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Suchitra Sen
[[File:Suck hitra Sen as Paro in Bimpal Roy's, Devdas (1955).jpg|200px|upright=1]]
Suchitra Sen as Paro in Bimal Roy's Devdas (1955)
Born
Rama Dasgupta

(1931-04-06)6 April 1931
Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now in Bangladesh)
Died17 January 2014(2014-01-17) (aged 82)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRama (pronounced as Raw-maa)
Years active1953–1979
Notable workSaat Pake Badha
Saptapadi
Shaapmochan
Harano Sur
Deep Jele Jai
SpouseDibanath Sen
ChildrenMoon Moon Sen
AwardsPadma Shri, Banga Bibhushan
Signature

Suchitra Sen (Bengali pronunciation: [ʃuːtʃiːraː ʃeːn] listenⓘ) or Late Rama Dasgupta (listenⓘ; 6 April 1931 – 17 January 2014), was an Indian actress who acted in several Hindi and Bengali films. The movies in which she was paired opposite to Uttam Kumar became classics in the history of Bengali Cinema.[1]

She was the first Indian actress to be awarded at an international film festival, when she won the Silver Prize for Best Actress award for Saat Paake Bandha at the 1963 Moscow film festival.[2][3] In 1972 she was awarded the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards in India.[4] In 2005, she refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest cinematic award in India, in order to stay away from the public eye.[5] In 2012, she was conferred West Bengal Government's highest Honor Banga Bibhushan.[6]

Personal life and education

Late Mrs. Sen was born in Pabna in present day Pabna District of Bangladesh, on 6 April 1931.[7][8] Her father Late Karunamoy Dasgupta was the headmaster of the local school and her mother Indira Devi was a homemaker. She was their fifth child and third daughter. She had her formal education in Pabna.

She married Dibanath Sen, son of a wealthy Bengali industrialist, Adinath Sen in 1947[9] and had one daughter, Moon Moon Sen, who is a former actress.

Late Mrs. Sen made a successful entry after marriage into Bengali films in 1952 and then a less successful transition to the Bollywood film industry. According to some unconfirmed but persistent reports in the Bengali press, her marriage was severely strained by her success in the film industry.[10]

Career

Late Mrs. Sen made her debut in films with Shesh Kothaay in 1952, but it was never released.[11] The following year saw her act opposite Uttam Kumar in Sharey Chuattor, a film by Nirmal Dey. It was a box-office hit and is remembered for launching Uttam-Suchitra as a leading pair. They went on to become the icons for Bengali dramas for more than 20 years, becoming almost a genre to themselves.[12]

She received a Best Actress Award for the film Devdas (1955), which was her first Hindi movie. Her Bengali melodramas and romances, especially with Uttam Kumar, made her the most famous Bengali actress ever.[13] Her films ran through the 1960s and the 1970s. Her husband died, but she continued to act in films, such as the Hindi hit Aandhi (1974), where she played a politician. Aandhi was inspired by India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Sen received a Filmfare Award nomination as Best Actress, while Sanjeev Kumar, who essayed the role of her husband, won the Filmfare as Best Actor.[14]

One of Suchitra's best known performances was in Deep Jwele Jaai (1959). She played Radha, a hospital nurse employed by a progressive psychiatrist, Pahadi Sanyal, who is expected to develop a personal relationship with male patients as part of their therapy. Sanyal diagnoses the hero, Basanta Choudhury, as having an unresolved Oedipal dilemma. He orders Radha to play the role though she is hesitant as in a similar case she had fallen in love with the patient. She finally agrees and bears up to Choudhury's violence, impersonates his mother, sings his poetic compositions and in the process falls in love again. In the end, even as she brings about his cure, she suffers a nervous breakdown. The film is noted for its partly lit, close ups of Sen which set the tone of the film. Asit Sen remade the film in Hindi as Khamoshi (1969) with Waheeda Rehman in the Suchitra Sen role.

