Goutam Halder

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Goutam Halder
গৌতম হালদার
Goutam Halder August 2024.jpg
Born (1963-12-09) December 9, 1963 (age 61)
Calcutta, India
Alma mater Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College
OccupationActor
OrganizationNaye Natua
Spouses
(div. 2006)
(m. 2010)

Goutam Halder (born 9 December 1963 [1] ) is an Indian theatre and film actor from Kolkata. [2] [3] [4] He has appeared in more than 50 theatrical productions since 1981 across various troupes, and is the recipient of several accolades including a State Award of Best Production for Meghnad Badh Kabya in 1995, State Award as Best Director for Chile Kothar Sepai in 1997, [5] Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Kiran Award by Government of Maharasthra in 2001 and Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman in 2013. [6]

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After graduating from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara  Goutam Halder followed his heart into theatrical pursuits where he started gaining tutelage in Nandikar’s Comprehensive Theatre Training, 1986-87 where he gained knowledge, experience and practice under stalwarts like Rudraprasad Sengupta (Guru), Shombhu Mitra (Theatre legend), Khaled Chowdhury(Acclaimed scenographer), Tapas Sen (renowned Lighting Designer), Martin Russell (Fools Theatre, New York) among others. [7]

Halder’s career began with his portrayal of Jaisingha in Bisarjan at Bhatpara Sanskritik Chakra which had been directed by Hara Bhattacharya. After completion of his training programme at Nandikar, he went on to direct and act in plays like Football (1986), Shesh Shakkhatkar (1988), Pheriwalar Mrityu(1993), Meghnad Badh Kabya (1995), Nagar Kirtan (1997), Sojon Badiyar Ghat (2003) among multiple others, under the banner of Nandikar. In 2009, he formed his own troupe Naye Natua which has also produced multiple successful plays. He is the President of the troupe.

Early life and personal life

Halder [8] [9] was born on 9 December 1963 in, Bhatpara, [7] West Bengal, India. He has a younger brother. He graduated from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara.

He has been trained in Kathak at Padatik Dance Centre under Guru Vijay Shankar. He has also dedicatedly learnt Bharatnatyam in Kerala Kalamandalam under Guru Govindan Kutty and Thankamani Kutty. He has been learning Modern dance and Movement and Martial Arts under Guru Sudipta Kundu since 2000. He has also trained himself in Classical vocal music under Guru Ashis Chattopadhyay and Guru Prabir Datta since 1986. [10]

Performing arts career

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Goutam Halder in Meghnad Badh Kabya

After completion of his Graduation, Halder began his career at Nandikar with the play Football (1986), directed by Rudraprasad Sengupta where he played the lead role of Hari. Following his start, he starred in other plays directed by Rudraprasad Sengupta like Shesh Shakkhatkar (1988), Sankhapurer Sukanya (1990) [11] and Pheriwalar Mrityu (1993). [12] Apart from Nandikar, Goutam Halder has also worked with other troupes and played significant and leading roles in their productions. They include Mephisto (2002), [13] Shah Jahan (Natyaranga, 2003), Meyeti (Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra, 2008), Dream Dream (Sansriti, 2009), Bisarjan (Tritiyo Sutra, 2010), Itsy Bitsy (Hate Khori, 2012), Caligula (Prachyo, 2013), Altaf Gomes (Sansriti, 2013), Arabya Rajani (Paikpara Indraranga, 2014), Mumbai Nights (Minerva Repertoire Theatre, 2015), Kalkreta (Swapnalu, 2015), Ila Gurdhoisha (Theatre Platform, 2015), Nilima (Prachyo, 2016), Mudrarakhshash (Belgharia Angan, 2016) and Chayapother Seshe (Natyorongo, 2023). [14]

Theatrical Career as an actor and director

Goutam Halder made his directorial debut in Nandikar with Meghnadbadh Kabya [15] in 1995, followed by Nagar Kirtan (1997), Brechter Khonje (1998), Calcutta Calcutta (1999), Ei Sahar Ei Somoy (2000), Maramiya Mon (2000), Borda (2002), Kabye Gaane (2002), Sojon Badiyar Ghat (2003) and Amake Dekhun (2007). He has also played the lead role in the following plays as well.

