| Amar
Ghosh was born on 4th April 1928 at Puri (Orissa) originally
from Hooghly - West Bengal.
He
founded "Udayachol" - a group theatre in 1942 continued
as the Founder, Gen Secy & Director till 1970, retired as
reader (Drama Dept.), Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.
He
acted as chief Editor -
-
Jagrihi
(Monthly) 1948
-
Chitrita
Saptahik (Weekly) 1948 - 50
-
Amader
Kagoz (Monthly) 1950-52
-
Produced
/ Directed film on an story 'ALO HASI GAAN (1972)' - Released
at Globe Cinema.
Renovated
Bengali Folk Play (Jatra) with the lunching of "Hitler"
under the banner of Tarun Opera, as director in 1968, along
with more than 40 other plays in succession till 1994 under
banners of many other teams.
Introduced
(for the first time in the country) Projection Booth Type Control
System for controlling Light and Sound in Theatre House, firstly
at "Theatre Centre" Calcutta in 1960 and operated
for 3 years.
Built
and established "Circarena Theatre" - The Pioneer
non-proscenium Commercial Play house, with its revolving Arena
Platform placed on an elevator (Estd 1975). Presently the only
Professional Theatre running in the city, being declared as
the only example of its kind in the world still now, by Jean
G. Lekyan, the world famous French Theatre Architect, while
visiting Kolkata in Nov, 2006.
| 
In
the role of Loke Nath Bramhachari at Circarena
2003 - 2004 |
Receiving
SOVIET LAND NEHRU AWARD in the year 1971, as Director
of Folk Play LENIN from the hand of KARAN SINGH |
Directing
Anil Chatterjee for the production "Hamlet"
at Circarena 1984 |
| 
Directing
Shanti Gopal for production "Ulka" at Circarena
1998 |
In
the role of Film Director Harihar
with
Savitri Chatterjee in Kacher Putul at Circarena in 1986 |
Constructed,
Renovated and furnished / Equipped - [as consulting Architect]
-
"Premchand
Shatavarsiki Bhawan" at Bhatpara.
- Tarun
Smriti Mancho at Birati
- "Aban
Mancha" and "Ahindra Workshop" at Rabindra
Bharati University, Kolkata.
-
"Osmania
University Theatre" at Hyderabad
-
"Bijon
Theatre" at North Kolkata
-
"Ram
Mohan Mancha" at APC Road, Kolkata etc.
- Bholagini
Kalamandir at Khurat, Howrah etc.
Notable
Publications -
-
Pot
Deep Dhwani (Pioneer Work in Bengali on Stage Set, light
& sound - Published by Rabindrabharati University)
-
Antaral
Rangamoy (Vol I :Set, Vol II : Lighting) etc.
- Ek
Mutho Kabita (Collection of own poems and songs)
- Amrita
Jeevan Santadas (Full length play)
Note
: More than100 Full Length & One Act Plays (Still unpublished),
Presented on Public Stages for nights
Noteworthy : Still taking part in key-roles on board Circarena,
in 4 to 6 shows every week.
Award
Received as Best Director -
Cine
Advance Award, Disharee Award, Theatre Centre Award, Uttam Kumar
Award, Ritwik Ghatak Award, Pramatesh Barua Award, W.B. Chalachitra
Parishad award, W.B. State Sangeet Natak Academy Award, Art
Forum Award, Soviet Land Nehru Award, Natya Swapnakalpa Award
2006 etc. |
