Ahindra Choudhury
Ahindra Choudhury (1896-1974) was an Indian actor, director, theatre personality, and co-founder of Photo Play Syndicate, a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows. A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958, Choudhury was honored by the Government of India in 1963 with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award, for his services to the nation. His foray into the movie world was in 1931 with Hrishir Prem, a Jyotish Bandopadhyay film. He retired from acting with Shahjahan, a drama staged on 11 September 1957 at Minerva Theatre, Kolkata. Years later, he appeared in one more film, Shravan Sandhya, in 1974.[8] He acted in 89 films, wrote a screenplay for his maiden venture, Soul of a Slave, and directed two films.
- Title: Ahindra Choudhury
- Popularity: 0.795
- Known For: Acting
- Birthday: 1896-08-06
- Place of Birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
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- Also Known As: Ahindra Chowdhury, Ohindro Chowdhury, Ohindro Choudhury, অহীন্দ্র চৌধুরী
