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
- Princess as Manju's Mother
- Two Souls
- Pratham Kadam Phool as Sukanto's mother
1969
- Kamallata
- Sabarmati as Kamala Devi Pathak
- Mon Niye
- Parineeta as Bhubaneswari Devi
- Balak Gadadhar as Chandramani Devi
1968
- Apanjan as Anandamoyee
- Baghini as Chiranjib's Mother
- Three Chapters
1967
- Sri Krishnavataram as Srutashrava
- Hatey Bazarey
- Arogya Niketan
- Mahashweta as Mahashweta's mother
- Chikkadu Dorakadu
- Ajana Shapath as Factory Owner's Wife
- Antony Firingee as Antony's mother
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
- Suryatapa as Sudha Choudhury
- Kanch Kata Hire
1964
- Ascending
- Bibhas as Bhuvaneswari Devi
- Raja Rammohan
- Natun Tirtha
1963
- Deya Neya
- Bhrantibilas as Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
- At the Dead of Night
- Uttar Falguni as Baijee
- Saat Pake Bandha as Archana's Mother
- Barnali as Ashes's Aunt
- The Desolate Beach as Sejdi
- And at Last
1962
- Bipasha as Labanya
- The Flame
- Kancher Swarga
- Atal Jaler Ahwan as Anuradha Devi
- Gulebakavali Katha as Rupavathi
1961
- Manik as The employer's wife
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Janaka's Wife
- Batasari as Poornamma
- Saptapadi
- Agni Sanskar
1959
- Shubha Bibaha as Gayatri's Mother
- Gali Theke Rajpath as Mr. Kar's Wife
1958
1957
1956
- Shankar Narayan Bank
- Trijama as Nabola's Mother
1955
- The Dawn
- Kanyasulkam as Putakoollamma
- Light of the Dusk
1954
- Bhangagara as Jogen's aunt (Pisima)
- A Virtuous Woman
1952
1951
1947
- Burmar Pathe as Bharati Devi
1940
1939
- Bamanabatar as Sachi
- Rikta as Karuna
- Janak Nandini as Chandika
1938
- Bekar Nashan as Kamal
1937
- Prabhas Milan
- Vidyapati as Queen Laxmi