Suchitra Sen

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Suchitra Sen

Acting April 5, 1931

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 Ben…

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Devdas

Devdas

6.0 1955 Movie
Surya Toran

Surya Toran

7.0 1958 Movie
Aandhi

Aandhi

7.2 1975 Movie
Sharey Chuattar

Sharey Chuattar

8.0 1953 Movie
Pathey Holo Deri

Pathey Holo Deri

9.0 1957 Movie
Mamta

Mamta

4.3 1966 Movie
Devi Chaudhurani

Devi Chaudhurani

10.0 1974 Movie
Bipasha

Bipasha

9.0 1962 Movie
Hospital

Hospital

8.0 1960 Movie
Agni Pariksha

Agni Pariksha

10.0 1954 Movie
Bombai Ka Babu

Bombai Ka Babu

6.7 1960 Movie
Grihadaha

Grihadaha

9.0 1967 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 1978
    Pranoy Pasha

    Movie

  2. 1976
    Datta

    Movie Bijoya

  3. 1975
    Priyo Bandhabi

    Movie Sreemati

  4. 1975
    Aandhi

    Movie Aarti Devi

  5. 1974
    Devi Chaudhurani

    Movie Prafulla/ Devi Chaudhurani

  6. 1972
    The Accepted Defeat

    Movie Neera

  7. 1971
    Fariyad

    Movie

  8. 1971
    Nabarag

    Movie Reena

  9. 1971
    Alo Amar Alo

    Movie Atashi Haldar

  10. 1969
    Kamallata

    Movie Kamallata

  11. 1967
    Grihadaha

    Movie Achala

  12. 1966
    Mamta

    Movie Devyani - Pannabai / Suparna

  13. 1964
    Sandhya Deeper Sikha

    Movie Jayanti Bannerjee

  14. 1963
    Uttar Falguni

    Movie

  15. 1963
    Saat Pake Bandha

    Movie Archana Basu

  16. 1962
    Aamar Desh

    Movie

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  1. 1962
    Bipasha

    Movie Bipasha

  2. 1961
    Seven Steps

    Movie

  3. 1960
    Bombai Ka Babu

    Movie

  4. 1960
    Smriti Tuku Thak

    Movie Utpala/Shovona

  5. 1960
    Hospital

    Movie Sarbari

  6. 1959
    Deep Jele Jaai

    Movie Radha

  7. 1959
    Chaowa Pawa

    Movie Manju Chowdhury

  8. 1958
    Surya Toran

    Movie Anita

  9. 1958
    Indrani

    Movie Indrani

  10. 1958
    Rajlakshmi O Srikanta

    Movie Rajlakshmi

  11. 1957
    Jiban Trishna

    Movie Shakuntala Roy

  12. 1957
    Pathey Holo Deri

    Movie Mallika Banerjee

  13. 1957
    Chandranath

    Movie Soroju

  14. 1957
    Harano Sur

    Movie Dr. Roma Banerjee

  15. 1957
    Musafir

    Movie Shakuntala Verma

  16. 1957
    Champakali

    Movie Rajo

  17. 1956
    Shilpi

    Movie Anjana

  18. 1956
    Trijama

    Movie Swarupa

  19. 1956
    Ekti Raat

    Movie Santana

  20. 1956
    Sagarika

    Movie Sagarika

  21. 1955
    Devdas

    Movie Parvati Chakraborty / Paro

  22. 1955
    Sabar Uparey

    Movie Rita Mukherjee

  23. 1955
    Shap Mochan

    Movie Madhuri

  24. 1955
    Light of the Dusk

    Movie