Lily Chakravarty is an Indian actress. She worked in many
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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and
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
films.
Early life
She was born in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
. She was born to Sri Kesab Chandra Chakraborty and Dipti Chakraborty.
Career
Lily debuted in the Bengali movie
Bhanu Pelo Lottery
''Bhanu Pelo Lottery'' (Eng: Bhanu Wins the Lottery) is a 1958 Indian Bengali comedy film produced by Tushar Kanti Ghosh and directed by the MGS Pictures Unit. It starred Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Jahor Roy, Kamal Mitra and Lily Chakraborty. The film ...
in 1958 where she acted in the role of Maya, a typist. Lily, in her long career, acted in many notable films, and sharing screen with her powerful appearance. She shared the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the film Sanjhbati with Sudiptaa Chakraborty, who won it for her role in Jyesthoputro, in the West Bengal Film Journalist Association Award 2020.
Filmography
Web series
References
External links
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Living people
People from Dhaka
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Bengali cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Bengali Hindus
Indian Hindus
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Year of birth missing (living people)
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