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Bratya Basu

Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury (born 25 September 1969),[1] also known as Bratya Basu, is an Indian actor, stage director, playwright, film director, professor and politician who has been the Education Minister of West Bengal since 2021. He has also assumed the same office in the First Mamata Banerjee ministry. In May 2016, Basu was assigned the portfolios of Tourism, Science Technology and Bio-Technology, and Information Technology and Electronics.[2][3][4] He has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, from the Dum Dum constituency since the 2011 Assembly Election of West Bengal. Basu is presently the Chairperson of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi and Minerva Natyasanskriti Charchakendra under the governance of the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, West Bengal.[5]

Bratya Basu
Bratya Basu at a State Theatre event, Kolkata, 2023
Minister of Education, Government of West Bengal
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 May 2021
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byPartha Chatterjee
In office
20 May 2011 – 20 May 2014
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byPartha De
Succeeded byPartha Chatterjee
Minister of Information Technology and Electronics
In office
5 October 2018 – 10 May 2021
GovernorKeshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Succeeded byRatna De
Minister for Information Technology and Electronics, Government of West Bengal
In office
20 May 2016 – 5 October 2018
GovernorKeshari Nath Tripathi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byPartha Chatterjee
Succeeded byAmit Mitra
Minister of Tourism, Government of West Bengal
In office
20 May 2014 – 12 May 2016
GovernorM. K. Narayanan
D. Y. Patil (additional charge)
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byKrishnendu Narayan Choudhury
Succeeded byGoutam Deb
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2011
Preceded byRekha Goswami
ConstituencyDum Dum
Personal details
Born (1969-09-25) 25 September 1969 (age 55)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyTrinamool Congress
Alma materPresidency College, Kolkata
University of Calcutta

Early life

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Bratya Basu was born in Calcutta to Professor Dr. Bishnu Basu and Educational Administrator Dr. Neetika Basu. His original name was Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury. After his graduation in Bengali from the Presidency College (currently Presidency University, Kolkata), he completed his Post Graduation from the University of Calcutta.

Career

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Bratya Basu started his career as a sound operator for the theatre group Ganakrishti[6] and soon started writing and directing plays with the group. The themes of his writings focus on political fantasy, nature-human relationships, the connection between music and life, ethical values and their lack, the conflict between love and revolt, and the bonding between time and culture.[7] Bratya Basu joined City College, Kolkata as an assistant professor in the Department of Bengali. He launched his career as a dramatist with the play Ashaleen (1996),[8] described by theatre critics as the first postmodernist Bengali play.[9] His noted plays thereafter include Aranyadeb, Shahar Yaar, Virus-M, Winkle-Twinkle, etc. His other important plays include Ruddhasangeet, Chatushkon, Hemlat - the Prince of Garanhata, Krishna Gahobar, Sateroi July, Bikele Bhorer Sorshey Phool, Supari Killer, Boma etc. A compilation of his plays has been published in four volumes in 2004, 2010, 2016 and 2022 respectively. He has even directed four films - Raasta[10] which has a theme of youth moving into terrorism, Teesta[11] a film on society and the failure of romance, Tara and Dictionary[12] and acted in many films which include Kaalbela,[13] Icchey, Sthaniyo Sambad, Hemlock Society, Muktodhara, Double Feluda, Baranda, Jogajog, Kalkijug, Asamapta, Dhulobali Katha etc. Basu has bagged many awards and recognition. Some of them include the Shambhu Mitra Samman 2016, conferred by Rajdanga Dyotak, Shrestha Natya Nirman 2017, conferred by Anya Theatre, Khaled Choudhury Samman 2017, conferred by Abhash, Dakshin Kolkata, Shilpayan Samman 2017, conferred by Gobordanga Shilpayan, Sumati Sengupta Smriti Samman 2019, conferred by Angan Belghoria, Dronacharya Samman 2019, conferred by Ashoknagar Natyamukh and the prestigious Satyen Mitra Smriti Puroshkar awarded by Theatre Workshop in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2017 for his exemplary contribution in Bengali Theatre. He has also been awarded the Gajendra Kumar Mitra-Sumathanath Ghosh Memorial Award 2018, conferred by Mitra & Ghosh Publishers Pvt. Ltd. for his contribution to Bengali Literature.

