Born in 1926, Dinajpur (Now  in Bangladesh) Kumar Roy had been closely Associated with BOHURUPEE through his career in Theatre. His Mentor / Guru was legendary Sri Sombhu Mitra. He had headed the group as its president and director. As an anchor, he is known for his Roles in RAKTAKARABI, PUTULKHELA, BISARJAN, RAJA, MUKTADHARA, PAGLA GHODA, MUDRARAKSHAS, BAKI ITIHAS, CHOP ADALAT CHOLCHE, MRICHCHAAKATIK, GALILEO, RAJ DARSHAN, DHARMADHARMA, AGUNER PAKHI, MALINI, NABANNA, NINDAPANKE, EK DIN EK RAAT.

Formerly, professor of drama, Rabindra Bharati University in Calcutta. Visiting Fellow at Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan, in 1986.

Award –
Received    SANGEET    NATAK    AKADEMI    AWARD    in    1983    NATIONAL   THEATRE AWARD,   Nandikar   in   1985,   DINABANDHU   PURASKAR   in   1993   (West   Bengal)

Plays Directed –

• CHAURYANANDA  (By Tulsi Lahiri, 1956),
• NATYAKARER BIPATTI (Ajit Ganguli, 1956),
• GEETARATNA (Chittaranjan Ghosh, 1956),
• MRICHCHAKATIK (Shudrak, 1979),
• GALILEO (Brecht, 1980),
• RAJDARSHAN (Manoj Mitra, 1982),
• AGUNER PAKHI (Jeon Anouilh, 1984),
• MALINI (Rabindra Nath Thakur, 1986),
• MR. KAKATUA (Prashanta Deb, 1987),
• YAYAH (Girish Karnad, 1988),
• KINU KAHARER THETAR (Manoj Mitra, 1988),
• NABANNA (Bijon Bhattacharya, 1989),
• NINDAPANKE (Jean Paul Sartre, 1991),
• SHYAMA (Sisir Kumar Das, 1992),
• AKBAR BIRBLE (Sisir Kumar Das, 1993),
• PIRITI PARAMA NIDHI (Chittaranjan Ghosh, 1994),
• SINDUK (Sisir Kumar Das, 1995),
• MUKTADHARA (Rabindra Nath Thakur, 1996),
• EK DIN EK RAT (Sisir Kumar Das, 1997),
• HINDI RAKTAKARABI (Lal Kaner), (In Hindi, 1986 Under Sangeet Kala Mandir Banner),
• ITIHASER ATMAA (2000) by Ashim Chatterjee,
• FULLA KETUR PALA (2002),
• NISHIDDHA THIKANA (2004),
• DEEPA DANDA (2005)

Publications –
tilottama   shilpa.   1980 NATYA    BMAVITABYA    O    RABINDRANAT H.     1986 SOMBHU     MITRA      :    NIRMAN-O-SRIJAN     AND MOKAM    KALIKATA   :    NATYA   RANGA,    1997 KABIR    ABHIGHAT    O    KABIR   NATAK.    1998 RABINDRA     NATAK   :   ALOKITA    UDVABAN     1999

Editor   of   "BOHURUPEE"   Journal   and   regular   contributor   in   Magazines,   Newspapers  and  Periodicals.

Represented India in the regional meeting on the status of the Artist, In the field of Performing Arts, which took   places   in South   Korea)   In   1991   under   Unesco   National   Commissions   of    the Asian  and Pacific   Countries.

Theatre Life -

• Started acting from School while in Class-IV. Thereafter in College Life organised Theatre Group in Village where engaged as Actor and also Directed many plays.
• In service life engaged as Actor, Director in several plays, staged by recreation club almost every year.
• Thereafter while in Kolkata from 1962 onwards regularly engaged as Director, Actor in and around the place of residence in East Kolkata.
• Joined "Bohurupee" the Pioneer Theatre Group of India in the year 1965.
• Active member of the group since 1967.
• Elected treasurer of Bohurupee from 1969 to 1984.
• Elected secretary of Bohurupee from 1984 till date.
  

Actor in Bohurupee -

• In plays directed by Sri Sombhu Mitra the Doyen of Modern Indian Theatre Raktakarabi, Putul Khela, Raja Oedipous, Raja, Baki Itihas, Barbar Banshi, Chop Adalat Cholchey.
• In plays directed by Smt. Tripti Mitra - Dakghar, Pterodactyl, Ghare Baire, Yadi Aar Ekbaar, Kimbadanti, Sedin Bangalakshmi Banke, Gandar.
• In plays directed by Sri Sumar Roy - Geeta Ratna, Mrichhakatik, Galileo, Rajdarshan, Aaguner Pakhi, Muktadhara, Mister Kakatua, Kinu Kaharer Theatre, Nabanna, Akbar Birbal, Pireeti Paramanidhi, Ek Din Ek Raat, Nisiddha Thikana, Deepadanda.
• In plays directed by Sri Amar Ganguly - Chakrabuha, Dharmadharma
• In Bohurupee - Set incharge for several years.

Plays directed in Bohurupee
Chhanch Bhanga Murti, Dhritabanasi, Pati - Paksha, Aayna Harin,

TV Serial - Mentionable
Sei Samaya, Bakul Katha, Antarale, Prati Chuanna Minute, Aleya, Manik, Mitra etc.

Drama Artist -  All India Radio, Kolkata.

Awards - Mentionable

1. Airlines Cultural Organisation - Kolkata - Contribution to Bengali Theatre
2. Anya Theatre - Kolkata - Distinguished Theatre personality Natya Swapnakalpa - 2004
3. Dishari - Kolkata - Best Actor - Nisiddha Thikana - 2004
4. Natya Panjika Kolkata - Satya Bandopadhyay Smriti Puraskar, Best Actor - 2004