Chhaya Devi
Born: 1914-06-03 in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
Died: 2001-04-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1988
1983
1982
1979
- Arun Barun O Kiranmala
- Srimadhvirata Parvamu as Hidimbi
- Brojobuli
1974
- Devi Chaudhurani as Brajeswar's mother
- Alor Thikana as Boro-ma
1972
1971
- Naa Thammudu
- Kuheli as Manoda Di
1970
- Two Souls
- Princess as Manju's Mother
- Pratham Kadam Phool as Sukanto's mother
1969
- Parineeta as Bhubaneswari Devi
- Balak Gadadhar as Chandramani Devi
- Kamallata
- Sabarmati as Kamala Devi Pathak
- Mon Niye
1968
- Apanjan as Anandamoyee
- Baghini as Chiranjib's Mother
- Three Chapters
1967
- Sri Krishnavataram as Srutashrava
- Chikkadu Dorakadu
- Hatey Bazarey
- Ajana Shapath as Factory Owner's Wife
- Antony Firingee as Antony's mother
- Mahashweta as Mahashweta's mother
- Arogya Niketan
1966
- Navaratri
- Mamta as Minabai
- Galpo Holeo Satti as Bara Bou
- Monihar as Bandana's Mother
1965
- An Inspector Calls as Mrs. Sen
- Tu Hi Meri Zindagi
- Kanch Kata Hire
- Suryatapa as Sudha Choudhury
1964
- Natun Tirtha
- Bibhas as Bhuvaneswari Devi
- Ascending
- Raja Rammohan
1963
- Deya Neya
- Nishithe
- The Desolate Beach as Sejdi
- Bhrantibilas as Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
- Barnali as Ashes's Aunt
- Uttar Falguni as Baijee
- Saat Pake Bandha as Archana's Mother
- And at Last
1962
- The Flame
- Bipasha as Labanya
- Kancher Swarga
- Atal Jaler Ahwan as Anuradha Devi
- Gulebakavali Katha as Rupavathi
1961
- Seven Steps
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Janaka's Wife
- Batasari as Poornamma
- Manik as The employer's wife
- Agni Sanskar
1959
- Gali Theke Rajpath as Mr. Kar's Wife
- Shubha Bibaha as Gayatri's Mother
1958
1957
1956
- Trijama as Nabola's Mother
- Shankar Narayan Bank
1955
- Kanyasulkam as Putakoollamma
- Light of the Dusk
- The Dawn
1954
- A Virtuous Woman
- Bhangagara as Jogen's aunt (Pisima)
1952
1951
1947
- Burmar Pathe as Bharati Devi
1940
1939
- Rikta as Karuna
- Janak Nandini as Chandika
- Bamanabatar as Sachi
1938
- Bekar Nashan as Kamal
1937
- Vidyapati as Queen Laxmi
- Prabhas Milan