George Baker (Bengali actor)
| George Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 October 1945 [1] Tezpur, Assam, India |
| Residence | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Education | Assam Engineering College |
| Occupation | Actor, Politician |
| Employer | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
| Known for | Cinema of West Bengal, Cinema of Assam, Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Arpita Baker |
George Baker (28 October 1946), is an Indian actor and politician. He has been a prolific actor in Assamese & Bengali movies since the late 1970s. He is one of the two Members of Parliament appointed by the president under Article 331 (Anglo-Indian) of the Indian Constitution. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party[2] in 2014 and contested and lost the Lok Sabha elections from the Howrah constituency during the Indian general election, 2014.
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Biography
Early life and education
Baker was born in Tezpur, Assam, on 28 October 1946. His initial education was in Lucknow at La Martiniere College. He was a National level junior in Boxing and Swimming during this period. He later joined the Assam Engineering College but had to leave midway since his father died. He completed a two-year course in Permanent Way Engineering and joined the Northeast Frontier Railway zone in the Engineering Department. He served here for two years and then quit to start his own business
Acting career (Early 1970s - Present)
Baker made his first foray into Assamese cinema in 1974. He played the protagonist in the Assamese film Chameli Memsaab [1]. This film went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese at the 23rd National Film Awards. He played the role of Berkeley, a British planter who falls for a native girl, Chameli, (played by Binita Borgohain) and is later accused for her murder. Baker later played the same role in the Bengali version of the same movie [2].
He went on to act in numerous Bengali movies, Jatra (theatre), television films, serials mostly playing parts of British Expatriates. He has also been part of roving theater groups.
Over the years he has acted in films of five languages - Bengali, Assamese, English, Hindi & Santhali.
More recently he played the role of Sir William Eckhardt in Parineeta (2005 film) [3] and Mr. Ramsey in Bhooter Bhabishyat [4].
Political career (2014)
On 27 February 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced Baker as their candidate for the Indian general election, 2014 from the Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency) [5].
Filmography
See also
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Howrah
- Cinema of Assam
- Cinema of West Bengal
- Jatra (theatre)
- Northeast Frontier Railway zone
- Tezpur
- Santhali
References
- ↑ George Baker IMDb
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- 1946 births
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians
- Bengali male actors
- Living people
- Male actors in Bengali cinema
- Indian Christians
- Assamese-language actors
- National Democratic Alliance candidates in the Indian general election, 2014
- Nominated members of the Lok Sabha
