Jayashree Kabir (; born 1952) is a

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film actress. She acted in around 30 films in West Bengal and Bangladesh.

Career

While studying in South Point School Jayashree Roy earned Miss Kolkata title in 1968. She got her first break from Satyajit Ray through the film ''

Pratidwandi ''Pratidwandi'' ( en, The Adversary, Siddharta and the City, italic=yes) is a 1970 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It is the first part of the Calcutta Trilogy. ''Pratid ...

'' in 1969. She married Bangladeshi film director Alamgir Kabir and starred in two of his films, ''

Simana Periye ''Simana Periye'' ( bn, সীমানা পেরিয়ে) is a 1977 Bangladeshi film starring Jayshree Kabir, Bulbul Ahmed and Bollywood actress Tanuja alongside a few others. Ahmed garnered Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor f ...

'' and '' Rupali Soikote'', which are regarded by the British Film Institute (BFI) as among the finest films to have come out of Bangladesh. Later in life, she moved to

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where she now resides. She teaches English at a higher education college.

Films

* ''

'' (1970) *''Rodonbhora bosonto (1974) * ''Shurjokonna'' (1975) * ''

'' (1977) * '' Sabyasachi'' (1977) * ''Rupali Soikote'' (1979) * ''Ashadharan'' (1982) * ''Puroshkar'' (1983)

Personal life

Jayashree Roy has a son, Lenin Saurav Kabir, with her husband Alamgir Kabir.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabir, Jayasree 1952 births Living people Bengali actresses Bangladeshi emigrants to England Bangladeshi film actresses Actresses from Kolkata Best Supporting Actress Bachsas Award winners