Sumitra Devi (Actress)
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Sumitra Devi in Saheb Bibi Golam (1956)
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| Native name | সুমিত্রা দেবী |
| Born |
Nilima Chattopadhyay 1923 Shiuri, Birbhum, West Bengal |
| Died | 28 August 1990 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1944-1964 |
| Notable work |
Sandhi Pather Dabi Abhijog Devi Chowdhurani Swami Mamta Mayurpankh Saheb Bibi Golam Jagte Raho Andhare Alo Joutuk Kinu Gowalar Gali |
| Spouse(s) | Debi Mukherjee |
| Children | Bulbul |
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| Awards | Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actress Award (1945) |
Sumitra Devi (1923 - 1990) was an Indian actress who is recognized for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema during the nineteen forties and nineteen fifties. She was one of the exquisite beauties of her time and has been regarded as the most beautiful woman of her time by veterans like Pradeep Kumar and Uttam Kumar. She is remembered for her delineation of sensitive women characters in Hindi films like Mashal (1950), Deewana (1952), Mamta (1952) and Mayurpankh (1954).
Sumitra Devi made her acting debut in Apurba Mitra's Bengali film Sandhi (1944) produced by the then reverent banner New Theatres. The film won her the BFJA Awards for Best Actress in 1945. In the late forties, she appeared in a host of Bengali films like Abhijog (1947), Pather Dabi (1947), Pratibad (1948), Joyjatra (1948), Swami (1949) and Devi Chowdhurani (1949). In 1950, she appeared in Nitin Bose's Hindi film Mashal whose success earned her a host of offers from Bollywood directors and producers. Later on she appeared in Hindi films like Deewana (1952), Mamta (1952), Ghunghroo (1952), Raja Harischandra (1952), Mayurpankh (1954), Chor Bazaar (1954), Jagte Raho (1956), Delhi Darbar (1956) to name a few. She sustained her career in Bengali cinema also. In 1955, she appeared in Ardhendu Mukhopadhyay's Bengali film Dasyu Mohan which became a huge blockbuster. In 1956, she appeared in Kartik Chattopadhyay's Saheb Bibi Golam which is an adaptation of Bimal Mitra's classic novel of the same name. The film was a blockbuster at that time. She played the character of a beautiful alcoholic wife of a landlord who is indifferent towards her. She has been most remembered for her role in this film. In 1957, she appeared in Kartik Chattopadhyay's Nilachaley Mahaprabhu which again became a blockbuster. In the same year, she appeared in Haridas Bhattacharya's National Award winning Bengali filmAandhare Alo which was an adaptation of the renowned Bengali author Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's short story of the same name. In the late fifties, she was invited to the Asian Film Festival in China as a delegate from India. Her last film was O. C. Gangopadhyay's Bengali venture Kinu Gowalar Gali (1964).
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