death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
calcutta , india 11 august 1977 barishal in bangladesh -rrb- , bengal presidency , british india -lrb- now indian 19 september 1919 jahor roy
 jahar ray actor , comedian
jahor roy

jahar roy -lrb- september 19 , 1919 -- august 11 , 1977 -rrb- was an indian actor and comedian in bengali cinema .
he was known for his comedy films with bhanu bandyopadhyay .
roy earned a substantial fan following even-though he was a character actor .
and all thanks to his roly-poly build , he was a frequent choice of directors who wanted to add comedy to serious movies .
roy 's first major film roles were in `` purbarag '' directed by ardhendu mukherjee , and in `` anjangarh '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- directed by bimal roy .
among his countless performances are dhonny meye , chadmabeshi and bhanu goenda jahor assistant .
he acted in a couple of films under the direction of satyajit ray .
although a small role , roy portrayed the male servant of tulsi chakrabarti in `` parash pathar '' .
there was a meatier role in `` goopy gyne bagha byne '' where he played the role of a crooked war-mongering minister of an innocent and peace-loving king .
he also performed the song `` cho cho kya sharam ki baat '' in chhadmabeshi .
at the end of his career , when he was ailing , he did a cameo in ritwik ghatak 's autobiographical film `` jukti takko aar gappo '' .
