| 1. Debshankar Haldar is an Indian theatre artist and film actor. |
| 2. He was born in Kolkata to a middle-class family. |
| 3. Haldar has collaborated with various renowned Bengali theatre groups such as “Nandikar” and “Blank Verse.” |
| 4. He found his passion for theatre while attending workshops and decided to pursue it. |
| 5. Debshankar has contributed as a writer and director to over 40 children's plays including “Bhalo Manush Noigo Mora.” |
| 6. He has performed in notable roles such as Debabrata Biswas in Bratyajon's Ruddha Sangeet, Swami Vivekananda in Lokkrishti's Biley, and Sisir Kumar Bhaduri in Indraranga's Nisshanga Samrat. |
| 7. His first directorial venture outside Nandikar was Story Teller's Topol. |
| 8. He appeared in the Bengali film Cholo Potol Tuli released in 2020. |
| 9. Haldar has worked with many popular Bengali theatre groups, like “Nandikar,” “Rangapat,” “Natyaranga,” “Sudrak,” “Gandhar,” “Bratyajon,” “Sansriti,” and “Blank Verse.” |
| 10. Debshankar was interested in politics in his college days and was a part of the student politics. |
| 11. It was his father who introduced Haldar to the world of theatre. |
| 12. In 1986, he joined Nandikar’s acting workshop to learn the basics of acting. |
| 13. He has also featured in many Bengali films, like “Drishyantar,” “Kalkijug,” “Accident,” “Alik Sukh,” “Arundhati,” and “Maya Mridanga.” |
| 14. At a single time, Debshankar has performed in 23 different productions, a feat which no other actor from Bengal has achieved until now. |
| 15. Haldar is a very versatile actor. He has played maximum four different characters on a single day during a theatre festival. |
| 16. Debshankar is often referred to as the Shah Rukh Khan of the Bengali drama. |
