Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 29, 1924
Died
Jan 31, 1990
Place of Birth
Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India
Credits
17 titles
Arundhati Devi
Biography
Arundhati Devi was one of the finest Bengali actors, film directors and writers. In 1967, she was honoured with the National Film Award for ‘Best Film Based on High Literary Work’ for the 1967 Bengali hit ‘Chhuti’. Arundhati made her cinematic debut in ‘Mahaprasthaner Pathey’ (1952) which was later remade in Hindi titled ‘Yatrik’. In 1957 she met famed film director Tapan Sinha at the Berlinale and they eventually got married. Her first film as a director, ‘Chhuti’, also won a ‘Certificate of Merit’ at the 1967 National Awards. However, her most famous directorial work is ‘Padi Pishir Barmi Baksho’, based on a popular children's novel by Leela Majumdar.
Known For
Filmography
Death of a Doctor
Costume Design
Harmonium
Bimala
Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha
Director
A Vacation
Writer
A Burnt House
Madhuri
The Prisoner of Jhind
The Hungry Stones
Pushpadhanu
Sashibabur Sansar
The Judge
Sarama
Kalamati
Manmoyee Girls' School
Nabajanma
Chalachal
Trijama
Producer
The Boy in the Middle
Chheley Kaar