In 2021, Bratya Basu was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Award for outstanding works of literature, for his anthology of Bengali theatre, Mir Jafar O Onyanya Natak (a compilation of three plays - Mir Jafar, Ekdin Aladin and Ami Anukulda aar Ora). The award is given by an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, the Ministry of Culture. His plays have been translated into Hindi, English and French languages.

Hemlat, The Prince of Garanhata has won critical acclaim from academic researchers for the adaptation. Sam Kolodezh of the University of California, Irvine, Drama and Theatre heaped praise on Bratya's adaptation.[14] Formerly Associate Professor, at Kuwait University and a Life-member of the Shakespeare Society of Eastern India, Antony Johae[15] was so moved by the contemporary Indianization of Shakespeare's master text that he lectured across India on Hemlat. Mr. Johae has contributed a research paper on Hemlat in the Vol-V, No.VIII of The International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, edited by Dr Prof Amitava Roy,[16] formerly Shakespeare Professor of Rabindra Bharati University and president and co-founder of Shakespeare Society of Eastern India and Prof Ronan Paterson.,[17] an actor, director and a producer for theatre, film in Britain and Ireland and an extensive writer on Shakespeare.

Bratya Basu has created his own space in contemporary theatre by moving beyond its existing boundaries. He formed the theatre group Kalindi Bratyajon[18] in 2008. The first theatrical production of Bratyajon was Ruddhasangeet (2009), a play on the Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas's journey of bitter struggle throughout his life in the prevailing system. The play received acclaim and has so far staged more than a record 150 shows[19] to packed houses. After producing "Boma" in 2015, a period piece that rips off the masks of the Bengali freedom fighters which reveals jealousies, greed for power, and internal conflicts Basu has interestingly produced another untold history of Bengal spanning 1757 and 1764. The play, "Mir Jafar"[20] showcases the power politics and game of minds to unravel the complexities in which 'Mir Jafar' continues to retain the emblematic representation and throne of the 'universal betrayer' in all societies in all times.

