# Ahindra Choudhury

Ahindra Choudhury (1896-1974) was an Indian actor, director, theatre personality and the co-founder of Photo Play Syndicate, a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows. A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958, Choudhury was honoured by the Government of India in 1963 with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, for his services to the nation.

## Biography

Ahindra Choudhury was born on 6 August 1896 in Chakraberia, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. His early education was at Sishu Vidyalaya in Chakraberia and at London Missionary, Kolkata from where he completed his studies in 1911. His entry into films started with the bioscope show company, Photo Play Synidicate, he founded together with Prafulla Ghosh in 1921. Two years later, he wrote the screenplay for the motionless feature film, Soul of a Slave directed by Hemchandra Mukherjee and was the lead actor.
His foray into movie world was in 1931 with Hrishir Prem, a Jyotish Bandopadhay film. He retired from acting with Shahjahan, a drama staged on 11 September 1957 at Minerva Theatre, Kolkata. Years later, he appeared in one more film, Shravan Sandhya, in 1974. He acted in 89 films, wrote screenplay for his maiden venture, Soul of a Slave and directed two films.
Choudhury received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1958. The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1963. He was a recipient of DLitt (Honoris Causa) from the Rabindra Bharati University and was a guest Lecturer at the University of Kolkata. He died on 4 November 1974, at the age of 80.

