Nabadwip Haldar
Biography
Nabadwip Haldar was an Indian actor, comedian & theater personality known for work in Bengali cinema. Haldar was born in 1911 in Sonpalashi village, Burdwan district in British India. After completing his primary education, he could not study further and started working at Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation. Haldar also took part-time jobs in different companies in Kolkata. Haldar's debut film was Panchashar made by Debaki Kumar Bose in 1931. He became popular for his character named Madan in the film Sharey Chuattor. Haldar performed in a comedy duo with actor Shyam Laha in various films such as the Bengali version of Laurel and Hardy. He was well known for his unique voice and comic roles. He also acted in several radio comic series.
Known For & Full Filmography15 Titles
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m âĸ as Madan
The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hostel.
Movie - 1954, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
Jogin, a poor school teacher, had brought up an orphan Tomato as his nephew. But now suffering from the deadly tubercolosis, he decided to gamble with luck to see if a better home could be found for Tomato.
Movie - 1949, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Deb Narayan Gupta.
Movie - 1948, 2h 15m âĸ as Surajit's assistant
A lady visited Mr. Surajit Roy, a detective, with a proposal to steal a will from a landlord's house. Surajit did not accept the assignment. Soon after, he received a telegram from one Rajib Lochan Choudhury, zamindar of a remote village in Murshidabad district. It appeared that Rajib Lochan's life was in danger. When Surajit visited his house the zamindar had already been murdered. Detective Surajit started an investigation while staying at the house. He saw a nurse, Anima, appointed for Rajib Lochan and recalled that this lady went to him with the proposal of theft. There were several relatives and servants in the house but most of them concealed some or other facts from him. Finally, Surajit was successful in tracking down the real culprit
Movie - 1955, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya.
Movie - 1952, 2h 15m âĸ as Naba (Nanda) - Bawro Jamai
Nondo and Gobindo are both rich people who live in a village. But they had married in the city. One day Nondo writes Gobindo's father-in-law that they are coming to the city and want to stay there. But after arriving in the city, they found nobody was waiting for them in the station. Then they meet somebody who is also looking for some people. So, he takes them into their house. After receiving the hospitality, they realized they were in the wrong place. They decided to go to a hotel. After reaching there they met some people and day by day they had different experiences in the city. Then they accidentally reached a film shooting spot and after then through some incident, they reached a police station. After that, they found their house and again did some hilarious incidents in his father-in-law's house.
Movie - 1951, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
Uttam Kumar's 4th Film. The film has Uttam Kumar and Prabha Devi as the lead actors.
Movie - 1952, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
A person vows to eradicate the rumors of a haunted house.
Movie - 1948, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
A run-of-the-mill girl.
Movie - 1947, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
A 1947 Bengali Film directed by Premendra Mitra.
Movie - 1958, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
Lalu and Chinta are neighbours and extremely good friends. One morning both of die and reach hell. However Yandyut exclaims that there was a mistake and that they were not the individuals he intended to kill. He orders Lalu and Chinta to be sent back to the earth but the latter claim for a tour of hell as compensation. Soon the friends find themselves back on earth but soon realize that their souls have been exchanges in error. This leads to a series of confusion of themselves as well as their near and dear ones. In the end their souls come back to themselves and there is no bound to their happiness, much to the amusement of the rest who did not know why they were so happy.
Movie - 1950, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
Maryada was a Bengali drama film directed by Digambar Chattopadhyay. This movie was released on 15 December 1950 under the banner of Bhabani Kalamandir Limited. This is the third and first movie in which legendary Bengali actors Uttam Kumar and Bibhu Bhattacharya appeared respectively. In this movie, Uttam Kumar leaps on a song for the first time in his career.
Movie - 1949, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
A 1949 Bengali Drama Film directed by Niren Lahiri.
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
The movie tells the story of Fakkaram, a.k.a. Fakka, and his love, along with his family and his greedy relatives, who are in search of a valuable amount of money left by a millionaire.
Movie - 1949, 2h 15m âĸ Main Cast Role
Jagannath, the Lord of Universe's journey towards home from his aunt's house.