Role in theater

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Plays written

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Play Notes Produced by Year Director Ref
Prachhaya Adaptation of John Middlton Synge's 'In the Shadow of the Glen' Ganakrishti 1993 Sabyasachi Chatterjee
Ora Panchjon Adaptation of Peter Shaffer's 'Five Finger Exercise' Ganakrishti 1994 Amitabha Dutta
Ashalin Ganakrishti  1996 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Aranyadeb Ganakrishti / Swapnalu 1998 / 2018 Bratya Basu / Premangshu Roy Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Mukhomukhi Bosibar / Teesta Swapnasandhani / Abhash  2001 / 2016 Koushik Sen / Sekhar Samaddar Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Kalantak Lalfita Based on Shibram Chakraborty's story Chetana 2000 Suman Mukhopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Chatushkon Ganakrishti / Aakar Kala Sangam 2001 Bratya Basu / Suresh Bhardwaj Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Shahar Yaar Ganakrishti 2001 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Winkle Twinkle Sansriti 2002 Debesh Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Babli Drishypat / Purba Paschim 2003 /2005 Anirban Bhattacharjee / Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Virus M Ganakrishti 2003 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Sateroi July Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not Die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare' Ganakrishti / Circle Theatre / Thelovers 2004 / 2013 / 2017 Bratya Basu / Bapi Bose / Debashish Dutta
May Dibaser Latok 2005 Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Page 4:It's also a game Lokokrishti / IFTA 2005 / 2016 Bratya Basu / Debashish Dutta Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Operation 2010 Ashoknagar Natyamukh 2005 / 2014 Avi Chakraborty Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Debitarjon 2006 Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' Ballygunge Swapnasuchona 2006 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Mrityu Ishwar Jaunota Srijak / Ashoknagar Ntyamukh / Prachya 2006 / 2015 / 2017 Debashish Basu / Avi Chakraborty / Biplab Bandyopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol I ISBN 8177564323
Aagunmukho Adaptation of Marius von Mayenburg's 'Feuergesicht' (Fireface) Tritiyo Sutra & The Goethe Institute 2007 Suman Mukhopadhyay
Baborer Prarthona Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra 2007 Kishore Sengupta Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Krihnagawhbar Niva Arts 2007 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Comrade Katha Swapnasandhani / Playmakers 2008 / 2017 Koushik Sen / Kaustabh Duttagupta Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Orkute Jukto Holo Baltimore Aar Nadia 2009 Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Ruddhasangeet Play on famous Rabindrasangeet advocate Debabrata Biswas Kalindi Bratyajon 2009 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Darjiparar Marjinara Swapnasandhani 2009 Koushik Sen Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Bhoy Swapnasandhani / Thealight 2009 / 2019 Koushik Sen / Atanu Sarkar Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Supari Killer Prachya 2011 Biplab Bandyopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Bikele Bhorer Sarshephul Sansriti 2011 Debesh Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Cinemar Moto Kalindi Bratyajon 2013 Bratya Basu ISBN 9789350406786
Apatoto Eivabe Dujoner Dekha Hoye Thake Sansriti 2013 Debesh Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Altaf Gomes Sansriti 2013 Debesh Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Samayjaan Theatre Platform / Ashokenagar Natyamukh 2013 / 2017 Debashish Roy / Avi Chakraborty Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Khanjana Ami Aar Asbona Theatre Platform 2013 Debashish Roy Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Ke? Kalindi Bratyajon 2014 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Duto Din Pancham Baidik 2014 Arpita Ghosh Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Jatugriha Sansriti / Shantipur Sanskritik 2015 Debesh Chattopadhyay / Kaushik Chattopadhyay Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Anandibai Based on Parashuram's story Howrah Bratyajon 2015 Debashish Biswas Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Boma Kalindi Bratyajon 2015 Bratya Basu Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Ila Gurhoisha Theatre Platform 2015 Debashish Roy Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Banijye Basate Lakkhi Paikpara Indraranga 2017 Bratya Basu Troyee ISBN 9789350202562
Jibjantu Theatre Platform / Rabindranagar Natyaudh 2017 Debashsish Roy / Dani Karmakar Natok Samagra Vol III ISBN 9789350406786
Fourth Bell IFTA 2017 Debashish Dutta Eibare Duti Natok
Anusochna Ayanda 2017 Biplab bandyopadhyay Troyee ISBN 9789350202562
Hridipash Theatre Platform 2017 Debashish Roy Troyee ISBN 9789350202562
Akdin Aladin Swapnalu / Paikpara Indraranga 2018 Premangshu Roy / Kanchan Mallick Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606
Ami Onukulda Aar Ora Ashokenagar Natyamukh 2018 Avi Chakraborty Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606
Bisarjaner Por Playmakers 2018 Kaustabh Duttagupta Natok Samagra Vol II ISBN 9788177569438
Mir Jafar Kalindi Bratyajon / Shriram Centre 2018 / 2020 Bratya Basu / Azhar Alam Mir Jafar O Onyanyo Natok ISBN 9789350203606
Antim Raat 2019
Creusa, the Queen Chetana 2020 Sujan Mukhopadhyay [21][22]
Coronar Dingulite Prem 2020
Matsyanyaya 2020 Matsyanyaya ISBN 9789354252778
Roll-Action-Cut 2020
Fyodor 2020 Fyodor ISBN 9789393910028
Tin Atotayee 2020 Tin Atotayee:Ekti Ekok Sanglap ISBN 9781565812314

Plays directed

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Year Play Produced by Playwright Notes Ref
1996 Ashalin Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
1998 Aranyadeb Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
2001 Chatushkon Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
2001 Shahar Yaar Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
2003 Virus M Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
2004 Sateroi July Ganakrishti Bratya Basu Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare'
2005 Page 4:It's also a Game Lokokrishti Bratya Basu
2006 Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata Ballygunge Swapnasuchona Bratya Basu Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'
2007 Krishnagawhbar Niva Arts Bratya Basu
2008 Chaturanga Purba Paschim Sekhar Samaddar Adaptation of Tagore's Novel [23]
2009 Ruddhasangeet Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu Play on Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas
2010 Kanyadan Ballygunge Swapnasuchona Vijay Tendulkar Translated by Bina Alase [24]
2010 Canvasser Kalindi Bratyajon Short story, written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Adapted by Sekhar Samaddar
2011 Byomkesh Kalindi Bratyajon Short story, written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Adapted by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay
2013 Cinemar Moto Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu
2014 Ke? Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu
2015 Boma Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu
2015 Mumbai Nights Minerva Repertory Theatre Debasish Roy Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' [25]
2016 Meghe Dhaka Tara Naihati Bratyajon Ujjwal Chattopadhyay Based on the Bengali film, 'Meghe Dhaka Tara', directed by Ritwik Ghatak [26]
2016 Adya Shesh Rajani Paikpara Indraranga Ujjwal Chattopadhyay Play on late, controversial Actor-Director Ashim Chakraborty Adya Shesh Rajani ISBN 9789383710461 [27]
2017 Ekush Gram Naihati Bratyajon Ujjwal Chattopadhyay Based on the English film, '21 Grams', directed Alejandro Inarritu [28][29]
2017 Banijye Basate Lakkhi Paikpara Indraranga Bratya Basu Troyee ISBN 9789350202562
2018 Athoi Jal Purba Paschim Ujjwal Chattopadhyay Adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's novel [30]
2018 Mir Jafar Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu

