Chapal Bhaduri
Chapal Bhaduri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 (age 86–87) |
| Other names | Chapalrani |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Parent(s) | Tara Kumar Bhaduri (Father) Prava Devi (Mother) |
Chapal Bhaduri is the last living female impersonator in Bengali theatre and perhaps even in Indian theatre. He did female impersonation in Jatra, a form of Bengali folk theatre as Chapalrani. In 2010, he starred in a Bengali Film Arekti Premer Golpo which was directed by Kaushik Ganguly and written by Ganguly and Rituparno Ghosh.