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While studying at the University of Guwahati, Bhattacharya was also busy doing plays for ITPA and All India Radio. Kulada Kumar Bhattacharya decided to pursue a professional education in theater on the advice of his father. In 1960, he graduated from the New Era Academy of Drama and Music in London with a six-year diploma in acting and stage art.

Additionally, he was a distinguished reciter and served as the director of Jyoti Chitraban, the regional film and television institution founded by the legendary Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.

Kulada Bhattacharya was an Indian radio artist, actor and director from Assam.

After completing his schooling, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cotton College and a Master's in History from Gauhati University.

Kulada Bhattacharya studied theatre, acting and television in London and Germany.

Bhattacharya was the founding Director of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute (Jyoti Chitraban).

He embarked on his journey in the performing arts at the tender age of six, nurturing his talent throughout his youth.

In 2018, he was awarded the 'North East Lifetime Achievement' Award by the Prag Cine Awards.

He passed his matriculation examination in 1946 and his BA from Cotton College.

His expertise also earned him selection as a jury member for both the National Film Competition and the Indian Panorama on two occasions.

He was one of the most professionally trained artists who underwent training in London in the areas of stage performance, film and television and he founded the Assam National Theater in the mid-1960s.

As an unmarried man, Bhattacharya chose to donate his body to the Ellora Vigyan Mancha.

As Executive Producer of Aakashbani, he initiated the radio broadcast of several famous plays including Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Throughout his illustrious career, he appeared in over 35 documentaries and short films, receiving multiple accolades for his exceptional talent, including the prestigious "Sadin" award and numerous honors for his contributions to theatre.

He was a noted reciter and he was also a prose writer. He has written articles on cinema and sports in newspapers, magazines and has translated several books into Assamese.

He was fluent in Assamese, Bengali and Hindi. Because of his stays in London, he could speak fluent British English too.

He was celebrated for his remarkable contributions to radio dramas, notably the beloved "Parashuram.".

His contributions extended beyond acting; he was a prominent figure in Assamese literature, translating several works and writing extensively on film, drama, and sports.

While working at the BBC, he applied for an announcer position on Indian television but failed. Unable to return to work, he decided to take a course in television and went to Hamburg, Germany in 1960, where he studied television direction and vision mixing at the Nordlund Westdeutsche Rundfunk and Fernsehen.

An alumnus of professional training in theatre, film, and television from London, he played a pivotal role in establishing the Assam National Theatre in the mid-1960s.

He got the opportunity to work in the Bengali branch of the BBC. While working at the BBC, he applied for an announcer position on Indian television but failed.

He also started a revolution in radio and theatrical plays along with famous playwrights like Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia, Arun Sharma, Mahendra Barthakur etc. He became known as Amal in his childhood playing the character of Amal in Kabiguru's play 'Dakghar'.

He received the "Tarun Duwara Memorial Oil India Award" and the "Aspara Award".

In 2016 he received'Life in a Theater Award' at Gplus Theater Festival.

In 2023, he won the 69th National Film Award for his voiceover in English Language in the film Hatibandhu. (Documentary: Hatibandhu, Director: Kripal Kalita, English Screenplay: Kulda Kumar Bhattacharya, Assamese Screenplay: Nayan Prasad).

Kulada Kumar Bhattacharya founded 'Axom Jatiya Natyaxala' in 1960, an workshop-styled platform for the betterment of local theatre art and artistry.

Bhattacharya also acted in several television serials. He directed the series Tejal Ghora starring Ishan Baroua, Santwana Bardoloi, Mintu Baroua and Nikumani Baroua. The 1994 film '"Tejal Ghora" is one of the best Assamese serials to date.

In 2018, he was awarded the North East Lifetime Achievement Award at the Prag Cine Awards.

While in Delhi, he gained popularity by acting in several plays at the encouragement of Shailendra Shankar, Assistant Station Director for External Affairs.

Bhattacharya made more than 35 documentaries and short films.