Chhaya Devi
Acting·June 3, 1914·† April 27, 2001 — 86 years old·Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
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).
Known For
Filmography · 103
—Dhanraj Tamang1993Tomar Rakte Aamar Sohaag1988Apon Gharey1984Rashifal1984Lal Golap1984Seemantaraag1983Rang Birangi1983Chena Achena1982Rajbadhu1982Bandini Kamala1981Kalankini1981Nyay Anyay1981The Golden Ivy1979Srimadhvirata ParvamuHidimbi1979Arun Barun O Kiranmala1979Brojobuli1978Maan Aviman1978Nadi Theke Sagare1977Pratima1977Ek Je Chhilo Desh1977Babu Moshai1976Sei ChokhAmala Roy/Nabakrishna's aunt1976HarmoniumSudha1975In the Mirror of the City1974Devi ChaudhuraniBrajeswar's mother1974Alor ThikanaBoro-ma1973Shesh Prishthay Dekhun1973Roudra Chhaya1972The Accepted Defeat1972Padi Pishir Barmi BakshaPadi Pishi1972Papam Pasivadu1972Zindagi Zindagi1971Naa Thammudu1971KuheliManoda Di1970PrincessManju's Mother1970Pratham Kadam PhoolSukanto's mother1970Two Souls1969Balak GadadharChandramani Devi1969ParineetaBhubaneswari Devi1969Kamallata1969Mon Niye1969SabarmatiKamala Devi Pathak1968ApanjanAnandamoyee1968Three Chapters1968BaghiniChiranjib's Mother1967Chikkadu Dorakadu1967Ajana ShapathFactory Owner's Wife1967MahashwetaMahashweta's mother1967Sri KrishnavataramSrutashrava1967Arogya Niketan1967Hatey Bazarey1967Antony FiringeeAntony's mother1966Galpo Holeo SattiBara Bou1966Navaratri1966MamtaMinabai1966MoniharBandana's Mother1965SuryatapaSudha Choudhury1965Tu Hi Meri Zindagi1965An Inspector CallsMrs. Sen1965Kanch Kata Hire1964Ascending1964Natun Tirtha1964Raja Rammohan1964BibhasBhuvaneswari Devi1963Uttar FalguniBaijee1963At the Dead of Night1963The Desolate BeachSejdi1963Saat Pake BandhaArchana's Mother1963BhrantibilasChiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother1963Deya Neya1963And at Last1963BarnaliAshes's Aunt1962BipashaLabanya1962The Flame1962Atal Jaler AhwanAnuradha Devi1962Gulebakavali KathaRupavathi1962Kancher Swarga1961Saptapadi1961BatasariPoornamma1961Agni Sanskar1961ManikThe employer's wife1961Seetha Rama KalyanamJanaka's Wife1959Gali Theke RajpathMr. Kar's Wife1959Shubha BibahaGayatri's Mother1958Bagha Jatin1957Baradidi1956TrijamaNabola's Mother1956Shankar Narayan Bank1955The Dawn1955KanyasulkamPutakoollamma1955Light of the Dusk1954BhangagaraJogen's aunt (Pisima)1954A Virtuous Woman1952Ratrir Tapasya1951Ratnadeep1947Burmar PatheBharati Devi1940Har Jeet1939BamanabatarSachi1939RiktaKaruna1939Janak NandiniChandika1938Bekar NashanKamal1937Prabhas Milan1937VidyapatiQueen Laxmi