Arundhati Devi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1924
- Place of birth
- Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India
- Died
- January 31, 1990
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.
Movies with Arundhati Devi
- The Prisoner of Jhind 1961 · ★ 7.6
- The Hungry Stones 1960 · ★ 7.0
- Pushpadhanu 1959 · ★ 10.0
- Manmoyee Girls' School 1958 · ★ 7.0
- Jatugriha 1964 · ★ 10.0
- Chheley Kaar 1954 · ★ 10.0
- The Boy in the Middle 1954 · ★ 9.0
- Nabajanma 1956 · ★ 10.0
- Chalachal 1956
- Kalamati 1958
- The Judge 1959
- Harmonium 1976
- Sashibabur Sansar 1959
Movies directed by Arundhati Devi
- A Vacation 1967 · ★ 8.0
- Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha 1972 · ★ 10.0