Indian actor, playwright, author, and politician
Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury (born 25 September 1969),[ 1] also known as Bratya Basu , is an Indian actor, stage director, playwright, film director, professor and politician who has been the Education Minister of West Bengal since 2021. He has also assumed the same office in the First Mamata Banerjee ministry . In May 2016, Basu was assigned the portfolios of Tourism , Science Technology and Bio-Technology, and Information Technology and Electronics .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] He has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly , from the Dum Dum constituency since the 2011 Assembly Election of West Bengal . Basu is presently the Chairperson of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi and Minerva Natyasanskriti Charchakendra under the governance of the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, West Bengal.[ 5]
Bratya Basu was born in Calcutta to Professor Dr. Bishnu Basu and Educational Administrator Dr. Neetika Basu. His original name was Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury. After his graduation in Bengali from the Presidency College (currently Presidency University, Kolkata), he completed his Post Graduation from the University of Calcutta .
Bratya Basu started his career as a sound operator for the theatre group Ganakrishti [ 6] and soon started writing and directing plays with the group. The themes of his writings focus on political fantasy, nature-human relationships, the connection between music and life, ethical values and their lack, the conflict between love and revolt, and the bonding between time and culture.[ 7] Bratya Basu joined City College, Kolkata as an assistant professor in the Department of Bengali. He launched his career as a dramatist with the play Ashaleen (1996),[ 8] described by theatre critics as the first postmodernist Bengali play.[ 9] His noted plays thereafter include Aranyadeb, Shahar Yaar, Virus-M, Winkle-Twinkle , etc. His other important plays include Ruddhasangeet, Chatushkon, Hemlat - the Prince of Garanhata, Krishna Gahobar, Sateroi July, Bikele Bhorer Sorshey Phool, Supari Killer, Boma etc. A compilation of his plays has been published in four volumes in 2004, 2010, 2016 and 2022 respectively. He has even directed four films - Raasta [ 10] which has a theme of youth moving into terrorism, Teesta [ 11] a film on society and the failure of romance, Tara and Dictionary [ 12] and acted in many films which include Kaalbela ,[ 13] Icchey, Sthaniyo Sambad, Hemlock Society, Muktodhara, Double Feluda, Baranda, Jogajog, Kalkijug, Asamapta, Dhulobali Katha etc. Basu has bagged many awards and recognition. Some of them include the Shambhu Mitra Samman 2016 , conferred by Rajdanga Dyotak, Shrestha Natya Nirman 2017 , conferred by Anya Theatre, Khaled Choudhury Samman 2017 , conferred by Abhash, Dakshin Kolkata, Shilpayan Samman 2017 , conferred by Gobordanga Shilpayan, Sumati Sengupta Smriti Samman 2019 , conferred by Angan Belghoria, Dronacharya Samman 2019 , conferred by Ashoknagar Natyamukh and the prestigious Satyen Mitra Smriti Puroshkar awarded by Theatre Workshop in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2017 for his exemplary contribution in Bengali Theatre. He has also been awarded the Gajendra Kumar Mitra-Sumathanath Ghosh Memorial Award 2018 , conferred by Mitra & Ghosh Publishers Pvt. Ltd. for his contribution to Bengali Literature.
In 2021, Bratya Basu was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Award for outstanding works of literature, for his anthology of Bengali theatre, Mir Jafar O Onyanya Natak (a compilation of three plays - Mir Jafar, Ekdin Aladin and Ami Anukulda aar Ora). The award is given by an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, the Ministry of Culture. His plays have been translated into Hindi, English and French languages.
Hemlat, The Prince of Garanhata has won critical acclaim from academic researchers for the adaptation. Sam Kolodezh of the University of California, Irvine, Drama and Theatre heaped praise on Bratya's adaptation.[ 14] Formerly Associate Professor, at Kuwait University and a Life-member of the Shakespeare Society of Eastern India, Antony Johae[ 15] was so moved by the contemporary Indianization of Shakespeare's master text that he lectured across India on Hemlat . Mr. Johae has contributed a research paper on Hemlat in the Vol-V, No.VIII of The International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences , edited by Dr Prof Amitava Roy,[ 16] formerly Shakespeare Professor of Rabindra Bharati University and president and co-founder of Shakespeare Society of Eastern India and Prof Ronan Paterson.,[ 17] an actor, director and a producer for theatre, film in Britain and Ireland and an extensive writer on Shakespeare .
