Shobha Sen

Shobha Sen
Shobha Sen
	Shobha Sen in Nabanna
Born	17 September 1923; Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India; (present-day Bangladesh)
Died	13 August 2017 (aged 93)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Utpal Dutt

Shobha Sen (17 September 1923 – 13 August 2017) (also known as Sova Sen) was Bengali theatre and film actress.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Personal life

Earlier she was married to Deba Prasad Sen, a freedom fighter. They divorced and Shoba married theatre personality Utpal Datta. Udayan, son from her first marriage died a few years earlier. She has one daughter from her marriage to Utpal Dutt, Dr. Bishnupriya Dutt, who is a professor of theatre history in the School of Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Career

After graduating from Bethune College, she joined Gananatya Sangstha and acted in the lead female role of Nabanna. She joined the Little Theatre Group in 1953-54 which later became Peoples’ Theatre Group. Since then she has acted in many productions of the group, chief among them are: Barricade, Tiner Taloyar and Titumir.^[2] She has also worked in some films, including Ek Adhuri Kahani.

On 10 April 2010, Sen received the Mother Teresa International Award.^[4]

Works

Plays

Films

Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna, 1955 film by Prafulla Chakraborty^[5]^[6]
Adarsha Hindu Hotel, 1957 film
Khokababur Pratyabartan, 1960 film by Agradoot
Bedeni, unfinished film of Ritwik Ghatak.
Ek Adhuri Kahani, 1972 film directed by Mrinal Sen.
Jharh, 1979 film directed by Utpal Dutt.
Thagini 1974 film directed by Tarun Majumdar
Ek Din Pratidin, 1979 film directed by Mrinal Sen.
Baisakhi Megh, 1981 film directed by Utpal Dutt.
Paka Dekha, 1980 film directed by Arabinda Mukherjee.
Pasand Apni Apni, 1983 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee.
Dekha, 2001 film directed by Gautam Ghose.
Shadows of Time, 2004 German film in Bengali directed by Florian Gallenberger.

References

^ Anit Mukerjea (28 June 2004). "A Woman of Grit" Asia Africa Intelligence Wire (From The Statesman (India))
^ ^a ^b "Bethune X Distinguished Alumni". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^ "Thespian Shobha Sen passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ Anonymous (9 April 2010). "Kapil, Wadekar to receive Mother Teresa International Award" Nerve.in (accessed 14 Jan 2013)
^ Viewable: "The film - Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna - revised file" on YouTube; English subtitles give credits for Kanu Banerji (Sri Ramakrishna, 0:08), Bibhuti Chakravarty (photography, 0:11), Baidyanath Chaterji (producer, 0:30), Pulin Ghosh (stage setting, 0:44), New Theatre Studio (production location, 0:53), Officials of Dakshineshwar Kali Temple (thanks, 1:05), Chabi Bishwas (Mathur, 1:23), Shobha Sen (Sri Ma Saradadevi, 1:23), Kalyani Films (production, 1:38), Prafulla Chakravarty (script writer and director, 1:43) (accessed 14 Jan 2013)
^ See also Bhagaban Sree Sree Ramkrishna listing at Gomolo.

External links

Shobha Sen at IMDb (as "Sova Sen")

[grit2004-1] Anit Mukerjea (28 June 2004). "A Woman of Grit" Asia Africa Intelligence Wire (From The Statesman (India))

[Bethune_X-2] "Bethune X Distinguished Alumni". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[3] "Thespian Shobha Sen passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[award2010-4] Anonymous (9 April 2010). "Kapil, Wadekar to receive Mother Teresa International Award" Nerve.in (accessed 14 Jan 2013)

[5] Viewable: "The film - Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna - revised file" on YouTube; English subtitles give credits for Kanu Banerji (Sri Ramakrishna, 0:08), Bibhuti Chakravarty (photography, 0:11), Baidyanath Chaterji (producer, 0:30), Pulin Ghosh (stage setting, 0:44), New Theatre Studio (production location, 0:53), Officials of Dakshineshwar Kali Temple (thanks, 1:05), Chabi Bishwas (Mathur, 1:23), Shobha Sen (Sri Ma Saradadevi, 1:23), Kalyani Films (production, 1:38), Prafulla Chakravarty (script writer and director, 1:43) (accessed 14 Jan 2013)

[6] See also Bhagaban Sree Sree Ramkrishna listing at Gomolo.

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