
Suchitra Sen
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

Pranoy Pasha

Datta

Priyo Bandhabi

Aandhi

Devi Chaudhurani

The Accepted Defeat

Fariyad

Nabarag

Alo Amar Alo

Kamallata

Grihadaha

Mamta

Sandhya Deeper Sikha

Uttar Falguni

Saat Pake Bandha

Aamar Desh

Bipasha

Seven Steps

Hospital

Bombai Ka Babu

Deep Jele Jaai

Chaowa Pawa

Surya Toran

Indrani

Rajlakshmi O Srikanta

Jiban Trishna

Chandranath

Harano Sur

Champakali

Musafir

Pathey Holo Deri

Shilpi

One Night

Trijama

Sagarika

Devdas

Sabar Uparey

Shap Mochan

Sanjher Pradip

Grihaprabesh

Agni Pariksha

Annapurnar Mandir

Beyond Death

Ora Thakey Odharey

Sadanander Mela

Atom Bomb

Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna

Sharey Chuattar
