
Chhabi Biswas
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-07-12
Day of Death
1962-06-11 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chhabi Biswas
Biography
Chhabi Biswas (Bengali: ছবি বিশ্বাস Chabi Biśbās) (12 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's Kabuliwala and Satyajit Ray's films Jalshaghar (The Music Room, 1958), Devi, (The Goddess, 1960) and Kanchenjungha (1962).
He is best remembered for his numerous roles as the quintessential aristocratic patriarch, and was himself the scion of a rich and cultured North Kolkata family. He was born on 12 July 1900. His father, Bhupatinath Biswas, was well known for his charitable works. His first name was Sachindranath, but his mother nicknamed her handsome son Chhabi (a beautiful picture!) and the name stuck throughout his life and career. His portrayal of the formidable father figure, though often typecast, yet was powerful and convincing enough to earn both popular and critical accolades. That portrayal was culturally significant, too as in the British Raj, enlightened Bengali used to combined both the hoary tradition and the Anglicised urbanity.
Acting
Shubha Bibaha
as Bar-da (Gayatri's Father)
Kanchenjunga
as Indranath Chowdhury
(1982)
(1963)
(1962)
Kanchenjungha
as Indranath Chaudhuri
(1962)
Kancher Swarga
as Judge
(1962)
Atal Jaler Ahwan
as Mr. Choudhury
(1962)
Dada Thakur
as Dada Thakur
(1962)
Bipasha
as Saradindu
(1961)
Manik
as Shree Lakshmikanta Chowdhury
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
Devi
as Kalikinkar Roy
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
Chupi Chupi Aashey
as Beni Babu
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
Sakher Chor
as Mundilal (Uday's Brother-in-Law)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1959)
Chhabi
as Bakko
(1959)
(1959)
Gali Theke Rajpath
as Mr. Kar
(1959)
Chaowa Pawa
as Manju's father K. Chowdhury
(1959)
(1959)
Headmaster
as Krishna Prasanna
(1959)
Bicharak
as Lawyer
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1958)
The Music Room
as Biswambhar Roy
(1958)
(1958)
Indrani
as Mastermoshai
(1958)
The Philosopher's Stone
as Guest at Cocktail Party
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
Kabuliwala
as Rahmat
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
(1956)
(1956)
Saheb Bibi Golam
as Mejo Babu
(1956)
(1955)
(1955)
Sabar Uparey
as Prashanta Chatterjee (Shankar's father)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
Bhangagara
as Jogen Choudhury
(1954)
Ora Thakey Odharey
as Chanchal's Father
(1954)
(1954)
(1954)
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
Kar Pape
as Dr. Bose
(1952)
(1950)
(1949)
(1948)
(1948)
(1945)
Two Generations
as Nutubihari
(1944)
(1943)
(1943)
(1942)
Garmil
as Mukherjee
(1942)
Saugandh
as Mr. Paritosh
(1942)
(1938)
Chokher Bali
as Bihari
Crew
(1949)
Jar Jetha Ghar
Director
(1944)
Pratikar
Director