Chhabi Biswas
Biography
Chhabi Biswas (Bengali: ছবি বিশ্বাস Chabi Biśbās) (12 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's Kabuliwala and Satyajit Ray's films Jalshaghar (The Music Room, 1958), Devi, (The Goddess, 1960) and Kanchenjungha (1962).
He is best remembered for his numerous roles as the quintessential aristocratic patriarch, and was himself the scion of a rich and cultured North Kolkata family. He was born on 12 July 1900. His father, Bhupatinath Biswas, was well known for his charitable works. His first name was Sachindranath, but his mother nicknamed her handsome son Chhabi (a beautiful picture!) and the name stuck throughout his life and career. His portrayal of the formidable father figure, though often typecast, yet was powerful and convincing enough to earn both popular and critical accolades. That portrayal was culturally significant, too as in the British Raj, enlightened Bengali used to combined both the hoary tradition and the Anglicised urbanity.
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Full filmography
- The Music Room (1958) as Biswambhar Roy
- Devi (1960) as Kalikinkar Roy
- Bipasha (1962) as Saradindu
- The Delayed Journey (1957) as Sripati Banerjee
- The Philosopher's Stone (1958) as Guest at Cocktail Party
- Kabuliwala (1957) as Rahmat
- The Dawn (1955)
- Kanchenjungha (1962) as Indranath Chaudhuri
- The Flame (1962)
- Sonar Harin (1959) as Ranjit Mitra (Chief Intelligence Officer)
- Iron Door (1958)
- Jamalaye Jibanta Manush (1958) as Hari Narayan
- Jog Biyog (1953)
- Necklace (1961)
- Vidyasagar (1950)
- Chhabi (1959) as Bakko
- Chupi Chupi Aashey (1960) as Beni Babu
- Indrani (1958) as Mastermoshai
- Garmil (1942) as Mukherjee
- Hospital (1960)
- Prithibi Amare Chay (1957) as Leela's Father
- Shankar Narayan Bank (1956)
- Surer Parashe (1957)
- Pratikar (1944)