Jayashree Roy

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Jayasree Kabir
জয়শ্রী রায় কবির
Born
Jayashree Roy

1952 (age 69–70)
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Alamgir Kabir

Jayashree Kabir (née Roy; born c. 1952) is a Bengali film actress.[1] She acted in around 30 films in West Bengal and Bangladesh.[1]

Career[]

While studying in South Point School Jayashree Roy earned Miss Kolkata title in 1968.[1] She got her first break from Satyajit Ray through the film Pratidwandi in 1969.[1][2] She married Bangladeshi film director Alamgir Kabir and starred in two of his films, Simana Periye and , which are regarded by the British Film Institute (BFI) as among the finest films to have come out of Bangladesh.[3] Later in life, she moved to London where she now resides. She teaches English at a higher education college.[1]

Films[]

Personal life[]

Jayashree Roy has a son, Lenin Saurav Kabir, with her ex-husband Alamgir Kabir.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Sengupta, Reshmi (1 March 2003). "Back in showbiz, where she belongs - Ray heroine wants to revive robi ghosh play". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Pratidwandi (The Adversary)". Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center. University of California, Santa Cruz. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Top 10 Bangladeshi Films". British Film Institute. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ^ "The red and green silver screen". The Daily Star. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Out of sight, not out of mind". The Daily Star. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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