Bratya Basu has created his own space in contemporary theatre by moving beyond its existing boundaries. He formed the theatre group Kalindi Bratyajon [ 18] in 2008. The first theatrical production of Bratyajon was Ruddhasangeet (2009), a play on the Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas 's journey of bitter struggle throughout his life in the prevailing system. The play received acclaim and has so far staged more than a record 150 shows[ 19] to packed houses. After producing "Boma" in 2015, a period piece that rips off the masks of the Bengali freedom fighters which reveals jealousies, greed for power, and internal conflicts Basu has interestingly produced another untold history of Bengal spanning 1757 and 1764. The play, "Mir Jafar"[ 20] showcases the power politics and game of minds to unravel the complexities in which 'Mir Jafar' continues to retain the emblematic representation and throne of the 'universal betrayer' in all societies in all times.
Play Notes Produced by Year Director Ref Prachhaya Adaptation of John Middlton Synge's 'In the Shadow of the Glen' Ganakrishti 1993 Sabyasachi Chatterjee Ora Panchjon Adaptation of Peter Shaffer's 'Five Finger Exercise' Ganakrishti 1994 Amitabha Dutta Ashalin Ganakrishti 1996 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Aranyadeb Ganakrishti / Swapnalu 1998 / 2018 Bratya Basu / Premangshu Roy Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Mukhomukhi Bosibar / Teesta Swapnasandhani / Abhash 2001 / 2016 Koushik Sen / Sekhar Samaddar Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Kalantak Lalfita Based on Shibram Chakraborty's story Chetana 2000 Suman Mukhopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Chatushkon Ganakrishti / Aakar Kala Sangam 2001 Bratya Basu / Suresh Bhardwaj Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Shahar Yaar Ganakrishti 2001 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Winkle Twinkle Sansriti 2002 Debesh Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Babli Drishypat / Purba Paschim 2003 /2005 Anirban Bhattacharjee / Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Virus M Ganakrishti 2003 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Sateroi July Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not Die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare' Ganakrishti / Circle Theatre / Thelovers 2004 / 2013 / 2017 Bratya Basu / Bapi Bose / Debashish Dutta May Dibaser Latok 2005 Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Page 4:It's also a game Lokokrishti / IFTA 2005 / 2016 Bratya Basu / Debashish Dutta Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Operation 2010 Ashoknagar Natyamukh 2005 / 2014 Avi Chakraborty Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Debitarjon 2006 Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' Ballygunge Swapnasuchona 2006 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Mrityu Ishwar Jaunota Srijak / Ashoknagar Ntyamukh / Prachya 2006 / 2015 / 2017 Debashish Basu / Avi Chakraborty / Biplab Bandyopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323 Aagunmukho Adaptation of Marius von Mayenburg's 'Feuergesicht' (Fireface) Tritiyo Sutra & The Goethe Institute 2007 Suman Mukhopadhyay Baborer Prarthona Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra 2007 Kishore Sengupta Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Krihnagawhbar Niva Arts 2007 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Comrade Katha Swapnasandhani / Playmakers 2008 / 2017 Koushik Sen / Kaustabh Duttagupta Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Orkute Jukto Holo Baltimore Aar Nadia 2009 Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Ruddhasangeet Play on famous Rabindrasangeet advocate Debabrata Biswas Kalindi Bratyajon 2009 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Darjiparar Marjinara Swapnasandhani 2009 Koushik Sen Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Bhoy Swapnasandhani / Thealight 2009 / 2019 Koushik Sen / Atanu Sarkar Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Supari Killer Prachya 2011 Biplab Bandyopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Bikele Bhorer Sarshephul Sansriti 2011 Debesh Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Cinemar Moto Kalindi Bratyajon 2013 Bratya Basu ISBN 9789350406786 Apatoto