Kamal Mitra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kamal Mitra

Indian actor

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1912

Place of Birth: Bardhaman, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1993

Profession: actor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Kamal Mitra was an Indian actor who appeared in more than 90 films spanning more than four decades.
Along with Chhabi Biswas (1900–1962) and Pahari Sanyal (1906–1974) he dominated the Bengali silver screen mostly in the 50s and 60s in elderly character roles; in fact, Mitra "carried his bat" well into the 70s.
Though he is, perhaps, mostly remembered for the role of B.
K.
Roy [as father of Prasanta (Uttam Kumar), the hero) in popular 1963 Bengali movie Deya Neya starred by Uttam Kumar and Tanuja, Mitra played a number of prominent roles in mythological and social movies.
His characterisation of "Kansa", the merciless ruler of Mathura and maternal uncle of Lord Krishna in the film Kansa is still regarded as one of the most powerful performance by an actor in a legendary negative figure.
In this film he brought out the inner pangs and outward passion of the main character in a manner that remains unparalleled even to this day.
He performed with equal aplomb the character of "Mahishasur" in Mahishasur Badh in the beginning of his film career and of "Daksha" in Daksha Yagna in the fag end, an illustration of the dedication, devotion and hard work for which he is remembered and respected.
In his performance as "Badar Munshi" in Louha Kapat [ story : Jarasandha; direction : Tapan Sinha ] he created a permanent niche for himself in the history of Bengali films.