Kumar Roy
Kumar Roy | |
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| Born | Kumarendra Narayan Roy 2 March 1926 Dinajpur, Bangladesh |
| Died | 28 February 2010 (aged 83) Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director, actor |
| Notable work | Direction of Nabanna (1948) |
Kumar Roy (1926–2010) was a Bengali theatre actor, director and playwright. In 1983 he won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He was associated with the group Bohurupee. In 1989 he directed the re-creation of the classic play Nabanna (1948). He was the president of the PashchimBanga Natya Akademi (West Bengal State Theatre Academy) from 2006 till his death in 2010. Kumar Roy was also professor of drama at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata and visiting professor at Sangeet Bhavan, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.