Karuna Banerjee
Karuna Banerjee | |
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British India | |
| Died | 13 November 2001 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Subrata Bandyopadhyay[1] |
| Awards | Nominated Best Actress 1958 Aparajito |
Karuna Banerjee (
Kanchenjungha
(1962).
Early life
She graduated from the Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliated women's college of the University of Calcutta.[3][1]
Acting career
Banerjee's acting career expanded over more than two decades in
Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito (1956). Her performance in the latter earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 1959 BAFTA Awards. She acted in a few more films, including two more by Ray, two by Mrinal Sen, and one by Ritwik Ghatak that was never officially released.[citation needed
]
Filmography
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- Mahakavi Kalidas (1942, directed by Niren Lahiri)
- Pather Panchali (1955, directed by Satyajit Ray) as Sarbojaya Ray
- Aparajito (1956, directed by Satyajit Ray) as Sarbojaya Ray
- Manmoyee Girls' School (1958, directed by Hemchandra Chunder)
- Headmaster (1959, directed by Agragami) as Labanya
- Kato Ajanare (1959, directed by Ritwik Ghatak)
- Shubha Bibaha (1959, directed by Sombhu Mitra and Amit Maitra) as Meja-boudi
- Devi (1960, directed by Satyajit Ray) as Harasundari
- Kanchenjungha (1962, directed by Satyajit Ray) as Labanya Roy Chaudhuri
- To Light a Candle (1970, directed by Shanti P. Chowdhury)
- Interview (1971, directed by Mrinal Sen) as Ma
- Calcutta 71 (1972, directed by Mrinal Sen)
- Sandhya Raag (1977, directed by Bhabendra Nath Saikia) (final film role)
References
- ^ Anandabazar
- ^ Karuna Banerjee; Samik Banerjee (1999). An Actress in Her Time. Celluloid Chapter. p. 11.
- ^ History of the College
Further reading
- Satyajit Ray, the filmmaker, the book of the films, The Apu Trilogy (ISBN 0-85647-100-3)
- Karuna Banerjee's collection of writings were published as a book, entitled An Actress in Her Time (A Celluloid Chapter Persona Series) in English and in Bengali.
- Sarbajaya: Selected Writings of Karuna Banerjee (ISBN 81-86017-13-5)
External links
- Karuna Banerjee at IMDb
- সর্বংসহা, সর্বজয়া করুণা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় Anandabazar
- Page from Lovefilm.com
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