Arati Bhattacharya
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Arati Bhattacharya | |
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Born | Hoogly (Chunchura) | 8 November 1959
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Kunal Singh[1] [2] |
Children | Akash Singh (son) [3] |
Arati Bhattacharya[4] is an Indian Bengali actress, writer and director[5] who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Anil Chatterjee were popular. She later migrate to hindi and then Bhojpuri film industry as a successful script writer.
Early life and education[]
Arati Bhattacharya was born on 8 November 1959 in Jamshedpur, India. After passing in matriculation from D.M. Madan Girls High School she joined Jamsedpur Women's College but could not complete her studies.
Struggling days[]
After her first accidental meeting with Satya Bandhyopadhyay in a college drama in Jamsedpur Satya Bandhyopadhyay invited her to came and work in Kolkata as a Theater artist. Then she to Kolkata with her mother and started her acting career as a theater artist in "Nahabat" play in Rangmahal theater as lead role ' Keya ' Written and directed by Satya Bandhyopadhyay.[6] After getting a break as a lead actress in the film “ Ek Adhuri Kahani ” directed by Mrinal Sen in 1972 she portrayed a number of memorable roles in the 1970s
Career[]
She is known for films like Preyasi, Stree, and Suryatrishna. She also gives her voice as a singer in the movie Anandamela in 1976. She had worked with Satyajit Roy in Jana Aranya[7] and Mrinal Sen in Ek Adhuri Kahani. She acted in more than 50 Bengali movies. She is also a Kathak dancer.[8] She is also directed a few hindi and Bhojpuri films. Now she is working as a successful script writer in Bhojpuri film industry.
Personal life[]
She married Bhojpuri actor and politician Kunal Singh. Actor Akash Singh is her son.
Awards[]
- Won, Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Supporting Actress Award for Ami Se O Sakha (1976)[9]
Selected filmography[]
As an actor[]
- Rewaz (unreleased)
- Ek Adhuri Kahani (An unfinished story) (1972)
- Picnic (1972)
- Stree (1972)
- Jeevantai Natak
- Alo Andhare (1973)
- Premer phande (1974)
- Raja (1974)
- Harmonium (1975)
- Ami-se-o-sakha (1975)
- Harano-prapti-niruddesh (1975)
- Anandamela
- Jal Sanyasi
- Rajbansha (1976)
- Jana Aranya (The middle man) (1976) as Mrs Ganguly
- Nandita (1976)
- Asadharan (1977)
- Golap bou (1977)
- Jaal sanyasi (1977)
- Pratishruti (1977)
- Rajbansha (1977)
- Nishan (1978)
- Moyna (1978)
- Parichay (1978)
- Striker (1978)
- Job Charnoker Bibi (1978)
- Jiban je rakam (1979)
- Pampa (1979)
- Nyay anyay (1981)
- Surya trishna (1984)
- Amar prithibi (1985)
- preyasi (1986)
- Kal Hamara Hain (1980) (Hindi)
As a director[]
- Maashuka (1987)(Hindi)
- Dagabaaz Balma (1988) (Bhojpuri)
As a script writer[]
- Bloody Isshq (Hindi) (2013)
- Chor Police (Bhojpuri) (2019)
References[]
- ^ "Kunal Singh's son to make debut in Bollywood - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "What wives of politicians do during poll season". 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Biography of Akash Singh: son of Bhojpuri actor Kunal singh, hero of Bloody Isshq film". socialvillage.in. 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Arati Bhattacharya missed the chance to work in Satyajit Ray's 'Ghawre Bairey' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Arunachalam, Param (14 April 2020). BollySwar: 1981 - 1990. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. ISBN 9788193848227 – via Google Books.
- ^ "ঘুটঘুটানন্দ ধরলেন নহবতের পোঁ" (in Bengali).
- ^ "Boy nextdoor awaits big Bollywood break - Son of Bhojpuri matinee idol to be seen in exotic Thailand locales on silver screen". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "waiting-for-a-doyen-s-glance-arati-bhattacharya". cinemaazi.com.
- ^ "arati-bhattacharya-interview-5286". aajkaal.in.
External links[]
- Bengali people
- 1959 births
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Actresses in Bengali cinema
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- Living people
- 20th-century Bengalis
- Bengali Hindus
- Bengali theatre personalities
- Indian stage actresses
- Indian women screenwriters