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Indian actress
Sumita Sanyal
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Born
| Manjula Sanyal
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1945-10-09
)
9 October 1945
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Died
| 9 July 2017
(2017-07-09)
(aged 71)
Lake Gardens, Kolkata
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 1960?2017
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Spouse
| Subodh Roy
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Relatives
| Girija Golkunda Sanyal (father)
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Sumita Sanyal
(9 October 1945 ? 9 July 2017) was an Indian actress who is known for her work in
Bengali
and
Hindi cinema
.
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She made her debut opposite
Uttam Kumar
in Bibhuti Laha's
Khokababur Pratyabartan
(1960).
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She subsequently appeared in a series of Bengali films in the 1960s and 1970s.
Early life
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She was born Manjula Sanyal in
Darjeeling
,
Bengal Presidency
,
British India
.
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citation needed
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Her father was Girija Golkunda Sanyal.
Career
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Director Bibhuti Laha (of
Agradoot
) named her Suchorita for his film
Khokababur Pratyabartan
.
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After that, director Kanak Mukhopadhay decided to make it shorter into Sumita. Famous actress Lila Desai was very much known to Sumita. Lila introduced her to Agradoot. After she got a chance in
Khokababur Pratyabartan
, she acted in more than 40 films in Bengali, including
Sagina Mahato
, opposite
Dilip Kumar
and in the lead role in
Kuheli
, alongside
Biswajit
and
Sandhya Roy
.
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She also has acted in a number of Hindi films, the most notable of which was
Anand
in 1970, opposite
Amitabh Bachchan
. She also acted in television serials, on professional stage and in group theatre with the notable association being "Ranga Sabha". She was a part of many of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films like Guddi, Anand and Aashirwad.
Personal life
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She was married to film editor Subodh Roy. They have a son.
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Filmography
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Bengali films
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Hindi films
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References
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External links
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