Eivabe Dujoner Dekha Hoye Thake Sansriti 2013 Debesh Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Altaf Gomes Sansriti 2013 Debesh Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Samayjaan Theatre Platform / Ashokenagar Natyamukh 2013 / 2017 Debashish Roy / Avi Chakraborty Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Khanjana Ami Aar Asbona Theatre Platform 2013 Debashish Roy Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Ke? Kalindi Bratyajon 2014 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Duto Din Pancham Baidik 2014 Arpita Ghosh Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Jatugriha Sansriti / Shantipur Sanskritik 2015 Debesh Chattopadhyay / Kaushik Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Anandibai Based on Parashuram's story Howrah Bratyajon 2015 Debashish Biswas Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Boma Kalindi Bratyajon 2015 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Ila Gurhoisha Theatre Platform 2015 Debashish Roy Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Banijye Basate Lakkhi Paikpara Indraranga 2017 Bratya Basu Troyee ISBN 9789350202562 Jibjantu Theatre Platform / Rabindranagar Natyaudh 2017 Debashsish Roy / Dani Karmakar Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786 Fourth Bell IFTA 2017 Debashish Dutta Eibare Duti Natok Anusochna Ayanda 2017 Biplab bandyopadhyay Troyee ISBN 9789350202562 Hridipash Theatre Platform 2017 Debashish Roy Troyee ISBN 9789350202562 Akdin Aladin Swapnalu / Paikpara Indraranga 2018 Premangshu Roy / Kanchan Mallick Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606 Ami Onukulda Aar Ora Ashokenagar Natyamukh 2018 Avi Chakraborty Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606 Bisarjaner Por Playmakers 2018 Kaustabh Duttagupta Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438 Mir Jafar Kalindi Bratyajon / Shriram Centre 2018 / 2020 Bratya Basu / Azhar Alam Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606 Antim Raat 2019 Creusa, the Queen Chetana 2020 Sujan Mukhopadhyay [ 21] [ 22] Coronar Dingulite Prem 2020 Matsyanyaya 2020 Matsyanyaya ISBN 9789354252778 Roll-Action-Cut 2020 Fyodor 2020 Fyodor ISBN 9789393910028 Tin Atotayee 2020 Tin Atotayee:Ekti Ekok Sanglap ISBN 9781565812314
Year Play Produced by Playwright Notes Ref 1996 Ashalin Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 1998 Aranyadeb Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 2001 Chatushkon Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 2001 Shahar Yaar Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 2003 Virus M Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 2004 Sateroi July Ganakrishti Bratya Basu Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare' 2005 Page 4:It's also a Game Lokokrishti Bratya Basu 2006 Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata Ballygunge Swapnasuchona Bratya Basu Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' 2007 Krishnagawhbar Niva Arts Bratya Basu 2008 Chaturanga Purba Paschim Sekhar Samaddar Adaptation of Tagore's Novel [ 23] 2009 Ruddhasangeet Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu Play on Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas 2010 Kanyadan Ballygunge Swapnasuchona Vijay Tendulkar Translated by Bina Alase [ 24] 2010 Canvasser Kalindi Bratyajon Short story, written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Adapted by Sekhar Samaddar 2011 Byomkesh Kalindi Bratyajon Short story, written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Adapted by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay 2013 Cinemar Moto Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu 2014 Ke? Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu 2015 Boma Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu 2015 Mumbai Nights Minerva Repertory Theatre Debasish Roy Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' [ 25] 2016 Meghe Dhaka Tara Naihati Bratyajon Ujjwal Chattopadhyay Based on the Bengali film, 'Meghe Dhaka Tara', directed by Ritwik Ghatak [ 26] 2016 Adya Shesh Rajani Paikpara Indraranga Ujjwal Chattopadhyay Play on late, controversial Actor-Director Ashim Chakraborty Adya Shesh Rajani ISBN 9789383710461 [ 27] 2017 Ekush Gram Naihati Bratyajon Ujjwal Chattopadhyay Based on the English film, '21 Grams', directed Alejandro Inarritu [ 28] [ 29] 2017 Banijye Basate Lakkhi Paikpara Indraranga Bratya Basu Troyee ISBN 9789350202562 2018 Athoi Jal Purba Paschim Ujjwal Chattopadhyay Adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's novel [ 30] 2018 Mir Jafar Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu
