Suchitra Sen Suchitra Sen as Paro in Bimal Roys Devdas (1955) Born Rama Dasgupta 6 April 1931 Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) Died 17 January 2014 (aged 82) [1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India Nationality Indian Other names Rama (pronounced as Raw-maa) Ethnicity Bengali Years active 1953–1979 Notable work(s) Saat Pake Badha Saptapadi Shaapmochan Harano Sur Deep Jele Jai Spouse(s) Dibanath Sen Awards Padma Shri, Banga Bibhushan Signature Suchitra Sen English signature.jpg Suchitra Sen (Bengali pronunciation: [ʃuːtʃiːraː ʃeːn] About this sound listen (help·info)) or Rama Dasgupta (About this sound listen (help·info); 6 April 1931 – 17 January 2014), was an Indian actress[2] who acted in several Bengali films that mainly concentrated in the regions of Bengal and Bangladesh. In particular, the movies in which she paired opposite another legend in Bengali films, Uttam Kumar, became classics in the history of Bengali cinema. She is the first Bengali actress to be awarded at an international film festival (Best Actress award for Saat Paake Bandha in the 1963 Moscow film festival). She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972 by Government of India.[3] Notably, she allegedly refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005, preferring to stay out of the public eye.[4] In 2012, Sen was conferred West Bengal government`s highest award Banga Bibhushan.[5] Contents [hide] 1 Personal life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 Selected filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Personal life and education[edit] Sen was born in Pabna in present day Pabna District of Bangladesh, on 6 April 1931.[6][7] Her father Karunamoy Dasgupta was the headmaster of the local school and her mother Indira Devi was a homemaker. She was their fifth child and third daughter. She had her formal education in Pabna. She married Dibanath Sen, son of a wealthy Bengali industrialist, Adinath Sen in 1947[8] and had one daughter, Moon Moon Sen, who is a former actress. Sen made a successful entry after marriage into Bengali films in 1952 and then a less successful transition to the Bollywood film industry. According to some unconfirmed but persistent reports in the Bengali press, her marriage was severely strained by her success in the film industry. Career[edit] Sen made her debut in films with Shesh Kothaay in 1952, but it was never released.[9] The following year saw her act opposite Uttam Kumar in Sharey Chuattor, a film by Nirmal Dey. It was a box-office hit and remembered for launching Uttam-Suchitra as a leading pair. They went on to become the icons for Bengali dramas for more than 20 years, becoming almost a genre to themselves. She received a Best Actress Award for the film Devdas (1955), which was her first Hindi movie. Her patented Bengali melodramas and romances, especially with Uttam Kumar, made her the most famous Bengali actress ever. Her films ran through the 1960s and the 1970s. Her husband died, but she continued to act in films, such as the Hindi hit Aandhi (1974), where she played a politician. Aandhi was inspired by Indias Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Sen received a Filmfare Award nomination as Best Actress, while Sanjeev Kumar, who essayed the role of her husband, won the Filmfare as Best Actor.A point to be noted, her husband,who himself was an industrialist, invested a lot in her success, but later a great deal of rift developed among them. One of Suchitras best known performances was in Deep Jwele Jaai (1959). She played Radha, a hospital nurse employed by a progressive psychiatrist, Pahadi Sanyal, who is expected to develop a personal relationship with male patients as part of their therapy. Sanyal diagnoses the hero, Basanta Choudhury, as having an unresolved Oedipal dilemma — the inevitable consequence for men denied a nurturing woman. He orders Radha to play the role though she is hesitant as in a similar case she had fallen in love with the patient. She finally agrees and bears up to Choudhurys violence, impersonates his mother, sings his poetic compositions and in the process falls in love again. In the end, even as she brings about his cure, she suffers a nervous breakdown. The film is full of beautiful, often