Chhaya Devi
Acting
Born June 3, 1914, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
Chhaya Devi (3 June 1914 – 27 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in over two hundred films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film Sonar Sansar (1936). Some of her notable films are Vidyapati (1937), Raat Bhore (1956), Trijama (1956), Saptapadi (1961), Nirjan Saikate (1963), Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Uttar Falguni (1963), Antony Firingee (1967), Hatey Bazarey (1967), Apanjan (1968), and Alaap (1977).
Filmography
- 1993Tomar Rakte Aamar Sohaag
- 1988Apon Gharey
- 1984Lal Golap
- 1984Rashifal
- 1984Seemantaraag
- 1983Chena Achena
- 1983Rang Birangi
- 1982Bandini Kamala
- 1982Rajbadhu
- 1981Kalankini
- 1981Nyay Anyay
- 1981The Golden Ivy
- 1979Arun Barun O Kiranmala
- 1979Brojobuli
- 1979Srimadhvirata Parvamu — Hidimbi
- 1978Dhanraj Tamang
- 1978Maan Aviman
- 1978Nadi Theke Sagare
- 1977Babu Moshai
- 1977Ek Je Chhilo Desh
- 1977Pratima
- 1976Harmonium — Sudha
- 1976Sei Chokh — Amala Roy/Nabakrishna's aunt
- 1975In the Mirror of the City
- 1974Alor Thikana — Boro-ma
- 1974Devi Chaudhurani — Brajeswar's mother
- 1973Roudra Chhaya
- 1973Shesh Prishthay Dekhun
- 1972Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha — Padi Pishi
- 1972Papam Pasivadu
- 1972The Accepted Defeat
- 1972Zindagi Zindagi
- 1971Kuheli — Manoda Di
- 1971Naa Thammudu
- 1970Pratham Kadam Phool — Sukanto's mother
- 1970Princess — Manju's Mother
- 1970Two Souls
- 1969Balak Gadadhar — Chandramani Devi
- 1969Kamallata
- 1969Mon Niye
- 1969Parineeta — Bhubaneswari Devi
- 1969Sabarmati — Kamala Devi Pathak
- 1968Apanjan — Anandamoyee
- 1968Baghini — Chiranjib's Mother
- 1968Three Chapters
- 1967Ajana Shapath — Factory Owner's Wife
- 1967Antony Firingee — Antony's mother
- 1967Arogya Niketan
- 1967Chikkadu Dorakadu
- 1967Hatey Bazarey
- 1967Mahashweta — Mahashweta's mother
- 1967Sri Krishnavataram — Srutashrava
- 1966Galpo Holeo Satti — Bara Bou
- 1966Mamta — Minabai
- 1966Monihar — Bandana's Mother
- 1966Navaratri
- 1965An Inspector Calls — Mrs. Sen
- 1965Kanch Kata Hire
- 1965Suryatapa — Sudha Choudhury
- 1965Tu Hi Meri Zindagi
- 1964Ascending
- 1964Bibhas — Bhuvaneswari Devi
- 1964Natun Tirtha
- 1964Raja Rammohan
- 1963And at Last
- 1963Barnali — Ashes's Aunt
- 1963Bhrantibilas — Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
- 1963Deya Neya
- 1963Nishithe
- 1963Saat Pake Bandha — Archana's Mother
- 1963The Desolate Beach — Sejdi
- 1963Uttar Falguni — Baijee
- 1962Atal Jaler Ahwan — Anuradha Devi
- 1962Bipasha — Labanya
- 1962Gulebakavali Katha — Rupavathi
- 1962Kancher Swarga
- 1962The Flame
- 1961Agni Sanskar
- 1961Batasari — Poornamma
- 1961Manik — The employer's wife
- 1961Seetha Rama Kalyanam — Janaka's Wife
- 1961Seven Steps
- 1959Gali Theke Rajpath — Mr. Kar's Wife
- 1959Shubha Bibaha — Gayatri's Mother
- 1958Bagha Jatin
- 1957Baradidi
- 1956Shankar Narayan Bank
- 1956Trijama — Nabola's Mother
- 1955Kanyasulkam — Putakoollamma
- 1955Light of the Dusk
- 1955The Dawn
- 1954A Virtuous Woman
- 1954Bhangagara — Jogen's aunt (Pisima)
- 1952Ratrir Tapasya
- 1951Ratnadeep
- 1947Burmar Pathe — Bharati Devi
- 1940Har Jeet
- 1939Bamanabatar — Sachi
- 1939Janak Nandini — Chandika
- 1939Rikta — Karuna
- 1938Bekar Nashan — Kamal
- 1937Prabhas Milan
- 1937Vidyapati — Queen Laxmi