Suchitra's other landmark film with Asit Sen was Uttar Falguni (1963). Suchitra carries the film single-handedly in the dual role of a courtesan Pannabai and her daughter Suparna, a lawyer. Critics note that she brought a great deal of poise, grace and dignity in the role of a fallen woman determined to see her daughter grow up in a good, clean environment.[15][16][17]

Her international success came in the year of 1963, when she won the best actress award in Moscow Film Festival for the movie Saat Paake Bandha. In fact, she is the first Indian female actress to receive an international film award.[18]

Post retirement

She refused Satyajit Ray's offer due to date problem; as a result Ray never made the film Devi Chaudhurani. She also refused Raj Kapoor's offer for a film under the RK banner.[19] She retired from the screen in 1978 after a career of over 25 years to a life of quiet seclusion. She assiduously avoided the public gaze after her retirement and had devoted her time to the Ramakrishna Mission.[7] Suchitra Sen was a contender for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2005, provided she was ready to accept it in person. Her refusal to go to New Delhi and personally receive the award from the President of India deprived her of that award.[20] For her life of strict seclusion she is often compared with Greta Garbo.[21]

Health and death

Sen was admitted to the hospital on 24 December 2013 and was diagnosed with a lung infection. She was reported to have been recovering well in the first week of January.[22] She died on the morning of the 17 January 2014 due to a heart attack.[23][24]

The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee declared gun salute before her cremation.[25] Her death has been condoled by many leaders including the President of India Dr. Pranab Mukherjee and the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.[26]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
1952 Shesh Kothay Bengali Unreleased
1953 Saat Number Kayedi
1953 Bhagaban Srikrishna Chaitanya Bishnupriya Bengali
1953 Sharey Chuattor Romola Bengali
1953 Kajori
1954 Sadanander Mela Sheela Bengali
1954 Agnipariksha Bengali
1954 Ora Thaake Odhare
1954 Grihaprabesh Bengali
1954 Atom Bomb
1954 Dhuli Minati
1954 Maraner Parey Tanima Bengali
1954 Balaygras Manimala
1954 Annapurnar Mandir Bengali
1954 Sanjher Pradip Bengali
1955 Devdas Parvati (Paro) Hindi First Hindi film
1955 Shapmochan Madhuri Bengali
1955 Sabar Uparey Bengali
1955 Snaajhghar
1955 Snaajher Pradeep Bengali
1955 Mejo Bou Bengali
1955 Bhalabaasa Bengali
1956 Sagarika Sagarika Bengali
1956 Trijama Swarupa Bengali
1956 Amar Bou Bengali
1956 Shilpi Bengali
1956 Ekti Raat Swantana Bengali
1956 Subharaatri Bengali
1957 Harano Sur Dr. Roma Banerjee Bengali
1957 Pathe Holo Deri Mallika
1957 Jeeban Trishna
1957 Chandranath Saraju
1957 Musafir Shakuntala Verma Hindi
1957 Champakali Hindi
1958 Rajlakshmi O Srikanta Rajlakshmi
1958 Surya Toran Aunita Chatarjee Bengali
1958 Indrani Indrani
1959 Deep Jwele Jaai Radha Bengali
1959 Chaaowa Pawoa Bengali
1960 Hospital Sarbari
1960 Smriti Tuku Thaak Shobha Bengali
1960 Bombai Ka Baboo Maya Hindi
1960 Sarhad Hindi
1961 Saptapadi Rina Brown Bengali
1961 Saathihara
1962 Bipasha
1963 Saat Paake Badha Archana Bengali
1963 Uttar Fhalguni Debjani / Pannabai / Suparna Bengali
1964 Sandhya Deeper Sikha Jayanti Bannerjee Bengali
1966 Mamta Devyani / Pannabai / Suparna Hindi
1967 Grihadaha Achala
1969 Kamallata Kamallata
1970 Megh Kalo Dr. Nirmalya Roy Bengali
1971 Fariyaad
1971 Nabaraag
1972 Alo Amaar Alo Atashi Bengali
1972 Haar Maana Haar Bengali
1974 Devi Chaudhurani Prafullamukhi Bengali
1974 Srabana Sandhya Bengali
1975 Priyo Bandhabi Bengali
1975 Aandhi Aarti Devi Hindi
1976 Datta Bijoya Bengali
1978 Pranoy Pasha Bengali

