She is the most popular Bengali actress ever. Suchitra Sen was the
first Indian actress awarded in an international film festival. She
received the Best Actress award for the movie Saat Paake Bnadha in
1963 Moscow film festival. Suchitra Sen and Uttamkumar created an
enduring romantic duo with sparkling screen magic in Bengali cinema.
Suchitra was born in 1934 in Pabna (now Bangladesh). She was also
known under the name Rama. Went to school at Shantiniketan. Her debut
was in an unreleased film titled Shesh Kothay in 1952. First film
was in 1953 - Saat Number Kayedi. Sang modern songs. Acted in Hindi
films too. Her role in the Hindi film Aandhi was well acclaimed.
:: FILMOGRAPHY ::
| Year |
Film |
Dir |
With |
| 1953 |
Saat Number Kayedi |
Sukumar Dasgupta |
Samar Roy |
| 1953 |
Bhagaban Srikrishna Chaitanya |
Debaki Bose |
Basanta Choudhuri |
| 1953 |
Saare Chuattor |
Nirmal Dey |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1953 |
Kajori |
Niren Lahiri |
|
| 1954 |
Sadanander Mela |
Sukumar Dasgupta |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1954 |
Agnipariksha |
Agradoot |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1954 |
Ora Thaake Odhare |
Sukumar Dasgupta |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1954 |
Grihaprabesh |
Ajay Kar |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1954 |
Atom Bomb |
Taru Mukherjee |
Robin Majumdar |
| 1954 |
Dhuli |
Pinaki Mukherjee |
Prasanta Kumar |
| 1954 |
Maraner Parey |
Satish Dasgupta |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1954 |
Balaygraas |
Pinaki Mukherjee |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1954 |
Annapurnar Mandir |
Naresh Mitra |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1955 |
Shapmochan |
Sudhir Mukherjee |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1955 |
Sabar Upare |
Agradoot |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1955 |
Snaajhghar |
Ajay Kar |
Bikash Roy |
| 1955 |
Debdas (Hindi) |
Bimal Roy |
Dilip Kumar |
| 1955 |
Snaajher Pradeep |
Sudhangshu Mukherjee |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1955 |
Mejo Bou |
Debnarayan Gupta |
Bikash Roy |
| 1955 |
Bhalabaasa |
Debaki Bose |
Bikash Roy |
| 1956 |
Sagarika |
Agragami |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1956 |
Trijama |
Agradoot |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1956 |
Amar Bou |
Khagen Roy |
Bikash Roy |
| 1956 |
Shilpi |
Agragami |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1956 |
Ekti Raat |
Chitto Bose |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1956 |
Subharaatri |
Sushil Majumdar |
Basanta Choudhury |
| 1957 |
Harano Sur |
Ajay Kar |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1957 |
Pathe Holo Deri |
Agradoot |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1957 |
Jeeban Trishna |
Asit Sen |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1957 |
Chandranath |
Kartick Chatterjee |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1957 |
Musafir (Hindi) |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
Dilip Kumar |
| 1957 |
Champakali (Hindi) |
Nandlal Jaswantlal |
Bharat Bhushan |
| 1958 |
Rajlakshmi O Srikanta |
Haridas Bhattacharya |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1958 |
SuryaToran |
Agradoot |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1958 |
Indrani |
Niren Lahiri |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1959 |
Deep Jwele Jai |
Asit Sen |
Basanta Choudhury |
| 1959 |
Chaaowa Pawoa |
Jatrik |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1960 |
Hospital |
Sushil Majumdar |
Ashok Kumar |
| 1960 |
Smriti Tuku Thaak |
Jatrik |
Asitbaran |
| 1960 |
Bombai Kaa Babu (Hindi) |
Raj Khosla |
Dev Anand |
| 1960 |
Sarhad (Hindi) |
Shankar Mukherjee |
Dev Anand |
| 1961 |
Saptapadi |
Ajay Kar |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1961 |
Saathihara |
Sukumar Dasgupta |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1962 |
Bipasha |
Agradoot |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1963 |
Saat Paake Badha |
Ajay Kar |
Soumitra Chatterjee |
| 1963 |
Uttar Phalguni |
Asit Sen |
Bikash Roy, Dilip Mukherjee |
| 1964 |
Sandhya Deeper Sikha |
Haridas Bhattacharya |
Bikash Roy |
| 1966 |
Mamta (Hindi) |
Asit Sen |
Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra |
| 1967 |
Grihadaha |
Subodh Mitra |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1969 |
Kamallata |
Harisadhan Dasgupta |
|
| 1970 |
Megh Kalo |
Sushil Mukherjee |
Basanta Choudhury |
| 1971 |
Fariyaad |
Bijoy Bose |
Utpal Dutta |
| 1971 |
Nabaraag |
Bijoy Bose |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1972 |
Alo Amaar Alo |
Pinaki Mukherjee |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1972 |
Haar Maana Haar |
Salil Sen |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1974 |
Debi Choudhurani |
Dinen Gupta |
Ranjit Mallick |
| 1974 |
Srabana Sandhya |
Chitra Sarathi |
Samar Roy |
| 1975 |
Priyo Bandhabi |
Hiren Nag |
Uttam Kumar |
| 1975 |
Aandhi (Hindi) |
Gulzar |
Sanjeev Kumar |
| 1976 |
Datta |
Ajay Kar |
Soumitra Chatterjee |
| 1978 |
Pranoy Pasha |
Mangal Chakrabarty |
Soutmitra Chatterjee |