Born in Pabna (now Bangladesh), Suchitra Sen's first appearance on screen was in 1953.
Legendary actress Suchitra Sen died of a heart attack at a super-speciality hospital in Kolkata on January 17, 2014. The screen goddess was known as the Greta Garbo of Bengali cinema and had 60 films to her credit including the memorable Aandhi and Deep Jwele Jai . Here are the highlights of Sen's career in Hindi and Bengali cinema.
Suchitra Sen and Dilip Kumar in Bimal Roy's "Devdas" (1955).
Suchitra Sen in Bimal Roy's "Devdas" (1955).
A poster of the film "Aandhi" starring Suchitra Sen and Sanjeev Kumar (1975).
Suchitra Sen in " Uttar Phalgooni".
Suchitra Sen was born as Rama Dasgupta at Pabna (Bangladesh) in 1931 to Karunamoy and Indira Dasgupta.
A person checking out a collection of Suchitra Sen’s popular movies at a music store in Kolkata. Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty
Suchitra Sen as a maid from the Kulu Valley in "Bombai ka Babu" (1960).
Suchitra Sen (center) with Gulzar (extreme left) and Sanjeev Kumar (extreme right).
Suchitra Sen in "Shilpi"
Published on January 17, 2014
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