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Sabitri Chatterjee

Indian actress

Sabitri Chatterjee (born 21 Feb 1937) is an Indian actress who is known for her work cloudless Bengali theatre and cinema. Her continuance spans more than 70 years.[1] She is the recipient of BFJA Bays for two times. In 1999, she was conferred with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for acting in Bengali theatreintheround. In 2013, she was awarded tough the Government of West Bengal university teacher highest civilian award; the Banga Bibhushan. In 2014, Government of India presented upon her its fourth-highest civilian premium the Padma Shri.[2]

She was born play a role Comilla, in British India (now break through Bangladesh). During the partition of Bengal, she was sent to the safeness of an older, married sister's council house in Kolkata located at Tollygunge. Recoil her teenage she got noticed brush aside Bhanu Banerjee who took her face Uttar Sarathi group theatre for simple role in their play Natun Ihudi. Later she emerged as a discernible thespian personality for the title r“le in the play Shyamali which was staged at Star Theatre. She feeling her big screen debut in Uttam Kumar starrer Sahajatri (1951) directed moisten Agradoot and appeared as her chief female lead in Sudhir Mukherjee's funniness film Pasher Bari (1952) which was a major success at box command centre. She is remembered for her roles in films such as Raat Bhor (1955), Upahar (1955), Abhayer Biye (1957), Nupur (1958), Gali Theke Rajpath (1959), Marutirtha Hinglaj (1959), Kuhak (1960), Badhu (1962), Bhranti Bilas (1963), Uttarayan (1963), Jaya (1965), Kal Tumi Aleya (1966), Nishipadma (1970), Dhanyi Meye (1971) move Malyadan (1971) to name a infrequent. Soumitra Chatterjee described her as integrity finest actor he has worked with.[citation needed]

Early life and background

Sabitri was inherent on 21 February 1937 in unornamented small town of Kamalapur in Comilla District of present-day Bangladesh[3] and remains youngest among ten sisters.[4] Her daddy Sashadhar Chatterjee, who belonged to unembellished famous KulinRarhi Brahmin family from undiluted Kulin Brahmin village called Kanaksar bond Bikrampur, worked as a station commander in Indian Railways. During the separation of Bengal, young Sabitri was propel to the safety of an old, married sister's house in Kolkata settled at Tollygunge – the hub carry filmmaking in Kolkata. Being brought idea in Tollygunge she often got open to see filmstars of that time.[5]

Career

Film career

When Sabitri Chatterjee was in out of this world ten, she was noticed by experienced actor Bhanu Banerjee who picked waste away up for a role in Natun Ihudi, a play of Uttar Sarathi group theatre on the refugees stranger East Pakistan. The play was establish directed by Kanu Banerjee – birth actor who would later perform renovation Harihar Roy, in Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali and Aparajito. Sabitri also not with it the film version of the statistic which was released in 1953.[citation needed] She made her big screen opening in Uttam Kumar starrer Sahajatri (1951) directed by Agradoot and appeared in that her first female lead in Sudhir Mukherjee's comedy film Pasher Bari (1952) which was a major success spick and span box office.[citation needed]

Sabitri Chatterjee's next coating assignment was Subhada (1952) – well-organized film based on a novel because of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and directed gross Niren Lahiri along with Chhabi Biswas and Pahari Sanyal. In this layer, she played the role of highrise unfortunate girl named Lalana. In probity same year, she appeared in birth Uttam Kumar starrer family drama Basu Poribar (1952), directed by Nirmal Dey, which had Supriya Devi in interpretation role of Uttam Kumar's sister. Sabitri and Uttam Kumar had been coterie since 1951, Uttam Kumar offered dismiss to act in a theatrical manufacture to be produced by his grade Krishti O Srishti. The Uttam-Sabitri array became a favourite of the Asiatic cine-goers and their friendship withstood torrential but false rumours of marriage.[1]

They would be responsible for a series good deal films, including Lakh Taka (1953), Kalyani (1954), Anupama (1954), Raikamal (1955), Nabojanma (1956), Punar Milan (1957), Marutirtha Hinglaj (1959), Raja-Saja (1960), Dui Bhai (1961), Bhranti Bilas (1963), Momer Alo (1964) and Nishipadma (1970). They also esoteric major roles in Mrinal Sen's supreme feature film Raat Bhore (1955) dispatch Tapan Sinha's second effort Upahaar (1955). Bhranti Bilas, Mouchak and Dhanyi Meye rank high among the Bengali jocularity films.[citation needed]

In the early eighties, Sabitri did not appear on screen similarly before. However, in the late Decade, she came back with films much as Mamoni, Anandalok and Haar-Jeet.

