Suchitra Sen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 5, 1931
- Died
- Jan 16, 2014 (aged 82)
- Credits
- 50
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
Filmography
Pranoy Pasha
1978Movie
Datta
1976Movie
Bijoya
Priyo Bandhabi
1975Movie
Sreemati
Aandhi
1975Movie
Aarti Devi
Devi Chaudhurani
1974Movie
Prafulla/ Devi Chaudhurani
The Accepted Defeat
1972Movie
Neera
Fariyad
1971Movie
Nabarag
1971Movie
Reena
Alo Amar Alo
1971Movie
Atashi Haldar
Kamallata
1969Movie
Kamallata
Grihadaha
1967Movie
Achala
Mamta
1966Movie
Devyani - Pannabai / Suparna
Sandhya Deeper Sikha
1964Movie
Jayanti Bannerjee
Uttar Falguni
1963Movie
Saat Pake Bandha
1963Movie
Archana Basu
Aamar Desh
1962Movie
Bipasha
1962Movie
Bipasha
Seven Steps
1961Movie
Bombai Ka Babu
1960Movie
Smriti Tuku Thak
1960Movie
Utpala/Shovona
Hospital
1960Movie
Sarbari
Deep Jele Jaai
1959Movie
Radha
Chaowa Pawa
1959Movie
Manju Chowdhury
Surya Toran
1958Movie
Anita
Indrani
1958Movie
Indrani
Rajlakshmi O Srikanta
1958Movie
Rajlakshmi
Jiban Trishna
1957Movie
Shakuntala Roy
Pathey Holo Deri
1957Movie
Mallika Banerjee
Chandranath
1957Movie
Soroju
Harano Sur
1957Movie
Dr. Roma Banerjee
Musafir
1957Movie
Shakuntala Verma
Champakali
1957Movie
Rajo
Shilpi
1956Movie
Anjana
Trijama
1956Movie
Swarupa
Ekti Raat
1956Movie
Santana
Sagarika
1956Movie
Sagarika
Devdas
1955Movie
Parvati Chakraborty / Paro
Sabar Uparey
1955Movie
Rita Mukherjee
Shap Mochan
1955Movie
Madhuri
Light of the Dusk
1955Movie
Grihapravesh
1954Movie
Agni Pariksha
1954Movie
Tapasi Banerjee
Annapurnar Mandir
1954Movie
Sadanander Mela
1954Movie
Sheila Choudhury
Maraner Pare
1954Movie
Tanima
Ora Thakey Odharey
1954Movie
Atom Bomb
1954Movie
Dhooli
1954Movie
Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna
1953Movie
Sharey Chuattar
1953Movie
Romola