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Chhaya Devi | |
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| Born | (1914-06-03)3 June 1914[1] |
| Died | 25 April 2001(2001-04-25) (aged 86)[1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936–1993[2] |
Chhaya Devi (Bengali:ছায়া দেবী; 3 June 1914 – 25 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work inBengali andHindi cinema.[3] She appeared in over two hundred films for over five decades.[2]
Her first lead role was inDebaki Bose'sBengali filmSonar Sansar (1936). She rose to hall of fame for her role as Rani Lakshmi inDebaki Bose'sVidyapati (1937).[4] Some of her notable films are such asNirjan Saikate (1963),Hatey Bazarey (1967) andApanjan (1968) byTapan Sinha,Saptapadi (1961),Uttar Falguni (1963),Antony Firingee (1967), in Bengali,Alaap (1977) in Hindi, which also starredAmitabh Bachchan.
Chhaya Devi was born in Bhagalpur.[5] Her father was Haradhan Gangopadhyay. She started her education in the Mokshda Girls High School in Adampur, Bhagalpur. Later her father was transferred to Delhi and she continued her education in the Indraprastha Girls School. She was married to Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay, a teacher at Ranchi, at the age of eleven. Her marriage did not last long and she came to Kolkata with her father when she was a student of tenth standard only.[citation needed] She was first cousin of actorAshok Kumar's wife Shobha Ganguly, thus was related to theGanguly family as well.[6] However, though very little is known about her early life, her life is believed to be full of struggle. After she reached Kolkata she chose her career as an actress in films and stage, which she pursued for the next five decades.[7]
Though Chhaya Devi debuted in Bengali movieSonar Sansar in 1936, she acquired fame for the outstanding acting in the role of Queen Lakshmi in the movieBidyapati in 1938.[7] From lead female roles in her early days to character roles in her later years, Chhaya Devi had shown her creative ability in acting. InAtal Jaler Ahwan (1962), she stole the heart of the viewers with her soft and loving acting as surrogate mother of Soumitra. InDeya Neya (1963) she acted as the helpless mother of the aspirant singer Prashanta (Uttam Kumar). In the movieSaat Pake Badha (1963) she was the heartless, rude and indifferent mother of Suchitra Sen opposing the affair of her daughter with Soumitra. Chhaya Devi played the role of the mother of Uttam Kumar in many films. InAnthony Firingee (1967), Chhaya Devi was mother of Hensman Antony (Uttam Kumar).Apanjan, an outstanding film directed by Tapan Sinha in 1967, which won theNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali,[8] as well as several BFJA Awards, was considered having one of the best of the performances of Chhaya Devi.[citation needed] InPodi Pisir Bormi Bakso (1972), a children's movie made from a story written by Leela Majumdar and directed by Arundhati Devi, Chhaya Devi played an unforgettable lead comic role ofPodi Pisi, the widowed elderly aunt.[7] Her last film wasTomar Rakte Amar Sohag, which was released in 1993, in which she acted in a cameo role.
1930s[edit]1936Sonar Sansar - Roma 1936Rajani - Maid Servant 1937Bidyapati - Queen Laxmi 1937Ranga Bou - Kalyani 1938Bekar Nashan - Kamal 1938Hal Bangla - Sefali 1939Bamanabatar - Sachi 1939Jakher Dhan 1939Debjani - Debjani 1939Janak Nandini - Chandika 1939Rikta - Karuna 1940s[edit]1940Abhinetri 1940Haar Jeet 1941Sree Radha 1942Jiban Sangini - Atar 1942Avayer Biye 1942Chauranghee 1942Mera Gaon 1945Bondita 1946Uttara Abhimanyu 1947Burmar Pathey 1947Jharer Par 1948Dhatri Debata 1948Anirban 1949Abhijatya 1949Kuasha 1950s[edit]1950Sree Tulsidas 1951Ratnadeep 1956Raat Bhore 1956Shankar Narayan Bank 1956Daner Maryada - Malati 1956Saheb Bibi Golam- Bororani 1956Subhalagna 1956Trijama 1958Bagha Jatin 1958Marmabani 1959Gali Theke Rajpath | 1960s[edit]1961Pankatilak 1961Manik 1961Agni Sanskar 1962Kancher Swarga 1962Abasheshe 1962Atal Jaler Ahwan - Anuradha Debi 1962Rakta Palash 1963Kanchan Kanya 1963Deya Neya -the hero's mother 1961Saptapadi - Rina's Mother (Aayah) 1963Nirjan Saikate 1963Saat Pake Bandha - Archana's Mother 1963Uttar Falguni - Baijee 1964Pooja Phalam Telugu 1965Mukhujey Paribar 1965Antaral 1965Arohi 1965Kanch Kata Hirey 1965Surya Tapa 1965Tu Hi Meri Zindagi 1966Galpo Holeo Satti - Bara Bou 1966Mamta - Minabai 1967Mahashweta 1967Chikkadu Dorakadu Telugu 1967Antony Firingee - Antony's Mother 1967Hatey Bazarey - Nani 1968Teen Adhaya 1968Apanjan- Anandamoyee 1968Baghini 1969Arogya Niketan - Atar Bou 1969Kamallata 1969Pita Putra 1969The Fiancée - Bhubaneswari 1969Protidan | 1970s[edit]1970Kalankita Nayak 1970Rajkumari 1970Muktisnan 1970Samantaral 1971Kuheli- Mandadi. 1971Rajakota Rahasyam (Telugu) 1972Har Mana Har 1972Sesh Parba 1972Muhammad bin Tughluq (Telugu) 1972Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha - Aunt Padipishi 1972Zindagi Zindagi 1974Debi Chowdhurani - Brajeswar's mother 1974Alor Thikana 1975Swayamsiddha 1975Harano Prapti Niruddesh 1975Phool Sajya 1976Harmonium 1976Sei Chokh 1977Kalpana 1977Proxy 1977Pratima 1977Ae Prithibi Pantha Niwas 1977Baba Taraknath 1977Ek Je Chhilo Desh 1977Babu Moshai 1977Alaap - Sarju Bai Banaraswali 1978Dhanraj Tamang 1978Amara Prema (Telugu) 1978Nadi Theke Sagare 1979Tayaramma Bangaryya (Telugu) 1979Arun barun O Kironmala- The Jogini Maa 1980s[edit]1981Kalankini 1981Subarnalata 1981Manikchand 1981Surya Sakhi 1982Rajbadhu 1982Pipasa 1983Shinkhal 1983Rang Birangi - Mrs. Bannerjee 1983Prayashchitta 1984Rashifal 1984Lal Golap 1984Simantarag 1987Swarnamoir Thikana 1987Pratikar 1988Boba Sanai
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