Suchitra Sen Actress - Date of Birth 6 April 1931, Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Date of Death 17 January 2014, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (cardiac arrest)
Birth Name Roma Dasgupta
Mini Bio (1) Suchitra Sen was born on April 6, 1931 in Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India as Roma Dasgupta. She was an actress, known for Aandhi (1975), Saptapadi (1961) and Devdas (1955). She was married to Dibanath Sen. She died on January 17, 2014 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Spouse (1) Dibanath Sen (1947 - ?) (his death) (1 child)
Trivia (3) The most popular actress that Bengali Cinema has ever seen. Her legacy is continued through her daughter Moon Moon Sen and granddaughters Raima Sen and Riya Sen.
She and Uttam Kumar formed one of the most enduring romantic screen pairs during the golden-era of Bengali cinema, starring in many romantic melodramas together.
Retired from the film industry in 1978 and has since gone into seclusion. As a devotee of the Ramakrishna Mission, she has immersed herself in meditation and prayer and outside of her home, she has confined her visits to Belur Math (the mission's headquarters).
Suchitra Sen (Bengali: সুচিত্রা সেন) (Bengali pronunciation: [ʃuːtʃiːraː ʃeːn] About this sound listen (help·info)), (born as Roma Dasgupta) (About this sound listen (help·info); 6 April 1931 – 17 January 2014), was an Indian film actress who worked in Bengali and Hindi cinema. The movies in which she was paired opposite Uttam Kumar became classics in the history of Bengali cinema.
Suchitra Sen was the first Bengali actress to receive an award at an international film festival when, at the 1963 Moscow International Film Festival, she won the Silver Prize for Best Actress for Saat Paake Bandha. In 1972, she was awarded the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards in India. 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. In 2012, she was conferred the West Bengal Government's highest honour: Banga Bibhushan.