partly lit, close ups of Sen which set the tone of the film and is aided by a mesmerizing performance by her. Asit Sen remade the film in Hindi as Khamoshi (1969) with Waheeda Rehman in the Suchitra Sen role.) Suchitras other landmark film with Asit Sen was Uttar Falguni (1963). Suchitra carries the film single-handedly in the dual role of a courtesan Pannabai and her daughter Suparna, a lawyer. In particular, she is brilliant as Pannabai, bringing much poise, grace and dignity in the role of a fallen woman determined to see her daughter grow up in a good, clean environment. Suchitra as Pannabai is able to connect directly with the viewer and make him or her feel deeply for all that she goes through the course of the film thus giving her death at the end a solid, emotional wallop. Her international success came in the year of 1963, when she won the best actress award in Moscow Film Festival for the movie Saat Paake Bandha. In fact, she is the first female to receive an international film award. She refused Satyajit Rays offer due to date problem; as a result Ray never made the film Devi Chaudhurani. She also refused Raj Kapoors offer for a film under the RK banner. She retired from the screen in 1978 after a career of over 25 years to a life of quiet seclusion. She has avoided the public gaze after her retirement and has devoted her time to the Ramakrishna Mission.[6] Suchitra Sen was a contender for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2005, provided she was ready to accept it in person. Her refusal to go to New Delhi and personally receive the award from the President of India deprived her of that award. Death[edit] She died at a hospital (Belle View Clinic) in Kolkata on 17 January 2014 at 8:25 a.m., of a heart attack.[10][11] She had been admitted due to an infection.[12] Selected filmography[edit] Year Title Role Language Notes 1952 Shesh Kothay Bengali Unreleased 1953 Saat Number Kayedi 1953 Bhagaban Srikrishna Chaitanya Bishnupriya Bengali 1953 Sharey Chuattor Romola Bengali 1953 Kajori 1954 Sadanander Mela Sheela Bengali 1954 Agnipariksha Bengali 1954 Ora Thaake Odhare 1954 Grihaprabesh Bengali 1954 Atom Bomb 1954 Dhuli Minati 1954 Maraner Parey Tanima Bengali 1954 Balaygras Manimala 1954 Annapurnar Mandir Bengali 1955 Devdas Parvati (Paro) Hindi First Hindi film 1955 Shapmochan Madhuri Bengali 1955 Sabar Uparey Bengali 1955 Snaajhghar 1955 Snaajher Pradeep Bengali 1955 Mejo Bou Bengali 1955 Bhalabaasa Bengali 1956 Sagarika Sagarika Bengali 1956 Trijama Swarupa Bengali 1956 Amar Bou Bengali 1956 Shilpi Bengali 1956 Ekti Raat Swantana Bengali 1956 Subharaatri Bengali 1957 Harano Sur Dr. Roma Banerjee Bengali 1957 Pathe Holo Deri Mallika 1957 Jeeban Trishna 1957 Chandranath Saraju 1957 Musafir Shakuntala Verma Hindi 1957 Champakali Hindi 1958 Rajlakshmi O Srikanta Rajlakshmi 1958 Surya Toran Aunita Chatarjee Bengali 1958 Indrani Indrani 1959 Deep Jwele Jaai Radha Bengali 1959 Chaaowa Pawoa Bengali 1960 Hospital Sarbari 1960 Smriti Tuku Thaak Shobha Bengali 1960 Bombai Ka Baboo Maya Hindi 1960 Sarhad Hindi 1961 Saptapadi Rina Brown Bengali 1961 Saathihara 1962 Bipasha 1963 Saat Paake Badha Archana Bengali 1963 Uttar Fhalguni Debjani / Pannabai / Suparna Bengali 1964 Sandhya Deeper Sikha Jayanti Bannerjee Bengali 1966 Mamta Devyani / Pannabai / Suparna Hindi 1967 Grihadaha Achala 1969 Kamallata Kamallata 1970 Megh Kalo Dr. Nirmalya Roy Bengali 1971 Fariyaad 1971 Nabaraag 1972 Alo Amaar Alo Atashi Bengali 1972 Haar Maana Haar Bengali 1974 Devi Chaudhurani Prafullamukhi Bengali 1974 Srabana Sandhya Bengali 1975 Priyo Bandhabi Bengali 1975 Aandhi Aarti Devi Hindi 1976 Datta Bijoya Bengali 1978 Pranoy Pasha Bengali Awards and nominations[edit] Year Award Result Film 1963 Moscow Film Festival - Best actress award Won Saptapadi[13] 1963 Filmfare Best Actress Award Nominated Mamta 1972 Padma Shri For notable contribution in Arts[3] 1976 Filmfare Best Actress Award Nominated Aandhi 2012 Banga Bibhushan Won Lifetime Achievement in Film acting Categories: Indian film actressesIndian voice actressesActresses in Bengali cinemaRecipients of the Padma Shri1931 birthsLiving people20th-century actressesActresses in Hindi cinemaBengali HindusBangladeshi actors2014 deaths
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