Kanu Banerjee
Indian actor on stage and film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kanu Banerjee (Kanu Bandyopadhyay)[1] (20 June 1905 – 27 January 1983) was an Indian actor and director of Bengali cinema and theatre.[2] He is best known for his portrayal of Harihar Ray, father of Apu, in Satyajit Ray's classic Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito (1956), part of the Apu Trilogy.[3] He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He first appeared as an amateur artiste with Sisir Kumar Bhaduri in Biraj Bou (1934) as Netai at Naba Natyyamandir.[4] In 1955, he also appeared as saint Ramakrishna in Prafulla Chakraborty’s biographical film Bhagaban Sri Sri Ramakrishna.[2]
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Kanu Banerjee | |
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Born | (1905-06-20)20 June 1905 |
Died | 27 January 1983(1983-01-27) (aged 77) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Theatre actor and director |
Notable work | Pather Panchali (1955) Aparajito (1956) |
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