Full Name Manjula Sanyal Role Actress Occupation Actress Spouse Subodh Roy | Years active 1963–present Parents Girija Golkunda Sanyal Name Sumita Sanyal | |
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Born 9 October 1945 ( 1945-10-09 ) Darjiling, British India Died 9 July 2017 Movies Anand, Aashirwad, Guddi, Mere Apne, Nayak Similar People Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Ramesh Deo, Seema Deo, Gulzar, Salil Chowdhury | ||
Veteran Actress Sumita Sanyal Passes Away
Veteran actress Sumita Sanyal no more
Sumita Sanyal (Bengali: সুমিতা সান্যাল়; 9 October 1945 – 9 July 2017) was an actress in the Bengali language film industry in India, also known as Tollywood.
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- Veteran Actress Sumita Sanyal Passes Away
- Veteran actress Sumita Sanyal no more
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Early life
Born Manjula Sanyal in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India. Her father was Girija Golkunda Sanyal.
Career
Director Bibhuti Laha (of Agradoot) named her Suchorita for his film Khokhababur Pratyabartan. After that director Kanak Mukhopadhay decided to make it shorter into Sumita. Famous actress Lila Desai was very much known to Sumita. Lila introduced her to Agradoot. After she got a chance in Khokababur Pratyabartan, she acted in more than 40 films in Bengali including Sagina Mahato opposite Dilip Kumar and in the lead role in Kuheli alongside Biswajit and Sandhya Roy. She also has acted in a number of Hindi films, the most notable of which was Anand in 1970 opposite Amitabh Bachchan. She also acted television serials, professional stage and in group theatre with the notable association with “Ranga Sabha”.
Personal life
She was married to film editor Subodh Roy. They have a son.
