Chhaya Devi
Actor
Born June 3, 1914 in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
Chhaya Devi (3 June 1914 – 27 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in over two hundred films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film Sonar Sansar (1936). Some of her notable films are Vidyapati (1937), Raat Bhore (1956), Trijama (1956), Saptapadi (1961), Nirjan Saikate (1963), Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Uttar Falguni (1963), Antony Firingee (1967), Hatey Bazarey (1967), Apanjan (1968), and Alaap (1977).
Filmography
Dhanraj Tamang
Tomar Rakte Aamar Sohaag
Apon Gharey
Rashifal
Lal Golap
Seemantaraag
Rang Birangi
Chena Achena
Rajbadhu
Bandini Kamala
Kalankini
Nyay Anyay
The Golden Ivy
Srimadhvirata Parvamu
Hidimbi
Arun Barun O Kiranmala
Brojobuli
Maan Aviman
Pratima
Ek Je Chhilo Desh
Babu Moshai
Sei Chokh
Amala Roy/Nabakrishna's aunt
Harmonium
Sudha
In the Mirror of the City
Devi Chaudhurani
Brajeswar's mother
Alor Thikana
Boro-ma
Shesh Prishthay Dekhun
Roudra Chhaya
The Accepted Defeat
Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha
Padi Pishi
Papam Pasivadu
Zindagi Zindagi
Naa Thammudu
Kuheli
Manoda Di
Princess
Manju's Mother
Pratham Kadam Phool
Sukanto's mother
Two Souls
Parineeta
Bhubaneswari Devi
Kamallata
Sabarmati
Kamala Devi Pathak
Apanjan
Anandamoyee
Three Chapters
Baghini
Chiranjib's Mother
Chikkadu Dorakadu
Ajana Shapath
Factory Owner's Wife
Mahashweta
Mahashweta's mother
Sri Krishnavataram
Srutashrava
Arogya Niketan
Hatey Bazarey
Antony Firingee
Antony's mother
Galpo Holeo Satti
Bara Bou
Navaratri
Mamta
Minabai
Monihar
Bandana's Mother
Suryatapa
Sudha Choudhury
Tu Hi Meri Zindagi
An Inspector Calls
Mrs. Sen
Kanch Kata Hire
Ascending
Natun Tirtha
Raja Rammohan
Bibhas
Bhuvaneswari Devi
Uttar Falguni
Baijee
At the Dead of Night
The Desolate Beach
Sejdi
Saat Pake Bandha
Archana's Mother
Bhrantibilas
Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
Deya Neya
And at Last
Barnali
Ashes's Aunt
Bipasha
Labanya
The Flame
Atal Jaler Ahwan
Anuradha Devi
Gulebakavali Katha
Rupavathi
Kancher Swarga
Saptapadi
Batasari
Poornamma
Agni Sanskar
Manik
The employer's wife
Seetha Rama Kalyanam
Janaka's Wife
Gali Theke Rajpath
Mr. Kar's Wife
Shubha Bibaha
Gayatri's Mother
Bagha Jatin
Baradidi
Trijama
Nabola's Mother
Shankar Narayan Bank
The Dawn
Kanyasulkam
Putakoollamma
Light of the Dusk
Bhangagara
Jogen's aunt (Pisima)
A Virtuous Woman
Ratrir Tapasya
Ratnadeep
Burmar Pathe
Bharati Devi
Har Jeet
Bamanabatar
Sachi
Rikta
Karuna
Janak Nandini
Chandika
Bekar Nashan
Kamal
Prabhas Milan