Alokananda Roy is an Indian actress known for her work in
Bengali cinema and
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
. She made her thespian debut at the age of seven in the 1951 and later on became part of numerous Bengali plays. She made her screen debut with
Satyajit Ray's ''
Kanchenjungha
''Kanchenjungha'' (''Kanchonjônggha'') is a 1962 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray.
The film is about an upper class Bengali family on vacation in Darjeeling, a popular hill station and resort, near Kanchenjunga.
Narrative structure
The ...
'' (1962).
She received a
BFJA Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...
for her role in
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian filmmaker and poet best known for his Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali-language films like ''Bagh Bahadur'', ''Tahader Katha'', ''Charachar'' and ''Uttara (film), Uttara''. Five ...
's Bengali film ''
Phera
'' Phera'' (English language:''The Return'') is a 1988 Bengali drama film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta based on a story of Bengali novelist Narendranath Mitra. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, competition sect ...
'' (1988).
She appeared in
National Award
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate ...
winning films such as ''
Paromitar Ek Din
''Paromitar Ek Din'' ( bn, পারমিতার একদিন ''Paromitar Êkdin'', lit. "One day of Paromita's", English title: ''House of Memories'') is a 2000 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Aparna Sen.
Plot
The film explores t ...
'', ''
Utsab'', ''
Prohor'' and ''
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero''.
Acting career
After
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is a retired Indian actress, primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, Tagore is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the F ...
was compelled to decline the role of Manisha in
Satyajit Ray's ''
Kanchenjungha
''Kanchenjungha'' (''Kanchonjônggha'') is a 1962 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray.
The film is about an upper class Bengali family on vacation in Darjeeling, a popular hill station and resort, near Kanchenjunga.
Narrative structure
The ...
'' (1962), the latter zeroed upon Alokananda Roy to play the character. Ray had to convince her father and her uncle as well that the role was sober enough to play.
The film did not perform well at the box office.
In 1978, She returned to stage with the Bengali play ''Acharya'' directed by
Shekhar Chatterjee
Shekhar Chatterjee (1924–1990) was an Indian actor and film director.
Career
Chatterjee was born in Kolkata in 1924. He began his career in the Bengali theatre in the 1950s. He was associated with a number of leftist theatre groups, including ...
. She featured opposite
Soumitra Chatterjee for near about ten years, in the Bengali play ''Homapakhi'' directed by the latter. She starred as Rangapishima in
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh (31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his ...
's Bengali thriller TV series ''Tahar Namti Ranjana''. Due to the sudden demise of Ghosh, the series was never carried on after completion of the first episode.
Awards
Filmography
Hindi film
Bengali film
Bengali TV series
References
External links
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