Sova Sen

Shobha Sen
Born	September 1923 Faridpur, East Bengal, British India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Utpal Dutt

Shobha Sen (also known as Sova Sen) is a Bengali theatre and film actress.

She was wife of Utpal Dutt and the couple had one daughter, Dr. Bishnupriya Dutt,who is a professor of theatre history in the School of Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She had four grandchildren.

After graduating from Bethune College, she joined Gananatya Sangstha and acted in the lead female role of ‘Nabanna’. She joined the Little Theatre Group in 1953-54 which later became Peoples’ Theatre Group. Since then she has acted in many productions of the group, chief among them are: ‘Barricade’, ‘Tiner Taloyar’, ‘Titumir’. She has also worked in some films including Ek Adhuri Kahani.

On 10 April 2010 Sen received the Mother Teresa International Award.

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