Sulata Chowdhury Explained

Sulata Chowdhury
Birth Name:Maya Roy Chowdhury
Birth Date:1945
Death Date:1997
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1960 — 1987

Sulata Chowdhury (1945 – 16 September 1997) was a Bengali actress and theatre personality.[1]

Chowdhury made her film debut with Debarshi Narader Sansar (1960).[2] As a leading actress her first film was Sudhir Mukherjee's Shesh Paryanta (1960) which was a prominent success at the box office.[3]

Early life

Choudhury was born as Maya Roychowdhury in 1945 in Kolkata, British India. Her father's name was Atal Chandra Roychowdhury. She had passion in dancing and singing since childhood. Chowdhury learnt dance from Ramnarayan Mishra.

Career

Chowdhury made her film debut with Deborsee Narader Sansar (1960). Chowdhury also acted as heroine in Sesh Paryanta directed by Sudhir Mukherjee. After that she starred in number of films in supporting roles. Satyajit Ray offered her a role in Mahanagar but she could not accept it due to contract problems. She acted in many Bengali films and Utpal Dutt's Little Theatre Group.

Partial filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sulata Chowdhury movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503145525/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/sulata-chowdhury-135364. live. 3 May 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-05-03.
  2. Web site: Debarshi Narader Sansar (1960) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728194335/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/debarshi-narader-sansar-34153. live. 28 July 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-07-28.
  3. Web site: Shesh Paryanta (1960) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728183003/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/shesh-paryanta-35843. live. 28 July 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-07-28.