death_place death_date birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
kolkata 19 may 1997 kolkata 22 august 1915 tripti mitra sombhu mitra
 sombhu mitra actor , director , playwright
sombhu mitra

sombhu mitra -lrb- 22 august 1915 -- 19 may 1997 -rrb- was a legendary indian film and stage actor , director , playwright , reciter and an indian theatre personalities , especially bengali theatre , where he is considered a pioneer .
he remained associated with indian people 's theatre association -lrb- ipta -rrb- for a few years before founding `` bohurupee '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- , theatre group in kolkata in 1948 .
he is most noted for his films like , `` dharti ke lal '' -lrb- 1946 -rrb- , `` jagte raho '' -lrb- 1956 -rrb- , and his production of `` rakta karabi '' based on rabindranath tagore play in 1954 and `` chand baniker pala '' his most noted play as a playwright in 1966 , the sangeet natak akademi awarded him with its highest award , the sangeet natak akademi fellowship for lifetime contribution , then in 1970 , he was awarded the padma bhushan , india 's third highest civilian honour , and in 1976 the ramon magsaysay award .
