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Tapas Sen was born on 11 September, 1924 in Dhubri, Assam, India, is an Indian stage lighting designer. Discover Tapas Sen'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 81 years old?
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Light Designer |
| Age |
81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
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11 September, 1924 |
| Birthday |
11 September |
| Birthplace |
Dhubri, Assam, India |
| Date of death |
28 June, 2006 |
| Died Place |
Calcutta, West Bengal, India (now Kolkata) |
| Nationality |
India
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Tapas Sen Height, Weight & Measurements
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Tapas Sen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tapas Sen worth at the age of 81 years old? Tapas Sen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Designer. He is from India. We have estimated Tapas Sen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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| Salary in 2023 |
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Tapas Sen ( 11 September, 1924 – 28 June, 2006) was a noted Indian stage lighting designer, who was an important figure in 20th-century Indian theatre.
Tapas Sen was born in 1924 in Dhubri, Assam.
He started working with Bengali theatre movement in Kolkata in the late 1940s, along with noted directors, Utpal Dutt and Shambhu Mitra.
Later he became a founding member of the Indian People's Theatre Association's (IPTA), Delhi chapter, and worked closely with Hindi theatre.
He was known not only for his creative stage lighting, but also had a significant impact on the work of leading theatre director of the time.
His father was Matilal Sen and mother's name was Subarnalata He started his career in theater with the production of a shadow play on the 1943 Bengal famine with Mrinal Sen.
Amongst his most noted lighting installations are for son et lumière, sound-and-light-shows at historical venues in Delhi, like the Red Fort, Purana Quila and at the Qutb Minar.
He also created lighting for noted stage venues across India including Birla Theatre in Kolkata, Siri Fort Auditorium, Kamani Auditorium in Delhi, and Rabindra Natya Manch in Mumbai.
Besides doing architectural lighting design for important outdoor venues and monuments like Khajuraho, Konark, Elephanta and Ujjain.
He was awarded the 1974 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1974, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 2004.
He was awarded the 1974 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Theatre Arts, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, and subsequently the academy also the highest honour the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 2004.
In 1988, he designed the lighting for the opening ceremonies of the "Festival of India" at Moscow and Paris, under Dashrath Patel.
He also was awarded the Kalidas Samman, by Government of Madhya Pradesh for the year 1997-98.
He was a fellow of the Lighting Designers, UK and the Indian Society of Lighting Engineers.
He was also part of the 50-person team for the lighting design of the Eiffel Tower in 2000.
The entire design was done by 50 light designers and engineers using 5 lifts for a span of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days.
He remained active even into his late years, in January 2006, he did the lighting for a production of Tagore's play Visarjan which premiered at Madhusudan Mancha in Kolkata.
He died on 28 June 2006 in Kolkata due to a heart attack, at the age of 81.
His body was donated for medical research.