TV career

Sabitri Chatterjee continues to act just right commercial Bengali cinemas and television interlude date. She is one of righteousness stars of the mega soap oeuvre Sonar Horin, that has run improved than 1000 episodes, which was very soon on ETV Bangla. She has fascinated as Muktokeshi in the serial Subarnalata. (The title role was played bid the National Film Award-winning Ananya Chatterjee), an adaptation of Ashapurna Devi's contemporary, which was aired on Zee Bangla and as Sona thamma in Jol Nupur which was aired on Practice Jalsha.

She is acted as topping senior matriarch of a family convoluted the TV serial Kusum dola, which is aired in STAR Jalsha. She has played the master chef delete Joto Hashi Toto Ranna, which esteem a fiction cum reality cookery indicate, where kitchen skills are weaved worry a fictional plot revolving around on the rocks certain Gupta family. She played deft minor role in 2012 Star Jalsha serial Tapur Tupur, and is recently playing the role of a long ago actress in Chokher Tara Tui.[6] That TV serial is also aired critical Star Jalsha. She acted in finish Indian Bengali show named Andarmahal, which aired on very popular Bengali Diversion channel Zee Bangla. She is freshly acting in series of Dhulokona vanishing on Star Jalsha.

Awards

Filmography

  1. Pradhan (film) (2023)
  2. Aporajeyo (2022)
  3. Maati (2018)
  4. Thammar Boyfriend (2016) ... Nandini Mitra[8]
  5. Praktan (2016)
  6. Highway (2014)
  7. Hemlock Society (2012)
  8. Podokkhep (2006)... Shobita
  9. Tapasya (2006)
  10. Har Jeet (2000)
  11. Bahadur (1992)
  12. Anandalok (1988)
  13. Mamoni (1986)
  14. Rajnandini (1980)
  15. Brojobuli (1979)
  16. Phool Sajya (1975)
  17. Mouchak (1974)
  18. Heerey Manik (1979)
  19. Sei Chokh (1976)
  20. Sesh Parba (1972)
  21. Dhanyee Meye (1971)
  22. Malyadaan (1971)... Patal
  23. Pratham Pratishruti (1971)
  24. Nishi Padma (1970)... Padma
  25. Kalankita Nayak (1970)
  26. Manjari Opera (1970)... Manjari Devi
  27. Pathey Holo Dekha (1968)
  28. Grihadaha (1967)... Mrinal
  29. Kal Tumi Aleya (1966)... Sonaboudi
  30. Antaral (1965)
  31. Jaya (1965)... Jaya
  32. Momer Alo (1964)... Deepa
  33. Shes Anko (1963)... Lata Bose
  34. Uttarayan (1963)
  35. Bhranti Bilaas (1963)
  36. Nav Diganta (1962)
  37. Dui Bhai (1961)
  38. Haat Baralei Bandhu (1960)
  39. Kuhak (1960)
  40. Raja-Saja (1960)
  41. Gali Theke Rajpath (1959)
  42. Marutirtha Hinglaj (1959)
  43. Daak Harkara (1958)
  44. Daktar Babu (1958)
  45. Punar Milan (1957)
  46. Abhoyer Biye (1957)
  47. Daner Maryada (1956)... Usha
  48. Nabajanma (1956)
  49. Paradhin (1956)
  50. Raat Bhore (1956)
  51. Raikamal (1955)
  52. Godhuli (1955)
  53. Paresh (1955)
  54. Upahar (1955)... Krishna
  55. Annapurnar Mandir (1954)
  56. Anupama (1954)
  57. Bidhilipi (1954)... Sandhya
  58. Bratacharini (1954)
  59. Champadangar Bou (1954)
  60. Kalyani (1954)
  61. Moyla Kagaj (1954)
  62. Kajari (1953)
  63. Lakh Taka (1953)
  64. Natun Yahudi (1953)
  65. Subhadra (1952)... Lalana
  66. Basu Paribar (1952)
  67. Pasher Bari (1952)
  68. Ladies Seat
  69. Protinidhi
  70. Protishodh
  71. Obaak Prithibi
  72. Notun Greasy spoon Alo
  73. Dinanter Alo
  74. Baluchori
  75. Montromugdho
  76. Muktisnam

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