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Goutam Halder as Othello

After forming his own troupe, Naye Natua in 2009, he directed and acted in Jaal (2009), followed by plays like Jama Kharach (2009), Missed Call (2009), Meghnadbadh Kabya (2009, revived), Borda (2009, revived), [16] Amake Dekhun (2009, revival), Osama (2012), Lakshmir Pariksha (2012), Nana Range Rabi (2012), Othello (2013), Haoai (2015), [17] Thakurmar Jhuli (2015), Moimonsingha Geetika (2017), [18] Mrichchhakatika (2018), Nakshi Kathar Math (2020), Mitali (2022) and Doosra (2024). [19]

Career as a film actor: Goutam Halder has acted in films like Tadanto (dir. Nitish Roy), Alinagarer Golokdhadha (dir. Sayantan Ghoshal), Maya Mridanga (dir. Raja Sen), Shri Swapankumarer Badami Hyenar Kobole (dir. Debaloy Bhattacharya), Badnaam (dir.Nitish Mukherjee), Tara (dir. Bratya Basu), Artha (dir. Anjan Dutt) and Imaginary Line (dir. Josey Joseph).

Lectures and Workshops

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Goutam Halder in Moimonsingha Geetika

Halder has given lectures at Georgia University, Athens, Georgia, USA, Edinburgh Theatre Festival, Scotland and International Dance & Theatre Festival, Goteborg, Sweden. Halder has also conducted various theatre workshops such as Naye Natua’s Theatre Training Programme, Nandikar’s annual Theatre Training Programme for the Young, Nandikar’s Theatre-in-Education Programmes in Secondary Schools since 1989, Nandikar’s Project In Search of Children’s Theatre, [20] Trainer at BLP for Murugappa Group of Industries, Chennai, Trainer-Judge at British Council Theatre Festival among various others. He has also conducted various workshops at various others troupes all over India.

