Suchitra Sen
Known for: Acting
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
Film
The Code of Secrecy
Romola
1953
Film
Bipasha
Bipasha
1962
Film
Surya Toran
Anita
1958
Film
The Delayed Journey
Mallika Banerjee
1957
Film
Hospital
Sarbari
1960
Film
Devi Chaudhurani
Prafulla/ Devi Chaudhurani
1974
Film
Sandhya Deeper Sikha
Jayanti Bannerjee
1964
Film
Trial by Fire
Tapasi Banerjee
1954
Film
Aandhi
Aarti Devi
1975
Film
Bombai Ka Babu
1960
Film
Musafir
Shakuntala Verma
1957
Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna
1953
Film
Chandranath
Soroju
1957
Film
Sagarika
Sagarika
1956
Film
Jiban Trishna
Shakuntala Roy
1957
Film
Kamallata
Kamallata
1969
Film
Indrani
Indrani
1958
Film
Harano Sur
Dr. Roma Banerjee
1957
Film
Mamta
Devyani - Pannabai / Suparna
1966
Film
Devdas
Parvati Chakraborty / Paro
1955
Film
Saat Pake Bandha
Archana Basu
1963
Film
Uttar Falguni
1963
Film
Breaking of a Curse
Madhuri
1955
Film
They Live on the Other Side
1954
Film
Trijama
Swarupa
1956
Film
Deep Jele Jaai
Radha
1959
Film
The Accepted Defeat
Neera
1972
Film
One Night
Santana
1956
Film
Saptapadi
1961
Film
The Final Truth
Rita Mukherjee
1955
Smriti Tuku Thak
Utpala/Shovona
Datta
Bijoya
1976
Film
Beyond Death
Tanima
1954
Film
Grihadaha
Achala
1967
Film
Pranoy Pasha
1978
Film
The Housewarming Day
1954
Film
Annapurnar Mandir
1954
Film
Fariyad
1971
Film
The Occupants
Sheila Choudhury
1954
Film
Chaowa Pawa
Manju Chowdhury
1959
Film
Light of the Dusk
1955
Film
Shilpi
Anjana
1956
Film
Nabarag
Reena
1971
Film
Champakali
Rajo
1957
Atom Bomb
1954
Film
Alo Amar Alo
Atashi Haldar
1971
Film
Rajlakshmi O Srikanta
Rajlakshmi
1958
Film
Aamar Desh
1962
Priyo Bandhabi
Sreemati
1975