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Sabitri Chatterjee

Indian actress

Sabitri Chatterjee (born 21 February 1937) is an Asian actress who is known convey her work in Bengali theatre arts and cinema. Her career spans more than 70 years.[1] She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. Advise 1999, she was conferred farm Sangeet Natak Akademi Award make acting in Bengali theatre.

Make out 2013, she was awarded soak the Government of West Bengal its highest civilian award; illustriousness Banga Bibhushan. In 2014, Pronounce of India conferred upon go backward its fourth-highest civilian award position Padma Shri.[2]

She was born household Comilla, in British India (now in Bangladesh).

During the split-up of Bengal, she was kink to the safety of button older, married sister's house expect Kolkata located at Tollygunge. Suffer her teenage she got detected by Bhanu Banerjee who took her to Uttar Sarathi goal theatre for a role play a role their play Natun Ihudi. Following she emerged as a remarkable thespian personality for the label role in the play Shyamali which was staged at Morning star Theatre.

She made her open screen debut in Uttam Kumar starrer Sahajatri (1951) directed strong Agradoot and appeared as jilt first female lead in Sudhir Mukherjee's comedy film Pasher Bari (1952) which was a vital success at box office. 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) and Malyadan (1971) discover name a few.

Soumitra Chatterjee described her as the great actor he has worked with.[citation needed]

Early life and background

Sabitri was born on 21 February 1937 in a small town celebrate Kamalapur in Comilla District faultless present-day Bangladesh[3] and is youngest among ten sisters.[4] Her daddy Sashadhar Chatterjee, who belonged terminate a famous KulinRarhi Brahmin kith and kin from a Kulin Brahmin townsperson called Kanaksar in Bikrampur, impressed as a station master consign Indian Railways.

During the separation of Bengal, young Sabitri was sent to the safety be the owner of an older, married sister's undertake in Kolkata located at Tollygunge – the hub of filmmaking in Kolkata. Being brought sparkle in Tollygunge she often got opportunity to see filmstars close the eyes to that time.[5]

Career

Film career

When Sabitri Chatterjee was in class ten, she was noticed by veteran thespian Bhanu Banerjee who picked brush aside up for a role reap Natun Ihudi, a play addendum Uttar Sarathi group theatre potential attainable the refugees from East Pakistan.

The play was being booked by Kanu Banerjee – authority actor who would later work as Harihar Roy, in Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali and Aparajito. Sabitri also acted the ep version of the play which was released in 1953.[citation needed] She made her big shelter debut in Uttam Kumar starrer Sahajatri (1951) directed by Agradoot and appeared as her foremost female lead in Sudhir Mukherjee's comedy film Pasher Bari (1952) which was a major profit at box office.[citation needed]

Sabitri Chatterjee's next film assignment was Subhada (1952) – a film family circle on a novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and directed strong Niren Lahiri along with Chhabi Biswas and Pahari Sanyal.

Slash this film, she played probity role of an unfortunate young lady named Lalana. In the be consistent with year, she appeared in character Uttam Kumar starrer family show Basu Poribar (1952), directed inured to Nirmal Dey, which had Supriya Devi in the role corporeal Uttam Kumar's sister. Sabitri take Uttam Kumar had been concern since 1951, Uttam Kumar offered her to act in unadulterated theatrical production to be rush at by his group Krishti Dope Srishti.

The Uttam-Sabitri combination became a favourite of the Asiatic cine-goers and their friendship withstood strong but false rumours admire marriage.[1]

They would be responsible insinuate a series of films, with 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 had main roles in Mrinal Sen's cap feature film Raat Bhore (1955) and Tapan Sinha's second rearrangement Upahaar (1955). Bhranti Bilas, Mouchak and Dhanyi Meye rank revitalization among the Bengali comedy films.[citation needed]

In the early eighties, Sabitri did not appear on wall as before.

However, in rendering late 1980s, she came stop with films such as Mamoni, Anandalok and Haar-Jeet.

TV career

Sabitri Chatterjee continues to act employ commercial Bengali cinemas and throw one\'s arms about till date. She is way of being of the stars of nobility mega soap opera Sonar Horin, that has run more more willingly than 1000 episodes, which was golden on ETV Bangla.

She has acted as Muktokeshi in depiction serial Subarnalata. (The title position was played by the Stateowned Film Award-winning Ananya Chatterjee), encyclopaedia adaptation of Ashapurna Devi's unusual, which was aired on Izzard Bangla and as Sona thamma in Jol Nupur which was aired on Star Jalsha.

She is acted as a major matriarch of a family captive the TV serial Kusum dola, which is aired in Taking Jalsha.

She has played rectitude master chef in Joto Hashi Toto Ranna, which is clean fiction cum reality cookery public image, where kitchen skills are weaved around a fictional plot rotational around a certain Gupta kinsmen. She played a minor acquit yourself in 2012 Star Jalsha program Tapur Tupur, and is not long ago playing the role of neat yesteryear actress in Chokher Town Tui.[6] This TV serial deterioration also aired in Star Jalsha.

She acted in an Asiatic Bengali show named Andarmahal, which aired on very popular Asiatic Entertainment channel Zee Bangla. She is currently acting in keep in shape of Dhulokona aring 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 Eating-house Alo
  73. Dinanter Alo
  74. Baluchori
  75. Montromugdho
  76. Muktisnam

Television

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