Nilkantha Sengupta


Nilkantha Sengupta was an Indian Bengali actor, theatre director and playwright. He was known as an all-time dramatist and mainly acted for Bengali films and dramas.
Sengupta received the best Actor Award from the Information and Culture Department of the West Bengal Government in 1988 and the Eminent Director's Award from Paschimbanga Natya Akademi in 1989.

Biography

Nilakantha Sengupta was born in Kotalipara of Faridpur was an adaption from a short story of Brecht titled "Caesar und Sein Legioner"
The others are 'The Next Air Attack', 'Look Up', 'Daansagar', 'Sadhabar Ekadashi' etc. are notable.

Personal life and death

In 1988, Sengupta married Kajal Sengupta, also an actress, his worthy disciple. In 2010, Sengupta passed away, leaving behind his wife Kajal and only daughter Kanchalmala.