Year Play Role Produced by Director Notes Ref 1994 Ora Panchjon Raja Ganakrishti Amitabha Dutta Adaptation of Peter Shaffer's 'Five Finger Exercise' 1996 Ashalin Sujan Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 1998 Aranyadeb Aranyadeb Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 2001 Chatushkon Soumya Sarkhel Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 2001 Shahar Yaar Babu Ganakrishti Bratya Basu 2005 Page 4:It's also a Game Manohar Middya Lokokrishti Bratya Basu 2006 Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata Hemlat Ballygunge Swapnasuchona Bratya Basu Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' 2007 Krishnagawhbar Angshuman Banerjee Niva Arts Bratya Basu 2009 Ruddhasangeet Pramod Dasgupta, Santosh Kumar Ghosh Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu Play on Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas 2010 Kanyadan Arun Athole Ballygunge Swapnasuchona Bratya Basu Original play by Vijay Tendulkar, translated by Bina Alase 2013 Cinemar Moto Abhijit Dutta Gupta Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu 2014 Ke? Chatak Chattoraj Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu Acted in one show in Mumbai 2015 Boma Chittaranjan Das Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu 2015 Mumbai Nights Guest Appearance Minerva Repertory Theatre Bratya Basu Adaptation of William Shkespeare's play 'Twelfth Night' 2017 Mulya Sanjay Choudhury Ballygunge Bratyajon Debashish Roy Adaptation of Arthur Miller's 'The Price', adapted by Asit Mukhopadhyay [ 31] 2017 Sateroi July Rakesh Chatterjee Thealovers Debashish Dutta Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare' [ 32] 2018 Mir Jafar Robert Clive Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu
Year Title Title in English Publisher Notes Ref 2005 Natok Samagra Vol-I Anthology of Plays Vol-I Ananda Publishers Foreword by Sunil Gangopadhyay ISBN 8177564323 2010 Natok Samagra Vol-II Anthology of Plays Vol-II Ananda Publishers Foreword by Joy Goswami ISBN 9788177569438 2011 Duti Natok Two Plays Deep Prakashan Two separate Plays 2013 Company Theatre Company Theatre Deep Prakashan Author's vision about changing economical perspective of theatre in Bengal, per se in India 2014 Aro Duti Natok Two Plays more Deep Prakashan Two independent Plays 2015 Ebar Tinti Natok A Triad of Plays Deep Prakashan Three independent Plays ISBN 9789384561208 2016 Ebare Duti Natok Another Couple of Plays Deep Prakashan Two independent Plays 2016 Prasanga Theatre Through the lens of Theatre Saptarshi Prakashan ISBN 9789382706960 2016 Boma The Bomb Karigar A play on Alipore Bomb Case highlighting Bengali's historical involvement in the movement and Shri Aurobindo's subsequent transformation ISBN 9789381640739 2016 Natok Samagra Vol-III Anthology of Plays Vol-III Ananda Publishers Foreword by Swapan Chakraborty ISBN 9789350406786 2017 Notegach O Onyanyo Lekha Theatre's grove and other free writings Karigar Playwright's sweet reminiscence about his childhood and related life stories while growing up ISBN 9789381640906 2017 Troyee A Triplet Mitra O Ghosh Three Independent Plays ISBN 9789350202562 2019 Gadyasangraha Collection of Prose Dey's Publishing ISBN 9789388351515 2019 Mir Jafar O Onyanya Natak Mir Jafar and other Plays Mitra O Ghosh Winner of SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD, 2021 (An anthology of Bengali plays - Mir Jafar, Ekdin Aladin and Ami Anukulda aar Ora) ISBN 9789350203606 2019 Berin Taranger Nitol Mukta Probal : Bingsho Shatabdir Antarjatik Kobi o Kobita Lyric Pearl and Choral of Bering : International Poets and Poetries of 20th Century Signet Press ISBN 9789388870689 2020 Tin Atotayee Assassin Trio 365 Din Prakashan Three Monologues ISBN 9781565812314 2021 Choutaal Quartette Prativash On Playwright Edward Bond, Stage director Antonin Artaud, Actor and teacher Stella Adler and theatre Critic and writer Martin Esslin ISBN 9789390604661 2021 Tomar Sindhur Bari Thy Maritime Abode Mouhari Prakashani About how Cinema, Poetry, Literature, Music