Background
Initially used to study at home because his father Ashok Kumar Mitra had a transferable job.
Initially used to study at home because his father Ashok Kumar Mitra had a transferable job.
Later he joined the Scottish Church College with honours in philosophy and graduated in 1958.
Born 22 December 1938 in Dhulihar village of Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh. He was attracted to the jatras and plays that used to be held in their courtyard during the Durga Pujas but was forbidden by senior family members to participate in any way. His school life began after the Partition at a school near Basirhaat.
He used to write short stories and many of them appeared in various magazines.
lieutenant was at Scottish Church that he got initiated to theatre. There were regular shows at the college where the likes of Badal Sarkar, Rudraprasad Sengupta and others were students.
He did his Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Calcutta and began research for a doctorate. He began by teaching philosophy in the Suri Vidyasagar College (only one day) and later joined the drama department at the Rabindra Bharati University, where he became the head of department and retired as Sisirkumar Bhaduri professor of RBU. But by then he was a leading playwright of Bengal.
He was writing, directing and acting in plays.
His latest play Aschourjo Funtosee is now being produced by Sundaram in Kolkata, India. He has written several books on film and theatre. At present he is the President of the Paschim Banga Natya Akademi and president of Sundaram.
Awards and honours Kalakar He has acted in films by a diverse variety of directors such as Tapan Sinha, Satyajit Ray, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Basu Chatterjee, Tarun Majumdar, Shakti Samanta and Goutam Ghose.
He is best known for the lead role in Tapan Sinha’s film Banchharamer Bagaan, which was based on Mitra"s play Sajano Bagaan (The Arranged Garden). and his roles in Satyajit Ray"s Ghare Baire and Ganashatru.