Chhaya Devi
Acting
Born: 1914-06-03 in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
Biography
Chhaya Devi (3 June 1914 – 27 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in over two hundred films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film Sonar Sansar (1936). Some of her notable films are Vidyapati (1937), Raat Bhore (1956), Trijama (1956), Saptapadi (1961), Nirjan Saikate (1963), Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Uttar Falguni (1963), Antony Firingee (1967), Hatey Bazarey (1967), Apanjan (1968), and Alaap (1977).
Known For
Galpo Holeo Satti
Bara Bou
Rang Birangi
Hatey Bazarey
The Desolate Beach
Sejdi
Mamta
Minabai
Seetha Rama Kalyanam
Janaka's Wife
Trijama
Nabola's Mother
Batasari
Poornamma
Kanyasulkam
Putakoollamma
Srimadhvirata Parvamu
Hidimbi
Sri Krishnavataram
Srutashrava
Barnali
Ashes's Aunt
Antony Firingee
Antony's mother
Bipasha
Labanya
Sei Chokh
Amala Roy/Nabakrishna's aunt
Gali Theke Rajpath
Mr. Kar's Wife
Bhangagara
Jogen's aunt (Pisima)
Ratrir Tapasya
Mahashweta
Mahashweta's mother
Bekar Nashan
Kamal
Bamanabatar
Sachi
Chena Achena
Naa Thammudu
Kalankini
Navaratri
Deya Neya
Shankar Narayan Bank
Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha
Padi Pishi
Gulebakavali Katha
Rupavathi
Bhrantibilas
Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
Maan Aviman
Rashifal
The Dawn
Saat Pake Bandha
Archana's Mother
Baghini
Chiranjib's Mother
Prabhas Milan
Baradidi
Agni Sanskar
Suryatapa
Sudha Choudhury