Sumita Devi (Bengali: সুমিতা দেবী) (born Hena Bhattacharya) also known as Nilufar Begum (February 2, 1936 - January 6, 2004) was a Bangladeshi actress.[1] In 45 years of her career, she acted in around 200 films and 150 radio and television dramas.[2] She was an artist at the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in 1971.[3]
Sumita Devi | |
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| Born | Hena Bhattacharya 2 February 1936 |
| Died | 6 January 2004 (aged 67) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Other names | Nilufar Begum |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, filmmaker |
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Early life and career
editDevi was born in Manikganj District in the then Bengal Presidency.[1] She moved with her parents, first to Dhaka in 1944, then to Calcutta in 1951.[4] She debuted her acting in the film Asiya (1960).[1] She was the first actress of the then East Pakistan to act in the film Dhupchhaya produced in West Pakistan.[2] Later she produced five films.[1]
Works
edit- Actress
- Akash Aar Mati (1959)[5]
- Ei Desh Tomar Amar (1959)[6]
- Matir Pahar (1959)
- Asiya (1960)
- Kakhono Asheni (1961)
- Kancher Deyal (1963)[7]
- Sonar Kajal (1962)
- Ei To Jiban (1964)
- Dui Diganta (1964)
- Sangam (1964)
- Behula (1966)
- Agun Niye Khela (1967)
- Abhishap (1967)
- Ora Egaro Jon (1972)[1]
- Amar Janma Bhumi[2]
- Producer
- Agun Niye Khela (1967)
- Momer Alo (1968)
- Mayar Sangsar (1969)
- Adarsha Chapakhana (1970)
- Notun Probhat (1970)[1]
Personal life and death
editDevi's first marriage to Amulya Lahiri was short.[1] Later she married filmmaker Zahir Raihan in 1962. Upon marriage she converted to Islam and took the name Nilufar Begum. With Raihan, she had two sons, Anal and Bipul.[8][9] She had another son and a daughter.[3] After the disappearance of Raihan in 1972, the government allotted an abandoned house on 7.5 kathas in Mohammadpur Thana to Devi.[8]
Devi died from a brain haemorrhage on 6 January 2004 at Bangladesh Medical Hospital in Dhaka. Both her kidneys and liver had been malfunctioning before she was admitted to the hospital. She had been in a coma since her treatment began.[2]
Awards
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- All Pakistan Critic Award (1962)
- Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress (1964)
- Bangladesh Film Journalist Association Award
- Television Reporters Association of Bangladesh Award
- Agartala Muktijoddha Award (2002)
- Janakantha Gunijan and Pratibha Sammanona (2002)[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Devi, Sumita". In Islam, Sirajul; Mohanta, Sambaru (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c d "Adieu to a great actress". The Daily Star. 2004-01-07. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ a b "Sumita Devi passes away". The Daily Star. 2004-01-07. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ কিংবদন্তি : ফার্স্ট লেডি সুমিতা দেবী [Legend: First Lady Sumita Devi]. Amar Desh (in Bengali). 2010-03-31. Archived from the original on 2010-04-04.
- ^ "Sumita Devi fighting for life". The Daily Star. 2003-11-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "In Transition: Farida Yasmin (1940-2015)". The Daily Star. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "Chalachitravidhya: New book on film study by Anupam Hayat". The Daily Star. 2004-04-12. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ a b "Govt orders to restore Zahir Raihan's house". The Daily Star. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ প্রধানমন্ত্রীর সহায়তা কামনা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "Poet Abul Hossain, Actress Sumita get Janakantha Sammanona". The Daily Star. 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
External links
edit- Sumita Devi at IMDb