Theatre actor, stage director
1987–2025
Death of a Salesman (stage play)
Alok Chatterjee (1960 or 1961 – 6 January 2025) was an Indian theatre actor and director known for his theatre productions like Death of a Salesman, Nat Samrat and #Anandmath latest play 2022.[1][2][3] He has been teaching at NSD and Pune based FTII. He also taught acting in the institute of Anupam Kher, Actor Prepress in Mumbai.[4] At present, Chatterjee, in Madhya Pradesh Natya Vidyalaya Bhopal, is known for his vast range of acting (teaching) with deep literary understanding.[5] He is a gold medalist from the National School of Drama, Delhi for best acting.[6] At present Alok Chatterjee does theatre in his hometown at Bhopal.[7] He was also awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2019 by the president of India Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.[8]
Life and career
Alok Chatterjee was born in Madhya Pradesh, to a Hindu family. He earned a scholarship to study at National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi in 1987.[9][3] Actor Irfan Khan was his batchmate in NSD.[3] When he was in Mumbai alcohol and some other chaos pushed them into oblivion. "It's hard to walk home In the words of Chatterjee who worshiped both times, Mahakal (Shiva), "It was the effect of fifty-seven years ago." (वह साढ़े साती का असर था)"[5]
Chatterjee died on 6 January 2025, at the age of 64.[10]
Plays
| Play | Author | Actor | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishnaarjun Yuddh | MakhanlalChaturvedi | Yes | Krishnaarjun Yuddh | |
| Buget ki raat ek shahar mein | shankar shesh | Yes | ||
| Fandi | ShankarShesh | Yes | ||
| ek tha gadha urf aladad khan | SharadJoshi | |||
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | William Shakespeare | Yes | [11] | |
| Death of a Salesman | Arthur Miller | Yes | Yes | [12] |
| Nat Samrat | Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar | Yes | Jayant Deshmukh | [2] |
| Sakuntala ki anghuthi | Surendra Verma | Yes | ||
| Swami Vivekanand | Yes | Yes | [6] | |
| Ankahe Afsane | Yes | [13] |
Notable students
Aatm Prakash Mishra
Anshul giri
References
- ↑ नटसम्राट: दो दीवाने घर को आए. aajtak.intoday.in. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When prominent theatre artists came together to stage their plays in Agra – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 As a student of NSD, my life was based around Mandi House, says Rohitash Gaud – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ Amateur theatre artistes get tips from NSD experts – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 नटसम्राट: दो दीवाने घर को आए. aajtak.intoday.in. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 People watch a play on Swami Vivekanand at Antarang in Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ World Theatre Day: Theatre actors who deserve a Bollywood break. mid-day. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ Bhopal: Alok Chatterjee feted with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ↑ NSD graduates, NSD. www.nsd.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ↑ Alok Chatterjee, Irrfan's NSD batchmate and theatre actor, dies at 64
- ↑ Its play time.... The Hindu(18 July 2013). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ Bhopal: Drama festival at Shaheed Bhavan from today | Free Press Journal. www.freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ 'Namak Ka Daroga', 'Ankahe Afsane' mark Premchand birthday | Free Press Journal. www.freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ Manav Kaul: The devil and the details. livemint.com/(2016-03-04). Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ टीकम जोशीः सब्र के साथ संवारे किरदार. aajtak.intoday.in. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
Sources
- Bhopal: Alok Chatterjee feted with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Free Press Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2023.