Plays acted in

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Year Play Role Produced by Director Notes Ref
1994 Ora Panchjon Raja Ganakrishti Amitabha Dutta Adaptation of Peter Shaffer's 'Five Finger Exercise'
1996 Ashalin Sujan Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
1998 Aranyadeb Aranyadeb Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
2001 Chatushkon Soumya Sarkhel Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
2001 Shahar Yaar Babu Ganakrishti Bratya Basu
2005 Page 4:It's also a Game Manohar Middya Lokokrishti Bratya Basu
2006 Hemlat:The prince of Garanhata Hemlat Ballygunge Swapnasuchona Bratya Basu Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'
2007 Krishnagawhbar Angshuman Banerjee Niva Arts Bratya Basu
2009 Ruddhasangeet Pramod Dasgupta, Santosh Kumar Ghosh Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu Play on Rabindrasangeet exponent Debabrata Biswas
2010 Kanyadan Arun Athole Ballygunge Swapnasuchona Bratya Basu Original play by Vijay Tendulkar, translated by Bina Alase
2013 Cinemar Moto Abhijit Dutta Gupta Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu
2014 Ke? Chatak Chattoraj Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu Acted in one show in Mumbai
2015 Boma Chittaranjan Das Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu
2015 Mumbai Nights Guest Appearance Minerva Repertory Theatre Bratya Basu Adaptation of William Shkespeare's play 'Twelfth Night'
2017 Mulya Sanjay Choudhury Ballygunge Bratyajon Debashish Roy Adaptation of Arthur Miller's 'The Price', adapted by Asit Mukhopadhyay [31]
2017 Sateroi July Rakesh Chatterjee Thealovers Debashish Dutta Inspired by John Wexley's 'They shall not die' and Utpal Dutta's 'Manusher Adhikare' [32]
2018 Mir Jafar Robert Clive Kalindi Bratyajon Bratya Basu