and Acting left a mark separately or in relation to theatre in Author's life 2021 Nirbachito Prabandha Selected Prose Karigar ISBN 9788195159055 2021 Bangla Theatre : Oitijhya O Parampara Bengali Theatre : Tradition and Legacy Apan Path ISBN 9788194861164 2022 Matsyanyaya Matsyanyaya - The Mayhem Signet Press ISBN 9789354252778 2022 Fyodor Fyodor Chinta Prakashan A Biographical play on Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky ISBN 9789393910028 2022 Mrityur Porer Angsha : Bingsho Shatabdir Antarjatik Chalachchitra O tar Parichalakera Scenes beyond Death : 20th Century Filmmakers and their Cinemas Prativash ISBN 9789392435546 2022 Bahirer Ei Bhikkha Bhara Thali A brimming bowl with alms of love! Karigar A compilation of intriguing write-ups on Cinema, Theatre, Literature, Sports, Music etc. ISBN 9789393669124 2022 Natok Samagra Vol-IV Anthology of Plays Vol-IV Ananda Publishers Foreword by Ashok Mukhopadhyay ISBN 9789354253928 2022 Roll-Action-Cut ebong Onyanyo Roll-Action-Cut and other plays Deep Prakashan ISBN 9789394432000 2022 BiBi B.B. Kapotaksha Prakashani A rare Biographical sketch of the global icon of theatre of all times, Bertolt Brecht in Bengali 2022 Notegach O Onyanyo Lekha Theatre's grove and other free writings Karigar Second extended edition of Playwright's Childhood Memories and Related Stories ISBN 9789381640906 2023 Fenoshirsha Sagarer Duburi A Diver of a Foamy Ocean Prativash A rich collection of creative translations and localizations of seven all-time famous plays across the world ISBN 9789392435546
Year Title Title in English Publisher Notes Ref 2022 Adamritakatha A saga of Ada (Ardhendushekhar Mustafi) and Amrita (Amritalal Basu) Ananda Publishers A novel superscribing commercialization of Bengali theatre encircling two sensational stage actors Ardhendushekhar Mustafi and Amritalal Basu with their ever-deepening relationship ISBN 9789354252372 2023 Dyutakrirak The Gambler Ananda Publishers His second novel encircling one of the most influential theatre artistes of Bengal, Shishir Kumar Bhaduri, post Girish Chandra Ghosh who brought a sea change in stage acting in the professional theatre of Bengal ISBN 9789354254413
Year Title Title in English Publisher Notes Ref 2023 Theatre Bishayak Kabita Poems in relation to Theatre Signet Press ISBN 9789354253119
Year Title Language Edited and/or Translated by Publisher Notes Ref 2013 Hemlat – The Prince of Garanhata English Prof. Amitava Roy, Tapu Biswas & Suchandra Ghosh Avantgarde Press For Shakespeare Society of Eastern India ISBN 8187538244 2014 Chatushkon Evam Anya Natak Hindi Soma Bandyopadhyay Rajkamal Prakashan ISBN 9788126726820 2015 Select Plays in English translation English Prof. Amitava Roy, Dr Zinia Mitra, Nirban Manna, Suchandra Ghosh & Abhishek Deb Deep Prakashan 2015 Kaun? Hindi Mantu Das Sahitya Bhandar, Allahabad ISBN 9788177794465 2016 Lakshagriha Evam Anya Natak Hindi Soma Bandypadhyay Rajkamal Prakashan ISBN 9788126729470 2022 Mir Jafar Evam Anya Natak Hindi Pratik Singh, Amber Kumar Chowdhary, Goswami Jainendra Kumar Bharti Rajkamal Prakashan ISBN 9789393768094 2023 An Anthology of Contemporary Bengali Plays by Bratya Basu English Editors: Sam Kolodezh et al. Translators: Mainak Banerjee and Arnab Banerji Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing [ 33] ISBN 9781350289451
Books written on Bratya Basu [ edit ] Year Title English Title Written by Edited by Publisher Notes Ref 2013 Astitwa Anubhuti Abinirman : Bratya Basur Natok Existence, Affect, Deconstruction: Bratya Basu's Play Shantanu Bandyopadhyay Patralekha Reprinted from Deep Prakashan in 2017 2015 Bratya Basur Natok Theke Natye : Natun Shatabdir Antarghat Bratya Basu's Play to Production: A rencounter of a new century Shampa Bhattacharjee Deep Prakashan ISBN 9789384561246 2017 Sakkhatkar Sangraha A collection of Interviews Kingshuk Mondal Kolikata Letterpress ISBN 9788193264027 2017 Bratya ebong Bratya Bratya and Bratya Mainak Bandyopadhyay Deep Prakashan 2020 Kshamata Sanglap Ekok Pradarshani : Bratya Basur Natyabhuban Power, Dialogue - A Unique Spectacle : Theatrical world of Bratya Basu Arnab Saha Apan Path ISBN 9788194092988 2021 Anek Kamala Ranger Rod : Bratyabrata Basu A Wide Spread of Orange Sunshine: Bratyabrata Basu Soumitra Mitra Purba Paschim 2022 Bratya : Bohumukhi Protibhabidyut Bratya : A man of versatile intellect Joy Goswami Karigar ISBN 9789393669131 2022 Bratyajug : Darpane Bimbito Alo Bratya : An Epoch-making Radiance of Light Arnab Saha Saptarshi Prakashan ISBN 9789390830237
