Debshankar Haldar or Debsankar Halder is a Bengali theater and film actor. He has worked with many popular Bengali theater groups, including “Nandikar,” “Rangapat,” “Natyaranga,” “Sudrak,” “Gandhar,” “Bratyajon,” “Sansriti” and “Blank Verses.”
Wiki/Biography
Debshankar Haldar was born on Friday, January 8, 1965 (age 55 years; as in 2020) in Kolkata. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He completed his studies from the Church of Scotland College in Calcutta University. While in college, Haldar was part of Student Politics. As his father was a Bengali actor, he introduced Debshankar to the world of theatre. In 1986, he joined a workshop organized by Nandikar to learn acting. During the workshop, he got involved in acting until he decided to become a theater artist.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Family & Caste
Debshankar Haldar belongs to Hindu Family.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Abhay Haldar is a Bengali Jatra actor. Not much is known about his mother. He has an elder brother, Amiya Haldar who is an actor in the Bengali theater group, Bohurupee.
Wife
Debshankar is married to Suparna Haldar.
Career
Debshankar started his career as a theater artist in 1987 with the Nandikar theater group. As part of the Nandikar troupe, Debshankar performed plays like “Shesh Shakkhatkar,” “Gotroheen,” “Football,” “Nagar Kirtan” and “Jaha Chai.” After that, he played a lot with other theater groups, such as Winkle Twinkle (Sansriti), Virus M (Gonokrishti), Shajahan (Natyaranga), Furrut (Blank Verses), Topi (Narrator), and Romcom (Lokkrishti).
Debshankar haldar in drama
Debshankar has also appeared in many Bengali films, such as “Drishyantar,” “Kalkijug,” “Accident,” “Alik Sukh,” “Arundhati” and “Maya Mridanga.”
Debshankar Haldar in Alik Sukh
Apart from acting, Debshankar has also written and directed over 40 children’s plays, including “Bhalo Manush Noigo Mora.”
Award
- ABP Ananda Sera Bangali Award for Best Actor (2013)
- Sangeet Natak Academy Award (2014)
- Bengali stage Centenary Star Theater Award (2018)
Favorite Things
- Food: Baigun Bhajja, Bhapaa Aloo
- Cast: Uttam Kumar, Al Pacino
Facts/Trivia
- His hobbies include reading novels and writing.
- At first, he aspired to be a writer.
- Debshankar has performed in 23 productions at the same time, a feat that no other actor has achieved till date.
- Debshankar is known for his versatility. He performed four different characters in one day during a theater festival.
- In 2010, the Rangapat theater group organized a theater festival to showcase Haldar’s work. Reportedly, no other stage actor from Bengal has achieved this mark.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
