Suchitra Sen
Suchitra Sen was an Indian actress who worked in Bengali and Hindi cinema. The movies in which she was repeatedly paired opposite Uttam Kumar became classics in the history of Bengali cinema. Often referred to as the Madhubala of Bengal, Roma Dasgupta, who was born in Pabna district on April 6 in the year 1931, made her Tollywood debut in 1952 with ‘Shesh Kothay’ which never saw the light of day. The following year, she filmed ‘Sharey Chuattor’ with none other than the heartthrob of Bengal at the time – Uttam Kumar, and her career took off. Her first official release, however, was Sukumar Dasgupta's Saat Number Kayedi (1953). More than anything else, audiences loved the chemistry of the two stars. Sen and Kumar went on to do several hit films together like ‘Harano Sur’ and ‘Saptapadi’ and were loved by film watchers so much that their names 'Uttam-Suchitra' are still taken together by Bengali film lovers. From 1979 on, she retreated from public life and shunned all forms of public contact; for this she is often compared to Greta Garbo. In 2005, she refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest cinematic award in India, to stay out of the public eye.
Known For
Credits
- 1978 · Pranoy Pasha as
- 1976 · Datta as Bijoya
- 1975 · Priyo Bandhabi as Sreemati
- 1975 · Aandhi as Aarti Devi
- 1974 · Devi Chaudhurani as Prafulla/ Devi Chaudhurani
- 1972 · The Accepted Defeat as Neera
- 1971 · Fariyad as
- 1971 · Nabarag as Reena
- 1971 · Alo Amar Alo as Atashi Haldar
- 1969 · Kamallata as Kamallata
- 1967 · Grihadaha as Achala
- 1966 · Mamta as Devyani - Pannabai / Suparna
- 1964 · Sandhya Deeper Sikha as Jayanti Bannerjee
- 1963 · Uttar Falguni as
- 1963 · Saat Pake Bandha as Archana
- 1962 · Aamar Desh as
- 1962 · Bipasha as Bipasha
- 1961 · Seven Steps as
- 1960 · Hospital as Sarbari
- 1960 · Bombai Ka Babu as
- 1959 · Deep Jele Jaai as Radha
- 1959 · Chaowa Pawa as Manju Chowdhury
- 1958 · Surya Toran as Anita
- 1958 · Rajlakshmi O Srikanta as Rajlakshmi
- 1958 · Indrani as Indrani Mukherjee
- 1957 · Jiban Trishna as Shakuntala Roy
- 1957 · Chandranath as Soroju
- 1957 · The Lost Melody as Dr. Roma Banerjee
- 1957 · Musafir as Shakuntala Verma
- 1957 · Champakali as Rajo
- 1957 · Pathey Holo Deri as
- 1956 · Shilpi as Anjana
- 1956 · One Night as Santana
- 1956 · Trijama as
- 1956 · Sagarika as
- 1955 · Devdas as Parvati Chakraborty / Paro
- 1955 · Sabar Uparey as Rita Mukherjee
- 1955 · Shap Mochan as Madhuri
- 1955 · Sanjher Pradip as
- 1954 · Grihaprabesh as
- 1954 · Agni Pariksha as Tapasi Banerjee
- 1954 · Annapurnar Mandir as
- 1954 · Beyond Death as Tanima
- 1954 · Ora Thakey Odharey as
- 1954 · Sadanander Mela as
- 1953 · Sharey Chuattar as Romola
- 1953 · Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna as