Uma Dasgupta
Indian actress (1940–2024)
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::summary Indian actress (1940–2024) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Uma Dasgupta |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Pabna, Bengal, British India (present-day Pabna, Bangladesh) |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| known_for | Pather Panchali |
| occupation | Actress |
| alma_mater | Jogamaya Devi College |
| :: |
| name = Uma Dasgupta | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Pabna, Bengal, British India (present-day Pabna, Bangladesh) | death_date = | death_place = Kolkata, West Bengal | known_for = Pather Panchali | occupation = Actress | movement = | citizenship = | alma_mater = Jogamaya Devi College | home_town = | spouse = | religion = | footnotes = Uma Sen (née Dasgupta; 12 September 1941 – 18 November 2024) was an Indian Bengali actress who acted the role of 'Durga' in Satyajit Ray's Bengali-language drama film Pather Panchali in 1955.
Background
Uma Dasgupta graduated from Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliate of the University of Calcutta She was a school teacher by profession from 1984 to 2000 in nursery and primary section of Jadavpur Vidyapith, Kolkata.
Sen died on 18 November 2024, at the age of 84 in her house in Kolkata. She was cremated at the Keoratala crematorium, Kolkata on the same day. Her daughter is Srimayee Sen Ram.
Pather Panchali
Main article: Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali, the Bengali drama film was adapted from the novel of the same name by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. Satyajit Roy was looking for someone who could play the character of Durga. At the age of 12, while studying in eighth standard in a school, Uma was chosen for the character Durga by Satyajit Ray with the help of Ashish Burman, the Assistant Headmaster of her school It was Uma's first film, as it was also for Subir Banerjee, who portrayed the title character of The Apu Trilogy in this installment of the trilogy.
References
References
- "Actor Uma Dasgupta, one of 'Pather Panchali's pivotal characters, dies at 84".
- "History of the College".
- (19 November 2024). "উমা চলে গেলেও 'দুর্গা'র মৃত্যু নেই,স্মৃতির কোলাজ বুনল স্কুল".
- (19 November 2024). "তথ্যে ভুল রয়েছে', 'অপরাজিত' দেখে অভিযোগ পথের পাঁচালীর 'দুর্গা'র মেয়ের".
- (15 March 2005). "Golden memories of 50 years ago".
- Robinson, Andrew. (1989). "Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye". University of California Press.
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