Tripti Mitra Birthday, Age, Family & Biography

Tripti started her acting career wjile she was in her teens with her cousin Bijon Bhattacharya’s play Agun in the year 1943. Famous Director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas saw her performance in the play Nabannaand. He was left numb at her performance and asked her to packs her bag and accompany him to Bombay to act in Film, Dharti Ke Lal, which was similar to her play. Her adult debut came in 1953 with the Bengali film Pathik. Since then she acted in many famous films like Shubha Bibaha, Asha, Manik, Kanchanranga, Seba, Mukund Das and Jukti Takko Aar Gappo to name a few. Her famous plays include Agun, Nabanna, Gopinath, Chaar Adhyay, Baki Itihaas, and Aparajita among several others.

 

For her contribution in the field of Arts, she was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India. She married noted Director Sombhu Mitra. The couple has a daughter Shaoli Mitra, who happens to be a famous Actress and Director. She along with her Husband formed their own Theatre Group “Bohurupee”. She died in Kolkata on 24th May 1989.