Directorial venture [ edit ] Year Title Cast Citations 2003 Rasta Mithun Chakraborty, Rajatava Dutta, Amitabh Bhattacharjee, Rimjhim Gupta, Raghuvir Yadav, Alakananda Ray, Dolon Ray, Soma Dey, Alaka Gangopadhyay, Deb Shankar Halder [ 34] 2005 Teesta Debashree Roy, Badshah Moitra, Chandrayee Ghosh,Pijush Ganguly, Sudip Mukherjee, Biswajit Chakraborty, Sreela Majumdar, Lily Chakraborty [ 35] 2010 Tara Prosenjit Chatterjee , Paoli Dam , Tota Roy Chowdhury , Bratya Basu, Goutam Halder, Parthasarathi Deb, Piya Sengupta [ 36] 2021 Dictionary Abir Chatterjee , Nusrat Jahan , Mosharraf Karim , Poulami Basu, Arno Mukhopadhyay [ 37] 2024 Hubba Mosharraf Karim , Indraneil Sengupta , Poulami Basu and others [ 38]
Television series acted in [ edit ] Year Title Role Directors Channel Citations 2006 Probahini Ei Somoy Bhaskar Abhijit Dasgupta Akash Bangla 2007 Sonar Harin Panu Halder Saibal Banerjee E TV [ 63] 2009 Agnipariksha Sashanka Debroy Sudipto Das Zee TV [ 64] 2010 Dibaratrir Galpo Bhaskar Tathagata Banerjee E TV [ 65]
Awards and recognitions [ edit ] Year Award / Recognition Conferred by Milestone Citations 2000 Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman Swapnasandhani Notable contribution in Benagli Theatre 2000 Dishari Samman B.F.J.A. Contribution in Bengali Theatre [ 66] 2001 Satyen Mitra Puraskar Theatre Workshop Outstanding contribution in Bengali Theatre 2003 Satyen Mitra Puraskar Theatre Workshop Memorable contribution in Bengali Theatre 2004 Satyen Mitra Puraskar Theatre Workshop Prominent contribution in Bengali Theatre 2014 Banglar Gourab Zee Bangla Contribution in Bengali Theatre [ 67] 2016 Mohit Samman Rangapat Exemplary contribution in Bengali Theatre [ 68] 2017 Satyen Mitra Puraskar Theatre Workshop Outstanding contribution to Bengali Theatre 2018 Prachya Samman Prachya Contribution in Bengali Theatre [ 69] 2019 Shera Bangali ABP Group Remarkable contribution in Theatrical Art form [ 70] 2019 Dinabandhu Mitra Puraskar Paschim Banga Natya Akademi, Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Govt. of WB In recognition of his distinctiveness as a playwright, an actor and a stage director in contemporary times [ 71] 2021 Manthan Jibankriti Samman Jadavpur Manthan Lifetime Achievement Award [ 72] 2021 SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD Ministry of Culture, Government of India For his Book, Mir Jafar O Onyanya Natak [ 73] 2022 Saraswati Natya Samman Netaji Nagar Saraswati Natyashala An award for the best litterateur, theatre and film personality of the year [ 74]
Year Award / Recognition Conferred by Milestone Citations 2017 Ritwik Ghatak Smriti Puroskar Rajshahi Ritwik Ghatak Memorial Committee, Republic of Bangladesh Notable contribution in Benagli Cinema [ 75] 2017 Jury Award for Best Actor - Male Hyderabad 'Bengali' Film Festival Outstanding performance in the film, Asamapta [ 76] 2018 Special Jury Award 26th Annual Kalakar Awards Outstanding performance in the film, Baranda [ 77] 2019 B.F.J.A. Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role B.F.J.A. Best Acting in a Comic Role in the film, Manojder Adbhut Bari 2019 Jury Award for Best Supporting Actor - Male Telangana 'Bengali' Film Festival Best Supporting acting in the film, Bahaman [ 78] 2019 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade Film Companion, an online platform for Independent Film Journalism, India Superlative performance as 'Malay' in the film, Asamapta [ 79] 2021 Goutam Buddha Award Nepal International Film Festival 2021 Best International Feature Film Award for the film, Dictionary, directed by him [ 80]
Bratya Basu won the West Bengal Assembly polls in 2011 on a Trinamool Congress ticket against a CPI(M) Minister, Gautam Deb , from the Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency) . He was made Minister for Higher Education in Mamata Banerjee's cabinet. He decided to launch a survey of the state's higher education situation for clarification purposes.[ 81] Basu has been brought back as Education Minister after Trinamool Congress's substantial win at 2021 Assembly Election.[ 82]
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