Person
Manju Dey
Acting · 1926–1989 · Baharampur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now India)
Biography
Manju Dey (7 May 1926 – 30 September 1989) was an Indian actress and director in Bengali cinema. She received the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 25th Annual BFJA Awards for the film Carey Saheber Munshi in 1962. Dey was born in Baharampur, British India in 1926. She first became popular for her acting in the Bengali film Jighansa. She was a leading actress in various black and white films in the early 1950s and 1960s. Dey has worked with directors Ajoy Kar, Mrinal Sen, and Tapan Sinha. She also directed and produced films including Shajarur Kanta and Abhishapta Chambal.
Known for
Prithibi Amare Chay
Amita AKA Mita Di
Niyoti
1951
Kabuliwala
Girl's Mother
Punarmilan
1957
Kancher Swarga
Seema Sen
Ankush
1954
The Power of Prayer
1954
Shajarur Kanta
Screenplay
The Housewarming Day
1954
Kalyani
1954
Filmography
- 1984Ajante
- 1974Shajarur KantaScreenplay
- 1970Aleyar Alo
- 1962Kancher SwargaSeema Sen
- 1959Under the Blue SkyBasanti
- 1958Swarga Martya
- 1957Punarmilan
- 1957Prithibi Amare ChayAmita AKA Mita Di
- 1957KabuliwalaGirl's Mother
- 1957BaradidiManorama
- 1956Laksha-Heera
- 1954The Power of Prayer
- 1954The Housewarming Day
- 1954Kalyani
- 1954Ankush
- 1953Bou Thakuranir Haat
- 1952The SinnerBeauty (Ashim's Wife)
- 1951JighangsaManjushree
- 1951Niyoti
- 1951Ratnadeep
- 1951Biyallish
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