Suchitra Sen
Born April 05, 1931 (Age: 95)
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Pranoy Pasha
1978
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Age: 47
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Datta
1976
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as Bijoya
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Age: 44
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Priyo Bandhabi
1975
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as Sreemati
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Age: 44
Devi Chaudhurani
1974
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as Prafulla/ Devi Chaudhurani
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Age: 43
The Accepted Defeat
1972
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as Neera
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Age: 41
Fariyad
1971
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Age: 40
Nabarag
1971
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as Reena
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Age: 39
Alo Amar Alo
1971
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as Atashi Haldar
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Age: 39
Kamallata
1969
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as Kamallata
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Age: 38
Sandhya Deeper Sikha
1964
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as Jayanti Bannerjee
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Age: 33
Uttar Falguni
1963
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Age: 32
Saat Pake Bandha
1963
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as Archana
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Age: 31
Aamar Desh
1962
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Age: 31
Bipasha
1962
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as Bipasha
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Age: 31
Saptapadi
1961
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Age: 30
Bombai Ka Babu
1960
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Age: 29
Hospital
1960
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as Sarbari
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Age: 29
Deep Jele Jaai
1959
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as Radha
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Age: 28
Chaowa Pawa
1959
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as Manju Chowdhury
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Age: 27
Surya Toran
1958
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as Anita
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Age: 27
Indrani
1958
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as Indrani
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Age: 27
Rajlakshmi O Srikanta
1958
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as Rajlakshmi
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Age: 26
Shilpi
1956
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as Anjana
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Age: 25
One Night
1956
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as Santana
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Age: 25
Trijama
1956
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Age: 24
Sagarika
1956
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as Sagarika
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Age: 24
Devdas
1955
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as Parvati Chakraborty / Paro
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Age: 24
Sabar Uparey
1955
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as Rita Mukherjee
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Age: 24
Shap Mochan
1955
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as Madhuri
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Age: 24
Sanjher Pradip
1955
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Age: 23
Grihaprabesh
1954
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Age: 23
Agni Pariksha
1954
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as Tapasi Banerjee
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Age: 23
Annapurnar Mandir
1954
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Age: 23
Sadanander Mela
1954
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as Sheila Choudhury
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Age: 23
Beyond Death
1954
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as Tanima
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Age: 23
Ora Thakey Odharey
1954
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Age: 22
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Atom Bomb
1954
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Age: 22
Sharey Chuattar
1953
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as Romola
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Age: 21
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Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna
1953
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Age: 21