Bibliography

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Books

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Year Title Title in English Publisher Notes Ref
2005 Natok Samagra Vol-I Anthology of Plays Vol-I Ananda Publishers Foreword by Sunil Gangopadhyay ISBN 8177564323
2010 Natok Samagra Vol-II Anthology of Plays Vol-II Ananda Publishers Foreword by Joy Goswami ISBN 9788177569438
2011 Duti Natok Two Plays Deep Prakashan Two separate Plays
2013 Company Theatre Company Theatre Deep Prakashan Author's vision about changing economical perspective of theatre in Bengal, per se in India
2014 Aro Duti Natok Two Plays more Deep Prakashan Two independent Plays
2015 Ebar Tinti Natok A Triad of Plays Deep Prakashan Three independent Plays ISBN 9789384561208
2016 Ebare Duti Natok Another Couple of Plays Deep Prakashan Two independent Plays
2016 Prasanga Theatre Through the lens of Theatre Saptarshi Prakashan ISBN 9789382706960
2016 Boma The Bomb Karigar A play on Alipore Bomb Case highlighting Bengali's historical involvement in the movement and Shri Aurobindo's subsequent transformation ISBN 9789381640739
2016 Natok Samagra Vol-III Anthology of Plays Vol-III Ananda Publishers Foreword by Swapan Chakraborty ISBN 9789350406786
2017 Notegach O Onyanyo Lekha Theatre's grove and other free writings Karigar Playwright's sweet reminiscence about his childhood and related life stories while growing up ISBN 9789381640906
2017 Troyee A Triplet Mitra O Ghosh Three Independent Plays ISBN 9789350202562
2019 Gadyasangraha Collection of Prose Dey's Publishing ISBN 9789388351515
2019 Mir Jafar O Onyanya Natak Mir Jafar and other Plays Mitra O Ghosh Winner of SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD, 2021 (An anthology of Bengali plays - Mir Jafar, Ekdin Aladin and Ami Anukulda aar Ora) ISBN 9789350203606
2019 Berin Taranger Nitol Mukta Probal : Bingsho Shatabdir Antarjatik Kobi o Kobita Lyric Pearl and Choral of Bering : International Poets and Poetries of 20th Century Signet Press ISBN 9789388870689
2020 Tin Atotayee Assassin Trio 365 Din Prakashan Three Monologues ISBN 9781565812314
2021 Choutaal Quartette Prativash On Playwright Edward Bond, Stage director Antonin Artaud, Actor and teacher Stella Adler and theatre Critic and writer Martin Esslin ISBN 9789390604661
2021 Tomar Sindhur Bari Thy Maritime Abode Mouhari Prakashani About how Cinema, Poetry, Literature, Music and Acting left a mark separately or in relation to theatre in Author's life
2021 Nirbachito Prabandha Selected Prose Karigar ISBN 9788195159055
2021 Bangla Theatre : Oitijhya O Parampara Bengali Theatre : Tradition and Legacy Apan Path ISBN 9788194861164
2022 Matsyanyaya Matsyanyaya - The Mayhem Signet Press ISBN 9789354252778
2022 Fyodor Fyodor Chinta Prakashan A Biographical play on Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky ISBN 9789393910028
2022 Mrityur Porer Angsha : Bingsho Shatabdir Antarjatik Chalachchitra O tar Parichalakera Scenes beyond Death : 20th Century Filmmakers and their Cinemas Prativash ISBN 9789392435546
2022 Bahirer Ei Bhikkha Bhara Thali A brimming bowl with alms of love! Karigar A compilation of intriguing write-ups on Cinema, Theatre, Literature, Sports, Music etc. ISBN 9789393669124
2022 Natok Samagra Vol-IV Anthology of Plays Vol-IV Ananda Publishers Foreword by Ashok Mukhopadhyay ISBN 9789354253928
2022 Roll-Action-Cut ebong Onyanyo Roll-Action-Cut and other plays Deep Prakashan ISBN 9789394432000
2022 BiBi B.B. Kapotaksha Prakashani A rare Biographical sketch of the global icon of theatre of all times, Bertolt Brecht in Bengali
2022 Notegach O Onyanyo Lekha Theatre's grove and other free writings Karigar Second extended edition of Playwright's Childhood Memories and Related Stories ISBN 9789381640906
2023 Fenoshirsha Sagarer Duburi A Diver of a Foamy Ocean Prativash A rich collection of creative translations and localizations of seven all-time famous plays across the world ISBN 9789392435546

Novels

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Year Title Title in English Publisher Notes Ref
2022 Adamritakatha A saga of Ada (Ardhendushekhar Mustafi) and Amrita (Amritalal Basu) Ananda Publishers A novel superscribing commercialization of Bengali theatre encircling two sensational stage actors Ardhendushekhar Mustafi and Amritalal Basu with their ever-deepening relationship ISBN 9789354252372
2023 Dyutakrirak The Gambler Ananda Publishers His second novel encircling one of the most influential theatre artistes of Bengal, Shishir Kumar Bhaduri, post Girish Chandra Ghosh who brought a sea change in stage acting in the professional theatre of Bengal ISBN 9789354254413

Original poetry

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Year Title Title in English Publisher Notes Ref
2023 Theatre Bishayak Kabita Poems in relation to Theatre Signet Press ISBN 9789354253119

Translated works

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Year Title Language Edited and/or Translated by Publisher Notes Ref
2013 Hemlat – The Prince of Garanhata English Prof. Amitava Roy, Tapu Biswas & Suchandra Ghosh Avantgarde Press For Shakespeare Society of Eastern India ISBN 8187538244
2014 Chatushkon Evam Anya Natak Hindi Soma Bandyopadhyay Rajkamal Prakashan ISBN 9788126726820
2015 Select Plays in English translation English Prof. Amitava Roy, Dr Zinia Mitra, Nirban Manna, Suchandra Ghosh & Abhishek Deb Deep Prakashan
2015 Kaun? Hindi Mantu Das Sahitya Bhandar, Allahabad ISBN 9788177794465
2016 Lakshagriha Evam Anya Natak Hindi Soma Bandypadhyay Rajkamal Prakashan ISBN 9788126729470
2022 Mir Jafar Evam Anya Natak Hindi Pratik Singh, Amber Kumar Chowdhary, Goswami Jainendra Kumar Bharti Rajkamal Prakashan ISBN 9789393768094
2023 An Anthology of Contemporary Bengali Plays by Bratya Basu English Editors: Sam Kolodezh et al. Translators: Mainak Banerjee and Arnab Banerji Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing [33] ISBN 9781350289451

