Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury(1930-2003)
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Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury was born 11 February 1930 in Madras (now
Chennai), India to painter/sculptor Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury, who was
then Principal at the Madras School of the Arts. The dances he learned
were Kathakali, Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Manipuri. In 1955, he
relocated to New York City and started his own dance company, Bhaskar
Dances of India. Aside from taking painting, Bhaskar also acted in
stage plays, musicals and several motion pictures. Horror movie fans
will remember him as the Charles Manson-inspired satanist hippie cult leader
Horace Bones in the horror flick, I Drink Your Blood (1971). On 25 October 1977, he was
crippled in a stage fall during rehearsal, and was confined to a
wheelchair for the rest of his life. He has since then concentrated on
becoming a painter, and became a successful artist. Bhaskar passed away
on 4 August 2003 at The Jewish Home & Hospital, 120 West 106th Street,
New York City. Shortly before his death, however, he contributed audio
commentary for Grindhouse's limited edition I Drink Your Blood (1971) DVD, and was
fortunately able to see a copy of the film.