Ramapada Chowdhury

Ramapada Chowdhury

writer

Ramapada Chowdhury was born on Dec 28, 1922 in British India. Ramapada Chowdhury's big-screen debut came with The Case Is Closed directed by Mrinal Sen in 1982. Ramapada Chowdhury is known for Ek Din Achanak directed by Mrinal Sen, Shabana Azmi stars as Neeta and Shreeram Lagoo as Professor (Neeta's father). The upcoming new movie Ramapada Chowdhury plays is Ek Din Achanak which will be released on Dec 30, 2018.

Ramapada Chowdhury was born in a small town of undivided Bengal in Kharagpur. He studied at the Presidency College of the elite Calcutta University (known for its Nobel Laureates). He was one a member of the editorial board of Anandabazar Patrika - a news daily produced even today. Ramapada was well known for his short stories, and novels. Many of them have been adapted as films in modern Indian filmography. One his most famous work is 'Ek Doctor Ki Maut'. This film depicts the angst and frustration of a young Indian doctor being traded as a political scapegoat for publishing his ground breaking on leprosy to the international press community. Ramapada has soulfully captured the essence of the middle and lower middle classes fight for the daily existence. He was the recipient of Sahitya Academy Award, Ananda Purashkar, and Rabindra Purashkar.

  • Birthday

    Dec 28, 1922
  • Place of Birth

    Kharagpur, Bengal Presidency, British India