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Film
1963 Moscow Film Festival – Best actress award Won Saat Paake Bandha [3]
1963 Filmfare Best Actress Award Nominated Mamta
1972 Padma Shri For notable contribution in Arts[4]
1976 Filmfare Best Actress Award Nominated Aandhi
2012 Banga Bibhushan Won Lifetime Achievement in Film acting

References

  1. ^ Sharma, Vijay Kaushik, Bela Rani (1998). Women's rights and world development. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. p. 368. ISBN 8176250155http://books.google.co.in/books?id=qnJ9J9UygR0C&pg=PA368. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); External link in |isbn= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Suchitra Sen, Bengal's sweetheart". NDTV. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 1972: 130: Smt Suchitra Sen
  5. ^ "Suchitra Sen awarded Banga-Bibhusan". Zee News India. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  6. ^ Das, Mohua (20 May 2012). "The perils of a packed prize podium Ravi Shankar declines award". Telegraph, Kolkata. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  7. ^ a b Deb, Alok Kumar. "APRIL BORN a few PERSONALITIES". www.tripurainfo.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  8. ^ "Garbo meets Sen Two women bound by beauty and mystery". Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  9. ^ Chakraborty, Ajanta (18 Jun 2011). "Actress Suchitra Sen's secrets out!". TNN (Times of India). {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ^ Pal, Deepanjana (17 Jan 2014). "RIP Suchitra Sen. It is the end of a fairytale". Firstpost. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  11. ^ Chatterjee, ed. board Gulzar, Govind Nuhalani, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. New Delhi: Encyclopaedia Britannica. pp. PT647. ISBN 8179910660. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Nag, Amitava (17 January 2014). "Uttam Kumar and 'Mrs Sen': The magical, hypnotic Uttam-Suchitra years". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  13. ^ Dasgupta, Piyashree (17 January 2014). "Why Suchitra Sen is a part of every Bengali's favourite memories". Firstpost. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  14. ^ Gupta, Subhra (17 Januray 2014). "Suchitra Sen: A superstar in Bengal, an accidental tourist in Mumbai". Indian Express. Retrieved 17 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Ray, Gitanjali (17 January 2014). "Suchitra Sen, Bengal's sweetheart". NDTV. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Bengali cinema's golden queen Suchitra Sen no more". India Today. 17 Januray 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ Jamil, Maqsud (17 January 2014). "Endearments of boundless charm". Daily Star. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  18. ^ Sur, Prateek (17 January 2014). "10 less known facts about Suchitra Sen, the first Paro of Bollywood". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  19. ^ "Suchitra said 'no' to Satyajit Ray, Raj Kapoor". Business Standard. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  20. ^ Ray, Gitanjali (17 January 2014). "Actress Suchitra Sen cremated, given gun salute". NDTV. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  21. ^ Bannerjee, Monideepa (17 January 2014). "Why Suchitra Sen became a recluse and other stories". NDTV. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  22. ^ "Veteran actor Suchitra Sen's health improves". The Hindu. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "Veteran acctress Suchitra Sen dies in Kolkata hospital after massive heart attack". Financial Express. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  24. ^ "Suchitra Sen suffers massive heart attack, passes away – Entertainment – DNA". Dnaindia.com. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  25. ^ "BBC News – Suchitra Sen: Iconic Indian Bengali actress dies". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  26. ^ "Indian Leaders Condole the Sad Demise of Suchitra Sen". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

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