Chhaya 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) (1914–2001) was an Indian film actress. She acted in hundreds of Bengali and Hindi 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

1956 Raat Bhore

1956 Shankar Narayan Bank

1956 Daner Maryada - Malati

1956 King, Queen, Knave - Bara bou

1956 Subhalagna

1956 Trijama - Abala's mother

1958 Marmabani

1959 Gali Theke Rajpath

1961 Pankatilak

1961 Agni Sanskar

1962 Kancher Swarga

1962 Abasheshe

1962 Atal Jaler Ahwan - Anuradha Debi

1962 Rakta Palash

1963 Kanchan Kanya

1963 Deya neya

1963 Saptapadi - Rina's Mother (Aayah)

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