Person
Chhaya Devi
Acting · 1914–2001 · 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
Naa Thammudu
1971
Apon Gharey
1988
Tomar Rakte Aamar Sohaag
1993
Ek Je Chhilo Desh
1977
Deya Neya
1963
Navaratri
1966
An Inspector Calls
Mrs. Sen
Bipasha
Labanya
Apanjan
Anandamoyee
Devi Chaudhurani
Brajeswar's mother
Filmography
- 1993Tomar Rakte Aamar Sohaag
- 1988Apon Gharey
- 1984Rashifal
- 1984Lal Golap
- 1984Seemantaraag
- 1983Rang Birangi
- 1983Chena Achena
- 1982Rajbadhu
- 1982Bandini Kamala
- 1981Kalankini
- 1981Nyay Anyay
- 1981The Golden Ivy
- 1979Srimadhvirata ParvamuHidimbi
- 1979Arun Barun O Kiranmala
- 1979Brojobuli
- 1978Maan Aviman
- 1978Nadi Theke Sagare
- 1977Pratima
- 1977Ek Je Chhilo Desh
- 1977Babu Moshai
- 1976Sei ChokhAmala Roy/Nabakrishna's aunt
- 1976HarmoniumSudha
- 1975In the Mirror of the City
- 1974Devi ChaudhuraniBrajeswar's mother
- 1974Alor ThikanaBoro-ma
- 1973Shesh Prishthay Dekhun
- 1973Roudra Chhaya
- 1972The Accepted Defeat
- 1972Padi Pishir Barmi BakshaPadi Pishi
- 1972Papam Pasivadu
- 1972Zindagi Zindagi
- 1971Naa Thammudu
- 1971KuheliManoda Di
- 1970PrincessManju's Mother
- 1970Pratham Kadam PhoolSukanto's mother
- 1970Two Souls
- 1969Balak GadadharChandramani Devi
- 1969ParineetaBhubaneswari Devi
- 1969Kamallata
- 1969Mon Niye
- 1969SabarmatiKamala Devi Pathak
- 1968ApanjanAnandamoyee
- 1968Three Chapters
- 1968BaghiniChiranjib's Mother
- 1967Chikkadu Dorakadu
- 1967Ajana ShapathFactory Owner's Wife
- 1967MahashwetaMahashweta's mother
- 1967Sri KrishnavataramSrutashrava
- 1967Arogya Niketan
- 1967Hatey Bazarey
- 1967Antony FiringeeAntony's mother
- 1966Galpo Holeo SattiBara Bou
- 1966Navaratri
- 1966MamtaMinabai
- 1966MoniharBandana's Mother
- 1965SuryatapaSudha Choudhury
- 1965Tu Hi Meri Zindagi
- 1965An Inspector CallsMrs. Sen
- 1965Kanch Kata Hire
- 1964Ascending
- 1964Natun Tirtha
- 1964Raja Rammohan
- 1964BibhasBhuvaneswari Devi
- 1963Uttar FalguniBaijee
- 1963At the Dead of Night
- 1963The Desolate BeachSejdi
- 1963Saat Pake BandhaArchana's Mother
- 1963BhrantibilasChiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
- 1963Deya Neya
- 1963And at Last
- 1963BarnaliAshes's Aunt
- 1962BipashaLabanya
- 1962The Flame
- 1962Atal Jaler AhwanAnuradha Devi
- 1962Gulebakavali KathaRupavathi
- 1962Kancher Swarga
- 1961Saptapadi
- 1961BatasariPoornamma
- 1961Agni Sanskar
- 1961ManikThe employer's wife
- 1961Seetha Rama KalyanamJanaka's Wife
- 1959Gali Theke RajpathMr. Kar's Wife
- 1959Shubha BibahaGayatri's Mother
- 1958Bagha Jatin
- 1957Baradidi
- 1956TrijamaNabola's Mother
- 1956Shankar Narayan Bank
- 1955The Dawn
- 1955KanyasulkamPutakoollamma
- 1955Light of the Dusk
- 1954BhangagaraJogen's aunt (Pisima)
- 1954A Virtuous Woman
- 1952Ratrir Tapasya
- 1951Ratnadeep
- 1947Burmar PatheBharati Devi
- 1940Har Jeet
- 1939BamanabatarSachi
- 1939RiktaKaruna
- 1939Janak NandiniChandika
- 1938Bekar NashanKamal
- 1937Prabhas Milan
- 1937VidyapatiQueen Laxmi
- —Dhanraj Tamang
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