Anubha Gupta (1930 - 14 January 1972) was an Indian
Bengali
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actress, known for her work in
Bengali cinema. She received the Best Actress in Supporting Role Award at the
26th Annual BFJA Awards for the film ''
Hansuli Banker Upakatha.''
Early life
Anubha Gupta was born in 1930 in
Dinajpur
Dinajpur ( bn, দিনাজপুর ) is a city and the District headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. It is bound ...
,
British India
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. She had an interest in dance and music since her childhood. She studied in Parry Charan Girls School and
Shantiniketan
Santiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in the Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his s ...
.
Career
Gupta joined Bengali cinema as a
playback singer when music director
Robin Chatterjee
Robin Chatterjee was an Indian music director and sound recordist who scored music for about ninety films. Starting from the 1942 film '' Parineeta'', he has composed music for evergreen soundtracks such as ''Godhuli'', '' Bipasha'', ''Sagarika' ...
introduced her to films. Her debut film as an actress was ''Samarpan'' which was released in 1949. She acted in theater in parallel with the silver screen. Her performance in Kabi, Ratna Dip, Champadangar Bou,
Hansuli Banker Upokatha made her an established film actress and she rapidly worked her way to the top among Bengali actresses within five years.
She also worked with
Satyajit Ray in ''
Abhijan'' and ''
Kanchanjangha''. Gupta first married footballer Anil De. Her second marriage was with actor
Rabi Ghosh
Robi Ghosh ( bn, রবি ঘোষ) (24 November 1931 – 4 February 1997) was an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema. He is known for his comic appeal, though his versatile acting talent brought him success in various kin ...
.
Filmography
* ''Ghumiye Ache Graam''
* ''Avijatyo''
* ''Kabi''
* ''Bamuner Meye''
* ''Ratna Dip''
* ''Bhagaban Shrikrishna Chaitanya''
* ''
Mantra Shakti
''Mantra Shakti'' (The Power of Chantis) is a Bengali drama film directed by Chitta Basu and produced by Harendranath Chattopadhyay. This film was released in 1954 under the banner of H. N. C. Productions.
Cast
* Uttam Kumar
* Anubha Gupta
* As ...
''
* ''
Swami Vivekananda''
* ''Kankabatir Ghat''
* ''
Saheb Bibi Golam''
* ''Shesh Parjantya''
* ''Nayika Sangbad''
* ''Hansuli Banker Upakatha''
* ''
Shree Shree Mahalaxmi Puja''
* ''Folktales of the River Bend''
* ''Palatak''
* ''Chhaya Surya''
* ''
Alor Pipasa
''Alor Pipasa'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Tarun Majumder and produced by Debesh Ghosh based on a same name novel of Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay. This film was released on 15 January 1965 under the banner of D.R. Productions. Music of the ...
''
* ''
Balika Badhu''
* ''Champadangar Bou''
* ''Shankar Narayan Bank''
* ''
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 ...
''
* ''
Chhadmabeshi''
* ''
Calcutta 71''
* ''
Dhanyee Meye''
* ''Sesh Parba''
* ''
Jaban''
* ''Chithi''
* ''
Dibratrir Kabya''
* ''Chhanda Patan''
* ''
Datta''
References
External links
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Indian film actresses
Actresses in Bengali cinema
1930 births
1972 deaths
20th-century Indian actresses
Bengali Hindus
People from Dinajpur District, Bangladesh