Arundhati Devi (also known as Arundhati Mukhopadhyay) was an Indian
actress, director, writer and singer who is predominantly known for
her work in Bengali cinema.Arundhati Devi was a student of
Visva-Bharati University where she was trained in Rabindra Sangeet by
Sailajaranjan Majumdar. She began her career as a Rabindra Sangeet
singer at All India Radio in 1940. As an actress, Arundhati Devi made
her film debut in Kartik Chattopadhyay's Bengali film Mahaprasthaner
Pathe (1952) which also had a Hindi version under the title Yatrik.
Further on she collaborated with directors such as Devaki Kumar Bose
in Nabajanma (1956), Asit Sen in Chalachal (1956) and Panchatapa
(1957), Prabhat Mukhopadhyay in Maa (1956), Mamata (1957), Bicharak
(1959) and Akashpatal (1960), and Tapan Sinha in Kalamati (1958),
Jhinder Bondi (1961), Jatugriha (1964). In 1963, she was conferred
with BFJA Award for Best Actress for her role in the National Award
winning Bengali film Bhagini Nivedita (1962) directed by Bijoy Bose.
In 1967, she was conferred with the National Film Award for Best Film
Based On High Literary Work for her directorial debut Chutti at the
14th National Film Awards.Arundhati was born in Barisal, East Bengal,
in British India (now Bangladesh). In 1955 she had a short-lived
marriage with the director Prabhat Mukherjee. However, in 1957 she met
film director Tapan Sinha at the Berlin International Film Festival
and they eventually got married. Their son is scientist Anindya Sinha.
She died in 1 January 1990.
actress, director, writer and singer who is predominantly known for
her work in Bengali cinema.Arundhati Devi was a student of
Visva-Bharati University where she was trained in Rabindra Sangeet by
Sailajaranjan Majumdar. She began her career as a Rabindra Sangeet
singer at All India Radio in 1940. As an actress, Arundhati Devi made
her film debut in Kartik Chattopadhyay's Bengali film Mahaprasthaner
Pathe (1952) which also had a Hindi version under the title Yatrik.
Further on she collaborated with directors such as Devaki Kumar Bose
in Nabajanma (1956), Asit Sen in Chalachal (1956) and Panchatapa
(1957), Prabhat Mukhopadhyay in Maa (1956), Mamata (1957), Bicharak
(1959) and Akashpatal (1960), and Tapan Sinha in Kalamati (1958),
Jhinder Bondi (1961), Jatugriha (1964). In 1963, she was conferred
with BFJA Award for Best Actress for her role in the National Award
winning Bengali film Bhagini Nivedita (1962) directed by Bijoy Bose.
In 1967, she was conferred with the National Film Award for Best Film
Based On High Literary Work for her directorial debut Chutti at the
14th National Film Awards.Arundhati was born in Barisal, East Bengal,
in British India (now Bangladesh). In 1955 she had a short-lived
marriage with the director Prabhat Mukherjee. However, in 1957 she met
film director Tapan Sinha at the Berlin International Film Festival
and they eventually got married. Their son is scientist Anindya Sinha.
She died in 1 January 1990.
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