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  1. Sumitra Devi (listen ⓘ; 22 July 1923 – 28 August 1990) was an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema during the 1940s and 1950s. [3] [4] Widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best remembered for her role in the 1952 Hindi film Mamta directed by Dada Gunjal. [5]

  2. Sumithra is a good classical dancer. A 19-year old Sumithra started her career in a small role in the Malayalam film Nrithasala (1972); director A. B. Raj is the first to have noticed Sumithra's talent. A year later Sumithra made her debut as heroine in the Malayalam film Nirmalayam. She has acted in over 200 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada ...

  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0222494Sumitra Devi - IMDb

    Sumitra Devi. Actress: Raja Harishchandra. Nilima Chattopadhyay was born in 1923 at Shiuri, in Birbhum district of undivided Bengal in a Brahmin orthodox family but was brought up in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. While in her teens Nilima used to dream of the beautiful heroines of her time and dreamed that one day her name would find place by ...

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    • August 28, 1990
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  4. Sumitra Devi (1923 – 1990) was a very successful actress of Bollywood and Bengali cinema during 1940s-1960s. Top star of early talkies in both these industries, she owns countless memorable films to her credit. As epitome of beauty, she was also known to be a sedative actress those days. Bengali cult classic Saheb Bibi Golam, where she played ...

  5. Sumitra Devi went on to be immediately offered another role by Debaki Kumar Bose in Sandhi (1944). Sandhi released before Meri Bahen, making it Sumitra Devi’s debut. It was a big success, and she received that year's Best Actress Award from BFJA.

  6. Sumitra Devi was an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema during the 1940s and 1950s. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best remembered for her role in the 1952 Hindi film Mamta directed by Dada Gunjal.

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  8. Jul 23, 2021 · Sumitra Devi was born as Nilima Chattopadhyay in a Brahmin orthodox family in Suri, Birbhum, West Bengal. The actress's father, Murali Chattopadhyay, was an advocate who worked in one of the top ...