Suchitra
Sen, born on 6 April 1931, in Pabna, Bengal Presidency,
British India [now in Pabna, Bangladesh], 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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