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Basanta Choudhury was born on 5 May, 1928 in Nagpur, Bombay Province, British India, is an Indian actor (1928–2000). Discover Basanta Choudhury's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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| Occupation |
Actor, film producer |
| Age |
72 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
5 May, 1928 |
| Birthday |
5 May |
| Birthplace |
Nagpur, Bombay Province, British India |
| Date of death |
20 June, 2000 |
| Died Place |
Calcutta, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Basanta Choudhury Height, Weight & Measurements
At 72 years old, Basanta Choudhury height not available right now. We will update Basanta Choudhury's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Basanta Choudhury's Wife?
His wife is Aloka Chowdhury
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| Wife |
Aloka Chowdhury |
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| Children |
2 |
Basanta Choudhury Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Basanta Choudhury worth at the age of 72 years old? Basanta Choudhury’s income source is mostly from being a successful actor. He is from India. We have estimated Basanta Choudhury's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
actor |
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Timeline
In the circa year of 1886 AD, his great-great forefather Apurba Krishna Dutta Chaudhuri discontinued with the surname 'Dutta' and moved from his ancestral place Andul to Nagpur to practice law.
He later became the Law Lecturer in the Morris College (the present-day Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (VNGIASS)).
His son was Phani Bhusan Chaudhuri, whose son Shiddhish Chandra Chowdhury.
Shiddhish and Kamala Devi had two sons – Basanta & Prasanta.
Both of them grew up in Nagpur.
Basanta graduated from Morris college.
Basanta Choudhury (also Chowdhury; 5 May 1928 – 20 June 2000) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films.
He worked with directors Asit Sen, Rajen Tarafdar, Ajay Kar and Bijay Bose, often in leading roles.
He is a former Sheriff of Kolkata.
Choudhury's collection of Kashmiri and Persian shawls were enviable.
Director Satyajit Ray admired those collections and used for his masterpieces.
Basanta Chowdhury was born into an affluent Kayastha Zamindar Datta Chowdhury family of Andul, Howrah.
In 1945 AD he completed his Matriculation Examination from Deena Nath High School Nagpur.
After shifting to Kolkata, Chowdhury stayed in Ranikuthi in Tollygunge.
He was a numismatist i.e. an expert collector of Ganesha idols, rare coins, paper currency and was a collector of Kashmiri and Persian shawls.
His first film was Mahaprasthaner Pathe by director Kartik Chattopadhay in 1952.
Some of his memorable films are, Bhagaban Shri Krishna Chaitanya, Jadu Bhatta, Andhare Alo, Deep Jwele Jaai with Suchitra Sen, Anushtoop Chhanda, Abhaya O Srikanta, Raja Rammohan Roy, Diba Ratrir Kabya, Devi Chaudhurani.
He was also involved with amateur theater and radio.
In 1965, actor Chowdhury was awarded the Best Actor Prize for his film "Raja Rammohan" by B.F.J.A. In 1996, he also received Bangla Stage Centenary Star Theater award from Calcutta University.
He had also acted in several Hindi films.
The actor had been the Sheriff of Kolkata.
He was also appointed the Chairman of Nandan-West Bengal Film Centre in Kolkata.
The actor suffered from lung cancer for quite some time.
He died on 20 June 2000 in Kolkata.
