Sumita Sanyal

Sumita Sanyal (Bengali: সুমিতা সান্যাল়; 9 October 1945 – 9 July 2017) was an actress in the Bengali language film industry in India, also known as Tollywood.

Sumita Sanyal
Born
Manjula Sanyal

(1945-10-09)9 October 1945
Darjiling, British India
Died9 July 2017(2017-07-09) (aged 71)
Lake Gardens, Kolkata [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1963–2017
Spouse(s)Subodh Roy
RelativesGirija Golkunda Sanyal [2] (father)

Early life

She was born Manjula Sanyal in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India.[3] Her father was Girija Golkunda Sanyal.

Career

Director Bibhuti Laha (of Agradoot) named her Suchorita for his film Khokababur Pratyabartan.[1] 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.[4] 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

She was married to film editor Subodh Roy. They have a son.[5][6][7]

Filmography
Hindi

References
  1. "Anand actress passes away". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Kolkata. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. Adnal, Madhuri (9 July 2017). "Veteran actress Sumita Sanyal passes away at 71". Oneindia. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Sumita Sanyal Biography by Chandi Mukherjee". www.gomolo.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  4. Valecha, Rohan (9 July 2017). "Veteran actress Sumita Sanyal passes away at the age of 71". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. "Sumita Sanyal". www.upperstall.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  6. "Sumita Sanyal Biography". in.movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  7. "SUMITA SANYAL: Film Database - CITWF". www.citwf.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.


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