Basabi Nandi (5 December 1935 – 22 July 2018) was an Indian actress and singer active in the

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cinema. She received Best Supporting Actress Award by

Bengal Film Journalists' Association 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 the movie Bon Palashir Padabali in 1974.

Career

Nandi was born in 1935 in

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. Her father B.L. Nandi was a reputed doctor in

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. She completed her schooling from United Missionary Girls High School,

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thereafter passed I.A. from

Ashutosh College Asutosh College (Bengali: আশুতোষ কলেজ) is a college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, situated in Southern Kolkata, close to the Jatin Das Park Metro Station, gate No. 2. It was established in 1916 as the South Subur ...

. Nandi was interested in songs and classical dances since childhood. She learned Bengali songs from Satinath Mukhopadhay and

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, and took lessons from Gavindan Kutty.

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picked Nandi for his movie ''

Jamalaye Jibanta Manush ''Jamalaye Jibanta Manush'' () is a 1958 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Prafulla Chakraborty and produced by Ananta Singh, member of Chittagong armoury raid. This film, based on the novel of Dinabandhu Mitra in the sa ...

'' in 1958 which was a breakthrough in her career. She also acted with

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in a few films. Nandi performed as playback singer and published her own records of music.

Filmography

* ''Jamalaye Jibanta Manush'' * ''

Mriter Martye Agaman ''Mriter Martye Agaman'' ( ''The Return of The Dead'') is a Bengali language fantasy comedy film directed by Pashupati Chatterjee. This film was released in 1959 under the banner of Miracle India Private Limited. Plot After going to hell, Bi ...

'' * ''Abhaya O Srikanta'' * ''Sakher Chor'' * ''Do Dilon Ki Dastaan'' (Hindi) * ''

Baghini ''Baghini'' is a 1968 Bengali drama film directed by Bijay Bose and produced by Girindra Singha. The movie is based on a same name novel of Samaresh Basu. Soumitra Chatterjee stars as the main hero, Chiranjib, and Sandhya Roy plays the film's h ...

'' * ''Nabaraag'' * ''Kaya Hiner Kahini'' * '' Bon Palashir Padabali'' * ''Aami Sirajer Begum'' * ''Rodanbhara Basanta'' * ''

Sei Chokh ''Sei Chokh'' is a Bengali romantic drama film directed by Salil Dutta based on a story on Bengali novelist Bimal Mitra. The film was released 30 July 1976 under the banner of Gitali Pictures. Nachiketa Ghosh was the music director of Sei Ch ...

'' * ''Rater Kuheli'' * ''Shatru Pakhha'' * ''

Gajamukta ''Gajamukta'' is a 1994 Bengali adventure drama film directed by Ajit Lahiri and produced by Dilip Sur based on a same name novel of Narayan Sanyal published in 1961. This is the debut film of Riya Sen in Bengali film as a child artist. Music o ...

'' * ''Aami Se O Sakha''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi, Basabi 1935 births 2018 deaths Indian film actresses Actresses in Bengali cinema 20th-century Indian actresses Bengali Hindus