Arati Bhattacharya

Arati Bhattacharya [4] is an Indian Bengali actress, writer and director[5] who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Anil Chatterjee were popular. She later migrate to hindi and then Bhojpuri film industry as a successful script writer.

Arati Bhattacharya
Satyajit Ray at Bhattacharya's wedding with Kunal Singh.
Born(1959-11-08)8 November 1959
Hoogly (Chunchura)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Kunal Singh[1] [2]
ChildrenAkash Singh (son) [3]

Career

Arati Bhattacharya was born on 8 November 1959 in Jamshedpur, India. After passing in matriculation from D.M. Madan Girls High School she joined Jamsedpur Women's College but could not complete her studies. She started her acting career as a theater artist in "Nahabat" play in Rangmahal theater as lead role ' Keya ' Written and directed by Satya Bandhyopadhyay.[6] She is known for films like Preyasi, Stree, and Suryatrishna. She also gives her voice as a singer in the movie Anandamela in 1976. She had worked with Satyajit Roy in Jana Aranya [7] and Mrinal Sen in Ek Adhuri Kahani. She acted in more than 50 Bengali movies. She is also a Kathak dancer. [8]

Selected filmography

As an actor
  1. Rewaz (unreleased)
  2. Ek Adhuri Kahani (An unfinished story) (1972)
  3. Picnic (1972)
  4. Stree (1972)
  5. Jeevantai Natak
  6. Alo Andhare (1973)
  7. Premer phande (1974)
  8. Raja (1974)
  9. Harmonium (1975)
  10. Ami-se-o-sakha (1975)
  11. Harano-prapti-niruddesh (1975)
  12. Anandamela
  13. Jal Sanyasi
  14. Rajbansha (1976)
  15. Jana Aranya (The middle man) (1976) as Mrs Ganguly
  16. Nandita (1976)
  17. Asadharan (1977)
  18. Golap bou (1977)
  19. Jaal sanyasi (1977)
  20. Pratishruti (1977)
  21. Rajbansha (1977)
  22. Nishan (1978)
  23. Moyna (1978)
  24. Parichay (1978)
  25. Striker (1978)
  26. Job Charnoker Bibi (1978)
  27. Jiban je rakam (1979)
  28. Pampa (1979)
  29. Nyay anyay (1981)
  30. Surya trishna (1984)
  31. Amar prithibi (1985)
  32. preyasi (1986)
  33. Kal Hamara Hain (1980) (Hindi)

As a director
  1. Maashuka (1987)(Hindi)
  2. Dagabaaz Balma (1988) (Bhojpuri)

As a script writer
  1. Bloody Isshq (Hindi) (2013)
  2. Chor Police (Bhojpuri) (2019)

Awards

References
  1. "Kunal Singh's son to make debut in Bollywood - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "Arati Bhattacharya missed the chance to work in Satyajit Ray's 'Ghawre Bairey' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. Arunachalam, Param (14 April 2020). "BollySwar: 1981 - 1990". Mavrix Infotech Private Limited – via Google Books.
  6. "ঘুটঘুটানন্দ ধরলেন নহবতের পোঁ" (in Bengali).
  7. "Boy nextdoor awaits big Bollywood break - Son of Bhojpuri matinee idol to be seen in exotic Thailand locales on silver screen". www.telegraphindia.com.
  8. [ https://www.cinemaazi.com/feature/waiting-for-a-doyen-s-glance-arati-bhattacharya]
  9. [ https://aajkaal.in/news/entertainment/arati-bhattacharya-interview-5286]
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