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
- Srimadhvirata Parvamu as Hidimbi
- Brojobuli
- Arun Barun O Kiranmala
1975
1974
- Devi Chaudhurani as Brajeswar's mother
- Alor Thikana as Boro-ma
1972
1971
- Kuheli as Manoda Di
- Naa Thammudu
1970
- Princess as Manju's Mother
- Pratham Kadam Phool as Sukanto's mother
- Duti Mon
1969
- Parineeta as Bhubaneswari Devi
- Sabarmati as Kamala Devi Pathak
- Kamallata
- Balak Gadadhar as Chandramani Devi
- Mon Niye
1968
- Baghini as Chiranjib's Mother
- Apanjan as Anandamoyee
- Tin Adhyay
1967
- Hatey Bazarey
- Ajana Shapath as Factory Owner's Wife
- Sri Krishnavataram as Srutashrava
- Antony Firingee as Antony's mother
- Chikkadu Dorakadu
- Arogya Niketan
- Mahashweta as Mahashweta's mother
1966
- Mamta as Minabai
- Galpo Holeo Satti as Bara Bou
- Monihar as Bandana's Mother
- Navaratri
1965
- Tu Hi Meri Zindagi
- Suryatapa as Sudha Choudhury
- Thana Theke Aschi as Mrs. Sen
- Kanch Kata Hire
1964
- Ascending
- Natun Tirtha
- Bibhas as Bhuvaneswari Devi
- Raja Rammohan
1963
- Saat Pake Bandha as Archana's Mother
- Deya Neya
- Barnali as Ashes's Aunt
- The Desolate Beach as Sejdi
- Bhrantibilas as Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
- And at Last
- Uttar Falguni as Baijee
- Nishithe
1962
- Gulebakavali Katha as Rupavathi
- Kancher Swarga
- Atal Jaler Ahwan as Anuradha Devi
- Bipasha as Labanya
- The Flame
1961
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Janaka's Wife
- Batasari as Poornamma
- Agni Sanskar
- Saptapadi
- Manik as The employer's wife
1959
- Pelli Naati Pramanalu
- Gali Theke Rajpath as Mr. Kar's Wife
- Shubha Bibaha as Gayatri's Mother
1958
1957
1956
- Shankar Narayan Bank
- Trijama as Nabola's Mother
1955
- Kanyasulkam as Putakoollamma
- Sanjher Pradip
- The Dawn
1954
- Bhangagara as Jogen's aunt (Pisima)
- Bratacharini
1952
1951
1947
- Burmar Pathe as Bharati Devi
1940
1939
- Janak Nandini as Chandika
- Bamanabatar as Sachi
- Rikta as Karuna
1938
- Bekar Nashan as Kamal
1937
- Vidyapati as Queen Laxmi
- Prabhas Milan