Goutam Halder on stage and screen

Stage

Sl NoYearProductionStory / Poet / Playwright / Translator / AdaptorDirectorRoleGroup
11981Bisarjan Rabindranath Tagore Hara BhattacharyaJaisinghaSanskritik Chakra, Bhatpara
21982Ekjan Siddhartha Mitra Bujhte ParchenHenrik Ibsen / Hara BhattacharyaHara BhattacharyaSiddharthaSanskritik Chakra, Bhatpara
31982Samadhan Bertolt Brecht / Utpal Dutt Hara BhattacharyaPeopleSanskritik Chakra, Bhatpara
41984DanabYvgeny Shwartz / Ashok MukhopadhyayBidyut NagPagriwallaPrayas
51986Football Peter Terson / Rudraprasad Sengupta Swatilekha and Rudraprasad Sengupta Hari Nandikar [21]
61988Shesh SakkhatkarVladlen Dozortse / Rudraprasad SenguptaRudraprasad SenguptaDr. Karmakar Nandikar
71990Sankhapurer Sukanya [11] Bertolt Brecht / Rudraprasad SenguptaRudraprasad SenguptaYang Sung Nandikar
81993Pheriwalar Mrityu [12] Arthur Miller / Rudraprasad SenguptaRudraprasad SenguptaBabu Nandikar
91995Meghnadbadh Kabya [22] Michael Madhusudan Dutt Goutam HalderNarrator Nandikar
101996Gotrahin Arthur Miller / Rudraprasad Sengupta Nandikar
111997Nagar KirtanKoushik Roy Chowdhury, Goutam HalderGoutam HalderNarayan Nandikar
121998Brechter KhonjeKoushik Roy Chowdhury, Rudraprasad SenguptaGoutam HalderLead SingerNandikar
131999Calcutta CalcuttaKoushik Roy Chowdhury, Rudraprasad Sengupta, Shankha Ghosh, Joy Goswami Goutam HalderLead SingerNandikar
142000Ei Sahar Ei SamaySwatilekha Sengupta, Rudraprasad Sengupta, Koushik Roy Chowdhury, Goutam Halder, Joy GoswamiSwatilekha Sengupta, Rudraprasad Sengupta, Goutam HalderLead SingerNandikar
152000Maramiya Mon Fyodor Dostoevsky / Rudraprasad SenguptaGoutam HalderNarratorNandikar
162001Football (Revival)Peter Tarson / Rudraprasad SenguptaSwatilekha and Rudraprasad SenguptaHariNandikar
172002BordaMunshi PremchandGoutam HalderNarratorNandikar
182002Kabye GaneRabindranath Tagore (collected folk rhymes), Buddhadeva Bose, Sankha Ghosh, Shakti Chattopadhyay, Joy Goswami, Koushik Roy Chowdhury, etc.Goutam HalderNarratorNandikar
192002MephistoAriel Muchkin / Suman MukhopadhyaySuman MukhopadhyayHenrik HoffgenCollective Enterprise
202003Shah JahanDwijendra Lal RoySwapan SenguptaShah JahanNatyaranga
212003Sojon Badiyar GhatJasimuddinGoutam HalderSojonNandikar
222006Rater Kutum Ashapurna Devi CollectiveNosuNandikar
232007Amake Dekhun Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Goutam HalderThe ManNandikar
242008Meyeti Ariel Dorfman Kishore SenguptaRoberto MirandaKalyani Natya Charcha Kendra
252009Jal Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay / Goutam HalderGoutam HalderClerkNaye Natua
262009Jama KharachShirshendu Mukhopadhyay / Goutam HalderGoutam HalderMukhujjeNaye Natua
272009Missed Call Debshnakar Halder Goutam HalderLaltuNaye Natua
282009Meghnadbadh Kabya (Revival)Michael Madhusudan DuttGoutam HalderNarratorNaye Natua
292009Borda (Revival) Munshi Premchand Goutam HalderBordaNaye Natua
302009Amake Dekhun (Revival)Sirshendu MukhopadhyayGoutam HalderThe ManNaye Natua
312009Dream Dream William Shakespeare / Partha ChatterjeeGoutam HalderUstadSansriti
322010BisarjanRabindranath TagoreSuman MukhopadhyayRaghupatiTritiyo Sutra
332012Itsy BitsyChiranjib BasuDebasish Ghosh DastidarSomnathHate Khori
342012Osama Jean Paul Sartre / Goutam HalderGoutam HalderOsamaNaye Natua
352012Lakshmir ParikshaRabindranath TagoreGoutam HalderKshiroNaye Natua
362012Nana Ronge RabiRabindranath TagoreGoutam HalderNaye Natua
372013Caligula Albert Camus Biplab BandopadhyayCaligulaPrachyo
382013OthelloWilliam Shakespeare / Ratan Kumar DasGoutam HalderOthelloNaye Natua
392013Mephisto [13] (Renewal)Ariel Muchkin / Suman Mukhopadhyay Suman MukhopadhyayHenrik HoffgenTritiyo Sutra
402013Altaf Gomes Bratya Basu Debesh ChattopadhyayGomesSansriti
412014Arabya RajaniUjjwal ChattopadhyayUjjwal ChattopadhyayNihswoPaikpara Indraranga
422015HaoaiEvald Flisar/ Ratan Kr. DasGoutam HalderPintuda (Peter)Naye Natua
432015Thakurmar JhuliDakshinaranjan Mitra MajumderGoutam HalderNarratorNaye Natua
442015Mumbai NightsWilliam Shakespeare

/Debashis Roy

Bratya BasuMalvolioMinerva Repertoire Theatre
452015KalkretaPremangshu RoyPremangshu RoyRajaSwapnalu
462015Ila GurdhoishaBratya BasuDebashis RoyBirnarayanTheatre Platform
472016Nilima - based on  Eugène Ionesco’s The Lesson Eugène Ionesco Biplab BandopadhyayProfessorPrachyo
482016MudrarakshashAdaptation by Ratan Kumar DasBiplab BandopadhyayChanakyaBelgharia Angan
492017Moimonsingha GeetikaBallad by Dwija KanaiGoutam HalderNarrator/HumraNaye Natua
502018Mrichchhakatika Shudrak Goutam HalderNaye Natua
512020Nakshi Kanthar Math Jasimuddin Goutam HalderNaye Natua
522022MitaliStory by Fyodor Dostoevsky/ Dramatization by Goutam HalderGoutam HalderNarratorNaye Natua
532023Chayapother ShesheSohan BandyopadhyaySohan BandyopadhyayNataranga
542024DoosraPlay by Evald Flisar/ Adaptation by Ratan kumar DasGoutam HalderBossNaye Natua

Film

Role
2017 Tadanta

Film and Television

He also acted in Bengali movies and Television show directed by Bengali directors like Raja Sen, Nitish Roy. Rajendra Prasad Das, Subhendu Chakraborty,

Awards

References

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