Chhabi Biswas

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1900-07-12

Deathday 1962-06-11 (61 years old)

Place of Birth Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Chhabi Biswas

Biography

Chhabi Biswas (Bengali: ছবি বিশ্বাস Chabi Biśbās) (12 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's Kabuliwala and Satyajit Ray's films Jalshaghar (The Music Room, 1958), Devi, (The Goddess, 1960) and Kanchenjungha (1962). He is best remembered for his numerous roles as the quintessential aristocratic patriarch, and was himself the scion of a rich and cultured North Kolkata family. He was born on 12 July 1900. His father, Bhupatinath Biswas, was well known for his charitable works. His first name was Sachindranath, but his mother nicknamed her handsome son Chhabi (a beautiful picture!) and the name stuck throughout his life and career. His portrayal of the formidable father figure, though often typecast, yet was powerful and convincing enough to earn both popular and critical accolades. That portrayal was culturally significant, too as in the British Raj, enlightened Bengali used to combined both the hoary tradition and the Anglicised urbanity.

Known For

Actor

Shubha Bibaha

as Bar-da (Gayatri's Father)

Kanchenjunga

as Indranath Chowdhury

1962
Bipasha

as Saradindu

1962
Atal Jaler Ahwan

as Mr. Choudhury

1962
Kanchenjungha

as Indranath Chaudhuri

1962
Dada Thakur

as Dada Thakur

1962
1961
Manik

as Shree Lakshmikanta Chowdhury

1960
Chupi Chupi Aashey

as Beni Babu

1960
Sakher Chor

as Mundilal (Uday's Brother-in-Law)

1960
Devi

as Kalikinkar Roy

1959
Headmaster

as Krishna Prasanna

1959
1959
Bicharak

as Lawyer

1959
Chaowa Pawa

as Manju's father K. Chowdhury

1959
Chhabi

as Bakko

1958
The Music Room

as Biswambhar Roy

1958
Indrani

as Mastermoshai

1958
1958
The Philosopher's Stone

as Guest at Cocktail Party

1957
Kabuliwala

as Rahmat

1956
Saheb Bibi Golam

as Mejo Babu

1955
1955
Sabar Uparey

as Prashanta Chatterjee (Shankar's father)

1955
1954
Bhangagara

as Jogen Choudhury

1954
Ora Thakey Odharey

as Chanchal's Father

1954
1952
Kar Pape

as Dr. Bose

1945
Two Generations

as Nutubihari

1942
Garmil

as Mukherjee

1942
Saugandh

as Mr. Paritosh

1938
Chokher Bali

as Bihari

Director

1949
Jar Jetha Ghar

as Director

1944
Pratikar

as Director