Suchitra Sen, who passed away on 17
January 2014, 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.
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