Director

Arundhati Devi

Acting

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 1348839

IMDb ID: nm0222438

Known for: Acting

Born: April 29, 1924

Died: January 31, 1990

Age: 65

Place of birth: Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1954 - 1990

Years active: 37

Wikidata: Q13056865

Also known as

Arundhati Mukherjee

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Director (2)Producer (2)Costume Design (1)

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Biography

Arundhati Devi was one of the finest Bengali actors, film directors and writers. In 1967, she was honoured with the National Film Award for ‘Best Film Based on High Literary Work’ for the 1967 Bengali hit ‘Chhuti’. Arundhati made her cinematic debut in ‘Mahaprasthaner Pathey’ (1952) which was later remade in Hindi titled ‘Yatrik’. In 1957 she met famed film director Tapan Sinha at the Berlinale and they eventually got married. Her first film as a director, ‘Chhuti’, also won a ‘Certificate of Merit’ at the 1967 National Awards. However, her most famous directorial work is ‘Padi Pishir Barmi Baksho’, based on a popular children's novel by Leela Majumdar.

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