## Filmography
### As an actor

| # | Year | Title | Director |
| 1 | 1923 | Soul of a Slave | Hemchandra Mukherjee |
| 2 | 1924 | Mishar Rani | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 3 | 1924 | Premanjali | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 4 | 1927 | Durgesh Nandini | Priyanath N. Ganguly |
| 5 | 1928 | Shasti Ki Shanti | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 6 | 1930 | Rajsingha | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 7 | 1931 | Rishir Prem | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 8 | 1932 | Vishnumaya | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 9 | 1932 | Krishnakanter Will | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 10 | 1932 | Prahlad (Hindi) | Kanjibhai Rathod |
| 11 | 1933 | Seeta | Sisir Kumar Bhaduri |
| 12 | 1934 | Chand Saudagar | Prafulla Roy |
| 13 | 1934 | Mahua | Hiren Bose |
| 14 | 1934 | Roop Lekha | P. C. Barua |
| 15 | 1934 | Dakshayajna | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 16 | 1935 | Bidrohi | Dhirendranath Ganguly |
| 17 | 1935 | Balidan (Hindi) | Prafulla Roy |
| 18 | 1936 | Dalit Kusum (Hindi) | M. L. Tandon |
| 19 | 1936 | Sonar Sansar | Debaki Bose |
| 20 | 1936 | Sarala | Premankur Atorthy |
| 21 | 1936 | Rajani | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 22 | 1936 | Krishna Sudama | Phani Burma |
| 23 | 1937 | Prabas Milan | Phani Burma |
| 24 | 1937 | Talkie of Talkies | Sisir Kumar Bhaduri |
| 25 | 1937 | Indira | Tarit Bose |
| 26 | 1937 | Samaj Patan (Hindi) | Prafulla Roy |
| 27 | 1938 | Devi Phullara | Tincory Chakrabarty |
| 28 | 1938 | Abhinaya | Modhu Bose |
| 29 | 1939 | Jakher Dhan | Haricharan Bhanja |
| 30 | 1939 | Bamanabatar | Haricharan Bhanja |
| 31 | 1939 | Rikta | Sushil Majumdar |
| 32 | 1939 | Nara Narayana | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 33 | 1939 | Janak Nandini | Phani Burma |
| 34 | 1939 | Chanakya | Sisir Kumar Bhaduri |
| 35 | 1940 | Doctor | Phani Majumdar, Subodh Mitra |
| 36 | 1940 | Suktara | Niranjan Pal |
| 37 | 1940 | Kamale Kamini | Phani Burma, Nirmal Goswami |
| 38 | 1941 | Avatar | Premankur Atorthy |
| 39 | 1941 | Uttarayan | P. C. Barua |
| 40 | 1941 | Nandini | Sailajanand Mukherji |
| 41 | 1941 | Karnarjun | Jyotish Bannerjee, Satish Dasgupta |
| 42 | 1941 | Epar Opar | Chitta Bose, Sukumar Dasgupta |
| 43 | 1941 | Doctor (Hindi) | Subhod Mittes |
| 44 | 1942 | Jiban Sangini | Gunamoy Bannerjee |
| 45 | 1942 | Meenakshi | Modhu Bose |
| 46 | 1942 | Jawab | P.C. Barua |
| 47 | 1942 | Avayer Biye | Sushil Majumdar |
| 48 | 1943 | Jogajog | Sushil Majumdar |
| 49 | 1943 | Dwanda | Hemen Gupta |
| 50 | 1943 | Devar | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 51 | 1944 | Matir Ghar | Haricharan Bhanja |
| 52 | 1944 | Nandita | Sukumar Dasgupta |
| 53 | 1944 | Sandhi (Hindi) | Apurva Mitra |
| 54 | 1945 | Ban Phool (Hindi) | Niren Lahiri |
| 55 | 1945 | Bondita | Hemanta Gupta |
| 56 | 1945 | Dui Purush | Subodh Mitra |
| 57 | 1945 | Mane Na Mane | Sailajanand Mukherji |
| 58 | 1945 | Kalankini | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 59 | 1946 | Suleh | Apurba Kumar Mitra |
| 60 | 1946 | Prem Ki Duniya | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 61 | 1946 | Pather Saathi | Naresh Mitra |
| 62 | 1946 | Mandir | Naresh Mitra |
| 63 | 1946 | Suleh (Hindi) | Apura Mitra |
| 64 | 1947 | Burmar Pathey | Hiranmoy Sen |
| 65 | 1947 | Alakananda | Ratan Chatterjee |
| 66 | 1947 | Abhijog | Sushil Majumdar |
| 67 | 1948 | Bicharak | Deb Narayan Gupta |
| 68 | 1948 | Sir Sankarnath | Debaki Bose |
| 69 | 1948 | Kalo Ghorah | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| 70 | 1948 | Jayjatra | Niren Lahiri |
| 71 | 1948 | Ghumiye Achhe Gram | Sailajanand Mukherji |
| 72 | 1949 | Dasiputra | Deb Narayan Gupta |
| 73 | 1949 | Abhijatya | Sukumar Dasgupta |
| 74 | 1949 | Niruddesh | Niren Lahiri |
| 75 | 1949 | Bandhur Path | Chitta Bose |
| 76 | 1949 | Nirdosh Abla (Hindi) | |
| 77 | 1950 | Pattharar Kahini | Deb Narayan Gupta |
| 78 | 1950 | Vidyasagar | Kali Prasad Ghosh |
| 79 | 1950 | Michael Madhusudhan | Modhu Bose |
| 80 | 1951 | Datta | Saumyen Mukhopadhyay |
| 81 | 1952 | Vidyasagar | Kali Prasad Ghosh |
| 82 | 1954 | Mantra Shakti | Chitta Basu |
| 83 | 1955 | Debatra | Haridas Bhattacharya |
| 84 | 1955 | Kankabatir Ghat | Chitta Bose |
| 85 | 1955 | Bir Hambir | Shyam Das |
| 86 | 1956 | Shyamali | Ajoy Kar |
| 87 | 1956 | Paradhin | Modhu Bose |
| 88 | 1956 | Chirakumar Sabha | Debaki Bose |
| 89 | 1957 | Neelachaley Mahaprabhu | Kartick Chattopadhyay |
| 90 | 1974 | Shravan Sandhya | Bireshwar Basu |

### As a director

* Krishna Sakha (1927)
* Vipranarayana (1937)

### As a story writer

* Soul of a Slave (1923)