Baharul Islam (actor) explained

Baharul Islam
Birth Place:Goalpara, Assam, India
Occupation:Actor, theatre artist, director
Spouse:Bhagirathi Bai Kadam

Baharul Islam is an Indian theater actor.[1] An alumnus of the National School of Drama, which he had joined in 1987 Baharul has acted in more than 80 plays, designed and directed 30 plays for his theater troupe Seagull.[2] He is one of the busiest theatre artists in Assam.[3] He is also a film actor who works in Assamese and Hindi films.

Personal life

Baharul Islam is married to Bhagirathi Bai Kadam also an alumnus of National School of Drama along with him. He has two daughters.[4]

Career

He started his career with theater in Assam and soon rose into prominence in India and abroad. In 1992-93 joined "TARA ART" of London as an actor for the production of the play Heer Ranjha.[5] The play rehearsed in London and thereafter extensively toured UK and Japan performing many shows.[6] Baharul learnt theater music from B V Karanth and Bhaskar Chandervakar respectively. His first movie was a Aasene Kunuba Hiyat and latest was Rodor Sithi.[7]

He has directed and played in almost 80 Assamese plays and one among them is Jatra.[8] Also designed and directed almost 30 plays for SEAGULL- his own theater troupe. He has four years experience in commercial mobile theatre (Bhramyaman) in Assam as an actor. Performed almost 1200 shows with 16 plays.

He also wrote and Published 4 books.

All books have been published by Seagull Theatre Publication wing.

Award and recognition

He received Manohar Singh Award 2005 instituted by the National School of Drama approved by Ministry of Culture, Govt of India for path-breaking work in theater.

Bibliography

He has so far acted in more than fifty plays and designed and directed many plays.

Acting

Before  joining National School of Drama in 1987

During National School of drama (1987-1990)

After NSD (1990 to 2019)

Play design & direction

Filmography

As an actor he acted in different Indian languages.

Assamese language

Sadri language

Bengali language

Hindi language

Kannada language


Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Assam Tribune Online . www.assamtribune.com . 2015-11-02 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095137/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/mdetails.asp?id=feb0411%2Fcity06 . 2015-12-08 .
  2. Web site: Katha Kavya Abhinaya - Baharul Islam, Guwahati - Friday 13 May 2011 . www.sangeetnatak.gov.in . 2015-11-02 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151220062540/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/rabindrapranati2011/bahurul-islam.html . 2015-12-20 .
  3. Web site: Baharul Islam: I feel like a second class citizen because my last name is Islam - The Times of India. The Times of India. 2015-11-02.
  4. Web site: The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208164619/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051107/asp/northeast/story_5444441.asp. dead. 8 December 2015. www.telegraphindia.com. 2015-11-03.
  5. News: No middle path. The Hindu. 2009-01-12. 2015-11-03. 0971-751X. en.
  6. Web site: Know Baharul Islam, Assamse Actor/Director. AssamSpider.com. 2015-11-03.
  7. News: Beyond confines. The Hindu. 2014-06-19. 2015-11-03. 0971-751X. en.
  8. Web site: A festival of multiple forms. www.frontline.in. 2015-11-03.
  9. Web site: Baharul Islam Making Long Strides in Bollywood. 2019-10-13. The Sentinel. en-US. 2019-11-03.

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