Arundhati Devi
Arundhati Devi was one of the finest Bengali actors, film directors and writers. In 1967, she was honoured with the National Film Award for ‘Best Film Based on High Literary Work’ for the 1967 Bengali hit ‘Chhuti’. Arundhati made her cinematic debut in ‘Mahaprasthaner Pathey’ (1952) which was later remade in Hindi titled ‘Yatrik’. In 1957 she met famed film director Tapan Sinha at the Berlinale and they eventually got married. Her first film as a director, ‘Chhuti’, also won a ‘Certificate of Merit’ at the 1967 National Awards. However, her most famous directorial work is ‘Padi Pishir Barmi Baksho’, based on a popular children's novel by Leela Majumdar.
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Acting Credits
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Crew Credits
Acting
Movie
The Prisoner of Jhind
1961
Movie
The Hungry Stones
1960
Movie
Pushpadhanu
1959
Movie
Manmoyee Girls' School
1958
Movie
A Burnt House
as Madhuri
1964
Movie
Chheley Kaar
1954
Movie
Bakul
1954
Movie
Nabajanma
1956
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Chalachal
1956
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Kalamati
1958
Movie
Bicharak
as Sarama
1959
Movie
Harmonium
as Bimala
1976
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Sashibabur Sansar
1959
