Biography
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
all 40
Movies 40
Datta (1976)
Priyo Bandhabi (1975)
Aandhi (1975)
Devi Chaudhurani (1974)
The Accepted Defeat (1972)
Fariyad (1971)
Nabarag (1971)
Alo Amar Alo (1971)
Grihadaha (1967)
Mamta (1966)
Sandhya Deeper Sikha (1964)
Uttar Falguni (1963)
Saat Pake Bandha (1963)
Bipasha (1962)
Aamar Desh (1962)
Saptapadi (1961)
Hospital (1960)
Man from Bombay (1960)
Chaowa Pawa (1959)
Deep Jele Jaai (1959)
Surya Toran (1958)
Rajlakshmi O Srikanta (1958)
Indrani (1958)
Jiban Trishna (1957)
Champakali (1957)
Musafir (1957)
Pathey Holo Deri (1957)
Harano Sur (1957)
Shilpi (1956)
One Night (1956)
Trijama (1956)
Sagarika (1956)
Devdas (1955)
Sabar Uparey (1955)
Agni Pariksha (1954)
Annapurnar Mandir (1954)
Beyond Death (1954)
Sadanander Mela (1954)
Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna (1953)
Sharey Chuattar (1953)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1931-04-06
Deathday2014-01-16 (82 years old)
Birth Nameরমা দাশগুপ্ত
Birth PlacePabna, Bangladesh
ReligionHinduism
ChildrenMoon Moon Sen
CitizenshipsIndia
AwardsPadma Shri in arts, Banga Bibhushan
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