Bangali Actress Debashree Roy 1964

Debashree Roy (Bengali: দেবশ্রী রায় Debosri Rae) is a Bengali cinema actress. She acted in more than 100 films and has 40 awards, including a National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Unishe April in 1995. She was also known by the name 'Chintamani' in Tamil Nadu, when she acted in a few Tamil movies.

She was born and brought up in Calcutta 13 Jun 1964 . Her first film was as a 4 year old alongside her sister in the film "Kuheli" (inspired by Rebecca), the Bengali pre-cursor to the later Hindi hit "Kohra".

Roy was very successful in Bengali films landing important lead roles in commercial as well as parallel cinema. The high point of her career was her National Award winning role of a young doctor from a dysfunctional family in the Rituparno Ghosh film Unishe April. In the televised version of the Indian epic Mahabharata, directed by B.R.Chopra, she portrayed the role of Satyavati, second wife of King Shantanu of Hastinapur, stepmother of Gangaputra Bheeshma played by Mukesh Khanna, and mother of Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.

Politics

Debashree , currently a Trinamool Congress MLA , successfully contested the West Bengal assembly elections 2011 against heavyweight CPI(M) candidate and former minister Kanti Ganguly , from the Raidighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Personal life

She was married to Bengali actor Prasenjit Chatterjee (son of Biswajit, Bengali and Hindi film hero of the 60's & 70's) for a brief period. Debashree Roy is the maternal aunt of Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee.

Filmography

• Jibon Rang Berang (2011)
• Sukhno Lonka (2010)
• Abaidha (2002)

... aka The Demolition Man (International: English title)

• Antarghaat (2002) (as Debasree Roy)
• Dekha (2001) .... Sarama
• Ek Je Aachhe Kanya (2000) .... Rupa

... aka The Girl (International: English title)

• Asukh (1999) .... Rohini

... aka Malaise (International: English title)

• Unishe April (1994) .... Aditi

... aka 19 April (India: English title)

• Aparanher Alo (1989)... aka Twilight
• Mahabharat TV Series ... Satyavati.
• Manaivi Ready (1986) ...Chinthamani (Tamil Movie)
• Kabhi Ajnabi The (1985)
• Phulwari (1984) .... Lali Chowdhury
• Bishabriksha (1983) .... Kunda
• 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) .... Nandita Roy
• Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981) .... Vidya Sharma
• Dadar Kirti (1980)