Arati Bhattacharya
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Arati Bhattacharya | |
|---|---|
 Satyajit Ray at Bhattacharya's wedding with Kunal Singh. | |
| Born | Hoogly (Chunchura) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Kunal Singh [1][2] |
| Children | Akash Singh (son) [3] |
Arati Bhattacharya[4] is an Indian Bengali actress, writer and director[5] who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Anil Chatterjee were popular. She later migrate to hindi and then Bhojpuri film industry as a successful script writer.
Early life and education
Arati Bhattacharya was born in Jamshedpur, India. After passing in matriculation from D.M. Madan Girls High School she joined Jamsedpur Women's College but could not complete her studies.
Struggling days
After her first accidental meeting with Satya Bandhyopadhyay in a college drama in Jamsedpur Satya Bandhyopadhyay invited her to came and work in Kolkata as a Theater artist. Then she to Kolkata with her mother and started her acting career as a theater artist in "Nahabat" play in Rangmahal theater as lead role ' Keya ' Written and directed by Satya Bandhyopadhyay.[6] After getting a break as a lead actress in the film “ Ek Adhuri Kahani ” directed by Mrinal Sen in 1972 she portrayed a number of memorable roles in the 1970s
Career
She is known for films like Preyasi, Stree, and Suryatrishna. She also gives her voice as a singer in the movie Anandamela in 1976. She had worked with Satyajit Roy in Jana Aranya[7] and Mrinal Sen in Ek Adhuri Kahani. She acted in more than 50 Bengali movies. She is also a Kathak dancer.[8] She is also directed a few hindi and Bhojpuri films. Now she is working as a successful script writer in Bhojpuri film industry.
Personal life
She married Bhojpuri actor and politician Kunal Singh. Actor Akash Singh is her son.
Awards
- Won, Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Supporting Actress Award for Ami Se O Sakha (1976)[9]
Filmography
As an actor
- Rewaz (unreleased)
- Ek Adhuri Kahani (An unfinished story) (1972)
- Picnic (1972)
- Stree (1972)
- Jeevantai Natak
- Alo Andhare (1973)
- Premer phande (1974)
- Raja (1974)
- Harmonium (1975)
- Ami-se-o-sakha (1975)
- Harano-prapti-niruddesh (1975)
- Anandamela
- Jal Sanyasi
- Rajbansha (1976)
- Jana Aranya (The middle man) (1976) as Mrs Ganguly
- Nandita (1976)
- Asadharan (1977)
- Golap bou (1977)
- Jaal sanyasi (1977)
- Pratishruti (1977)
- Rajbansha (1977)
- Nishan (1978)
- Moyna (1978)
- Parichay (1978)
- Striker (1978)
- Job Charnoker Bibi (1978)
- Jiban je rakam (1979)
- Pampa (1979)
- Nyay anyay (1981)
- Surya trishna (1984)
- Amar prithibi (1985)
- preyasi (1986)
- Kal Hamara Hain (1980) (Hindi)
As a director
- Maashuka (1987)(Hindi)
- Dagabaaz Balma (1988) (Bhojpuri)
As a script writer
- Bloody Isshq (Hindi) (2013)
- Chor Police (Bhojpuri) (2019)
References
- ^ "Kunal Singh's son to make debut in Bollywood - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "What wives of politicians do during poll season". 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Biography of Akash Singh: son of Bhojpuri actor Kunal singh, hero of Bloody Isshq film". socialvillage.in. 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Arati Bhattacharya missed the chance to work in Satyajit Ray's 'Ghawre Bairey' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Arunachalam, Param (14 April 2020). BollySwar: 1981 - 1990. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. ISBN 9788193848227 – via Google Books.
- ^ "ঘুটঘুটানন্দ ধরলেন নহবতের পোঁ" (in Bengali).
- ^ "Boy nextdoor awaits big Bollywood break - Son of Bhojpuri matinee idol to be seen in exotic Thailand locales on silver screen". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "waiting-for-a-doyen-s-glance-arati-bhattacharya". cinemaazi.com.
- ^ "arati-bhattacharya-interview-5286". aajkaal.in.