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
- Brojobuli
- Srimadhvirata Parvamu as Hidimbi
1974
- Devi Chaudhurani as Brajeswar's mother
- Alor Thikana as Boro-ma
1972
1971
- Naa Thammudu
- Kuheli as Manoda Di
1970
- Pratham Kadam Phool as Sukanto's mother
- Princess as Manju's Mother
- Two Souls
1969
- Sabarmati as Kamala Devi Pathak
- Parineeta as Bhubaneswari Devi
- Kamallata
- Balak Gadadhar as Chandramani Devi
- Mon Niye
1968
- Apanjan as Anandamoyee
- Baghini as Chiranjib's Mother
- Three Chapters
1967
- Sri Krishnavataram as Srutashrava
- Mahashweta as Mahashweta's mother
- Antony Firingee as Antony's mother
- Hatey Bazarey
- Ajana Shapath as Factory Owner's Wife
- Chikkadu Dorakadu
- Arogya Niketan
1966
- Navaratri
- Galpo Holeo Satti as Bara Bou
- Mamta as Minabai
- 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
- Raja Rammohan
- Ascending
1963
- Bhrantibilas as Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
- Nishithe
- Deya Neya
- The Desolate Beach as Sejdi
- Barnali as Ashes's Aunt
- And at Last
- Saat Pake Bandha as Archana's Mother
- Uttar Falguni as Baijee
1962
- Bipasha as Labanya
- The Flame
- Kancher Swarga
- Atal Jaler Ahwan as Anuradha Devi
- Gulebakavali Katha as Rupavathi
1961
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Janaka's Wife
- Saptapadi
- Manik as The employer's wife
- Batasari as Poornamma
- Agni Sanskar
1959
- Shubha Bibaha as Gayatri's Mother
- Gali Theke Rajpath as Mr. Kar's Wife
1958
1957
1956
- Trijama as Nabola's Mother
- Shankar Narayan Bank
1955
- Kanyasulkam as Putakoollamma
- Light of the Dusk
- The Dawn
1954
- Bhangagara as Jogen's aunt (Pisima)
- A Virtuous Woman
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