Manju Dey (7 May 1926 — 30 September 1989) was a

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actress and director. She received the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 25th Annual BFJA Awards for the film '' Carey Saheber Munshi'' in 1962.

Career

Dey was born in

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in 1926. She first became popular for her acting in

film ''

Jighansa ''Jighansa'' is a Bengali thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' released on 20 April 1951. It was directed by Ajoy Kar and musical scores are done by Hemant Kumar. Plot The movie revolves around ...

''. She was a leading actress in various black and white films in the early 1950s and 1960s. Dey has worked with directors

Ajoy Kar Ajoy Kar (Bengali:অজয় কর; 27 March 1914 – 25 January 1985) was an Indian film director and cinematographer . He directed 26 films between 1949 and 1983. His 1961 film '' Saptapadi'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International ...

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

, and

Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked both ...

. She also directed and produced films including ''

Shajarur Kanta ''Shajarur Kanta'' ( bn, শজারুর কাঁটা) (Lit: ''The Quill of the Porcupine'') is a Bengali mystery novel written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay in 1967. The murderer kills people using porcupine quills thrust from behind into ...

'' and ''Abhishapta Chambal''.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1951) * ''Biyallish'' (1951) * ''Ratnadeep'' (1951) * '' Kar Pape'' (1952) * ''

Bou Thakuranir Haat ''Bou Thakuranir Haat'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Naresh Mitra based on a novel of Rabindranath Tagore in the same name, published in 1883. This film was released in 1953 in the banner of Emar Productions. Plot The film is based on t ...

'' (1953) * '' Grihapravesh'' (1954) * ''

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 ...

'' (1954) * ''Upahar'' (1955) * ''Laksha-Hira'' (1956) * '' Kabuliwala'' (1957) * ''Prithibi Amare Chaay'' (1957) * ''

Bardidi ''Bardidi'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Ajoy Kar, based on the novel of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. This film was released in 1957 under the banner of Sarat Banichitra. In 1939 another film was released in the same na ...

'' (1957) * ''

Neel Akasher Neechey ''Neel Akasher Neechey'' (Bengali: নীল আকাশের নীচে ''Nil akasher niche'', "Under the Blue Sky") is a 1958 Bengali language drama film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Hemanta Mukherjee, starring Kali Bannerjee, Man ...

'' (1958) * ''Abhishapta Chambal'' (1967) * ''

'' (1974) * ''Arpita'' (1983)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dey, Manju Indian film actresses 1926 births 1989 deaths Actresses in Bengali cinema Actresses from Kolkata 20th-century Indian actresses