Chaya Devi

Chhaya Devi
Born	1914 Bhagalpur, Bihar and Orissa, British India
Died	27 April 2001 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1930s–1980s

Chhaya Devi (Bengali: ছায়া দেবী Telugu: ఛాయా దేవి) (1914–2001) was an Indian film actress. She acted in hundreds of Bengali, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language movies for over five decades and played many character roles. Her first lead role was in Sonar Sansar (1936), directed by Debaki Bose, and later with Bidyapati (1937) she received acclaim and went on to act in notable films like, Nirjan Saikate (1963), Hatey Bazarey (1967) and Apanjan (1968) by Tapan Sinha, Saptapadi (1961), Uttar Falguni (1963), Antony Firingee (1967), in Bengali, Alaap (1977) in Hindi, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan.

She was first cousin of actor Ashok Kumar's wife Shobha Ganguly, thus related to the Ganguly family.

1936 Sonar Sansar - Rama

1936 Rajani - Maid Servant

1937 Bidyapati - Queen Laxmi

1937 Ranga Bou - Kalyani

1938 Bekar Nashan - Kamal

1938 Hal Bangla - Sefali

1939 Bamanabatar - Sachi

1939 Jakher Dhan

1939 Debjani - Debjani

1939 Janak Nandini - Chandika

1939 Rikta - Karuna

1940 Abhinetri

1940 Haar Jeet

1941 Sree Radha

1942 Jiban Sangini - Atar

1942 Avayer Biye

1942 Chauranghee

1945 Bondita

1947 Burmar Pathey

1947 Jharer Par

1948 Dhatri Debata

1948 Anirban

1949 Abhijatya

1949 Kuasha

1950 Sree Tulsidas

1951 Ratnadeep

1953 Picchi Pulliah

1953 Naa Illu

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