is an Indian (Bengali) actor, theatre director. He started his professional acting in the year 2010 as a Minerva Repertory Theatre[1] actor, in kolkata. His first performance was in the play Raja Lear[2] (2010) in which the celebrated Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was in the lead. His work Ma Ak Nirbhik Sainik (2013) as a director and actor was officially selected in 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav,[3][4] 2015. His direction and acting in various plays over the years rendered him as a well known theatre personality[5] in contemporary Bengali theatre community and audiences.
He had his acting debut in the Bengali feature film Lorai: Play to Live (2012). Among other appearances his latest one was in the Bengali horror flick Shob Bhooturey (2017) directed by Birsa Dasgupta.
Theatre
After starting his career as a Minerva repertory actor with the play Raja Lear in 2010, he subsequently acted in Devi Sarpamasta[2] (2012) by Debesh Chattopadhyay , Chandragupta (2012) by Koushik Chattopadhya under Minerva Repertory. In Chandragupta he played the title role and his acting, dynamic agility, bodily presence was applauded.[6] A sword fight scene in this play between Raja Nanda played by Anirban Bhattacharya and Chandragupta played by him was much talked and was also praised by famous writer Sunil Gangopadhyay in an article.[7] His next notable work was Ras[8] (2013) based on the novel of Narendranath Mitra by the same name directed by Sangita Pal. He got Sayak Samman - 2015 in the best actor category[9] for his acting in this play. Some other important mention of him as an actor till now is -Boma (2015) directed by Bratya Basu, Indur o Manush (2016) by Debasis Biswas, Raja Oedipus (2016) by Rajesh Debnath etc.
In 2013 he got into direction with the play Ma Ak Nirbhik Sainik[10] based on the novel of Sailen Ghosh[11] by the same name under Howrah Jonaki production. In 2014 he founded his own theatre group Kolkata Rangeela and started to stage the play Ma Ak Nirbhik Sainik under his own Kolkata Rangeela production . The play got selected in the 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2015[3][4] and also brought him Sundaram Samman 2015 in the best director category. Since then he directed three plays under his own Kolkata rangeela banner Natok Fatok (2015), Pornomochi (2015), Auto (2017), and one under Purbo Paschim production Hasuli Banker Upakatha (2015). His choice of challenging subject, dramatization style and refined dialogue writing in Natok Fatok based on the novel of Ken Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and in Hasuli Banker Upakatha based on the Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay novel by the same name immensely praised.[12][13][14]
List of Plays
| Year | Play | Director | Character | Production |
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| 2010 | Raja Lear[2] | Suman Mukhopadhyay | Gentleman | Minerva Repertory[1] |
| 2012 | Devi Sarpamasta[2] | Debesh Chattopadhyay | Udaas | Minerva Repertory |
| Chandragupta[6] | Koushik Chattopadhya | Chandragupta | Minerva Repertory | |
| 2013 | Ma Ak Nirbhik Sainik[10] | Own work | Moshen | Kolkata Rangeela† |
| Ras[15] | Sangita Pal | Motalef | Nirnoy | |
| 2014 | HayBadan | Debesh Chattopadhyay | Kopil | Dinajpur Theatre Company |
| 2015 | Falsi Chorar Upakhyan | Aviggyan Bhattacharya | Haribagha | Rosikata |
| Natok Fatok[16] | Own work | No. 10 | Kolkata Rangeela | |
| Boma[5][17] | Bratya Basu | Hemchandra Kanungo | Bratyajon | |
| Hasuli Baker Upakatha[13][14] | Own work | Karali | Purbo Paschim | |
| Parnomochi[18] | Own work | Kolkata Opera | ||
| 2016 | Indur o Manush[19][20] | Debasis Biswas | George | Howrah Bratyajon |
| Raja Oedipus[21] | Rajesh Debnath | Oedipus | Sabuj Sanskritic Kendra | |
| 2017 | Auto[22] | Own work | Chandan | Kolkata Rangeela |
| † | Denotes it was initially a Howrah Jonaki Production |
Filmography
In 2012 in his debut[23] movie Lorai: Play to Live, directed by Parambrata Chatterjee he played one important role of Chipla Mahato[23] and was appreciated in print media. Next he acted in two Bengali films under Zee Bangla Cinema Originals Kader Kuler Bou (2015) opposite Koneenica Banerjee and Barood(2015) as an antagonist. His other notable work was in Shob Bhooturey(2017) by Birsa Dasgupta.
In 2017 [24] he took his first venture as a writer director in a Bengali film Pornomochi.[25] A play by the same name was staged by him back in 2015. The film released in April, 2018.
List of Movies
| Film | Director | Character | Year |
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| Lorai: Play to Live[23] | Parambrata Chatterjee | Chipla Mahato | 2012 |
| Kader Kuler Bou | Soubhik Kundu | Rahmaan | 2015 |
| Barood[26] | Soumik Haldar | 2015 | |
| Ebong Kiriti | Anirban Paria | Ranjan Bose | 2016 |
| Byomkesh Pawrbo | Arindam Sil | Dinesh Boral | 2016 |
| Shob Bhooturey[27] | Birsa Dasgupta | Robin babu | 2017 |
| Chabiwala: The Keysmith[28] | Raja Ghosh | Bhaben | Post-Production |
| Parnomochi[27] | Own work[2] | 2018 |
TV and Web Series
- •Mahanayak (TV series), 2016.
- •Swtyaneshi Pather Kanta-Byomkesh Web Series (Season 1 episode 1 as Prafulla Ray) in Hoichoi Originals.
Awards
- •Sayak Samman 2015 in the category of Best Actor[9] for the play Ras (2013).
- •Sundaram Samman 2015.
References
- ^ a b "2nd National Theater Seminar 2017" (pdf). minervatheatre.in.
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- ^ a b "BHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV PLAYS LIST". stagebuzz.org.
- ^ a b "Delhi » Events". delhidiary.in.
- ^ a b "আত্মবিস্মৃত বাঙালিকে ধাক্কা". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
... কৌশিক কর নিজগুণে ইতিমধ্যেই প্রতিষ্ঠিত অভিনেতা ...
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- ^ Sunil Gangopadhyay (15 August 2012). "Sisir Kumar Bhadurir hahakar" [শিশির কুমার ভাদুড়ির হাহাকার] (in Bengali). India: Anandabazar Patrika. p. 4.
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- ^ a b "Shilpa Sanskriti" [শিল্প সংস্কৃতি]. Desh (in Bengali). India: Anandabazar Patrika Limited. 17 November 2015. p. 74.
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- ^ "Boma". kolkatacanvas.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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- ^ "Play Details". 8ththeatreolympics.nsd.gov.in.
- ^ "Indur-O-Manush – A tale of friendship, ambition and aspiration". kolkatacanvas.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Raja Oedipus". kolkatacanvas.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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- ^ "barood". zeebanglacinemaoriginals.com.
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External Reference
- koushik kar on Twitter
- Koushik Kar at IMDb