Books written on Bratya Basu

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Year Title English Title Written by Edited by Publisher Notes Ref
2013 Astitwa Anubhuti Abinirman : Bratya Basur Natok Existence, Affect, Deconstruction: Bratya Basu's Play Shantanu Bandyopadhyay Patralekha Reprinted from Deep Prakashan in 2017
2015 Bratya Basur Natok Theke Natye : Natun Shatabdir Antarghat Bratya Basu's Play to Production: A rencounter of a new century Shampa Bhattacharjee Deep Prakashan ISBN 9789384561246
2017 Sakkhatkar Sangraha A collection of Interviews Kingshuk Mondal Kolikata Letterpress ISBN 9788193264027
2017 Bratya ebong Bratya Bratya and Bratya Mainak Bandyopadhyay Deep Prakashan
2020 Kshamata Sanglap Ekok Pradarshani : Bratya Basur Natyabhuban Power, Dialogue - A Unique Spectacle : Theatrical world of Bratya Basu Arnab Saha Apan Path ISBN 9788194092988
2021 Anek Kamala Ranger Rod : Bratyabrata Basu A Wide Spread of Orange Sunshine: Bratyabrata Basu Soumitra Mitra Purba Paschim
2022 Bratya : Bohumukhi Protibhabidyut Bratya : A man of versatile intellect Joy Goswami Karigar ISBN 9789393669131
2022 Bratyajug : Darpane Bimbito Alo Bratya : An Epoch-making Radiance of Light Arnab Saha Saptarshi Prakashan ISBN 9789390830237

Filmography

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Directorial venture

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Year Title Cast Citations
2003 Rasta Mithun Chakraborty, Rajatava Dutta, Amitabh Bhattacharjee, Rimjhim Gupta, Raghuvir Yadav, Alakananda Ray, Dolon Ray, Soma Dey, Alaka Gangopadhyay, Deb Shankar Halder [34]
2005 Teesta Debashree Roy, Badshah Moitra, Chandrayee Ghosh,Pijush Ganguly, Sudip Mukherjee, Biswajit Chakraborty, Sreela Majumdar, Lily Chakraborty [35]
2010 Tara Prosenjit Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Bratya Basu, Goutam Halder, Parthasarathi Deb, Piya Sengupta [36]
2021 Dictionary Abir Chatterjee, Nusrat Jahan, Mosharraf Karim, Poulami Basu, Arno Mukhopadhyay [37]
2024 Hubba Mosharraf Karim, Indraneil Sengupta, Poulami Basu and others [38]

Films acted in

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Year Film Role Directors Ref
2005 Herbert Dhanna Suman Mukhopadhyay [39]
2009 Sthanio Sangbad Mr. Paul Mainak Biswas and Arjun Gourisaria [40]
2009 Kaalbela Ramen  Goutam Ghose [41]
2011 Hello Memshaheb Mr. Menon  Shibaprasad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy [42]
2011 Icche Manas  Shibaprasad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy [43]
2011 Kagojer Bou Manik Saha Bappaditya Bandyopadhyay [44]
2012 Tin Kanya Agnidev Chattopadhyay [45]
2012 Muktodhara Arindam Shibaprasad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy [46]
2012 Hemlock Society Raktim Ganguly Srijit Mukherji [47]
2012 Balukabela.com Shubhankar Partha Sen [48]
2013 Sunglass Rituparno Ghosh [49]
2013 Mahapurush O Kapurush Shri Shri Sadgajananda Maharaj/Pada Aniket Chattopadhyay [50]
2013 Golemale Pirit Koro Na Nebu Kaka Anindya Bandyopadhyay
2014 Parapar Gopal Sanjoy Nag [51]
2015 Jogajog Madhusudan Sekhar Das [52]
2015 Natoker Moto Amitesh Debesh Chattopadhyay [53]
2015 Kalkijug ACP Dilip Dutta Debarati Gupta [54]
2015 Abby Sen Niladri Atanu Ghosh [55]
2016 Double Feluda Manimohan Samaddar Sandip Ray [56]
2016 Gangster Jamal Birsa Dasgupta [57]
2016 Asamapto Malay Suman Mukhopadhyay [58]
2017 Chilekotha Phulu Kaka Premangshu Roy [59]
2017 Baranda Girijapati Reshmi Mitra [60]
2018 Manojder Adbhut Bari Goenda Baradacharan Anindya Chatterjee [61]
2019 Bahoman Subrata Anumita Dasgupta [62]
2019 Dhulobali Katha Rajaditya Mullick Biplab Bandyopadhyay
2019 The Lovely Mrs. Mookherjee Kalidas Mukhopadhyay/Bratya Indranil Roychowdhury
2021 Mayar Janjal Ganesh Samanta Indranil Roychowdhury
2023 Lawho Gouranger Naam Re Girish Chandra Ghosh Srijit Mukherji

Television series acted in

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Year Title Role Directors Channel Citations
2006 Probahini Ei Somoy Bhaskar Abhijit Dasgupta Akash Bangla
2007 Sonar Harin Panu Halder Saibal Banerjee E TV [63]
2009 Agnipariksha Sashanka Debroy Sudipto Das Zee TV [64]
2010 Dibaratrir Galpo Bhaskar Tathagata Banerjee E TV [65]

Awards and recognitions

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Theatre

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Year Award / Recognition Conferred by Milestone Citations
2000 Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman Swapnasandhani Notable contribution in Benagli Theatre
2000 Dishari Samman B.F.J.A. Contribution in Bengali Theatre [66]
2001 Satyen Mitra Puraskar Theatre Workshop Outstanding contribution in Bengali Theatre
2003 Satyen Mitra Puraskar Theatre Workshop Memorable contribution in Bengali Theatre
2004 Satyen Mitra Puraskar Theatre Workshop Prominent contribution in Bengali Theatre
2014 Banglar Gourab Zee Bangla Contribution in Bengali Theatre [67]
2016 Mohit Samman Rangapat Exemplary contribution in Bengali Theatre [68]
2017 Satyen Mitra Puraskar Theatre Workshop Outstanding contribution to Bengali Theatre
2018 Prachya Samman Prachya Contribution in Bengali Theatre [69]
2019 Shera Bangali ABP Group Remarkable contribution in Theatrical Art form [70]
2019 Dinabandhu Mitra Puraskar Paschim Banga Natya Akademi, Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Govt. of WB In recognition of his distinctiveness as a playwright, an actor and a stage director in contemporary times [71]
2021 Manthan Jibankriti Samman Jadavpur Manthan Lifetime Achievement Award [72]
2021 SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD Ministry of Culture, Government of India For his Book, Mir Jafar O Onyanya Natak [73]
2022 Saraswati Natya Samman Netaji Nagar Saraswati Natyashala An award for the best litterateur, theatre and film personality of the year [74]

Cinema

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Year Award / Recognition Conferred by Milestone Citations
2017 Ritwik Ghatak Smriti Puroskar Rajshahi Ritwik Ghatak Memorial Committee, Republic of Bangladesh Notable contribution in Benagli Cinema [75]
2017 Jury Award for Best Actor - Male Hyderabad 'Bengali' Film Festival Outstanding performance in the film, Asamapta [76]
2018 Special Jury Award 26th Annual Kalakar Awards Outstanding performance in the film, Baranda [77]
2019 B.F.J.A. Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role B.F.J.A. Best Acting in a Comic Role in the film, Manojder Adbhut Bari
2019 Jury Award for Best Supporting Actor - Male Telangana 'Bengali' Film Festival Best Supporting acting in the film, Bahaman [78]
2019 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade Film Companion, an online platform for Independent Film Journalism, India Superlative performance as 'Malay' in the film, Asamapta [79]
2021 Goutam Buddha Award Nepal International Film Festival 2021 Best International Feature Film Award for the film, Dictionary, directed by him [80]

Political career

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Bratya Basu won the West Bengal Assembly polls in 2011 on a Trinamool Congress ticket against a CPI(M) Minister, Gautam Deb, from the Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He was made Minister for Higher Education in Mamata Banerjee's cabinet. He decided to launch a survey of the state's higher education situation for clarification purposes.[81] Basu has been brought back as Education Minister after Trinamool Congress's substantial win at 2021 Assembly Election.[82]

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