Chandrabati Devi
Birthday
1909/10/19
Day of death
1992/04/29 (82 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
Also know as
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Biography
Chandrabati Devi defied societal norms, pursuing a career in Hindi and Bengali cinema. Born on 19th October 1909, in Muzaffarpur, she moved to Kolkata, where she graduated in Bengali literature and trained in music under the guidance of Dinendranath Tagore. Her entry into the silent film industry was facilitated by her husband, Bimal Pal, with whom she founded 'Movie Pictures', making her debut in the silent film "Piyari" ' (1929), being catapulted to stardom and possibly becoming the first fema...Read more
Acting
(1954) Agni Pariksha
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(1934) Dakshayagna
as Sati
(1949) Iran Ki Ek Raat
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(1954) Moner Mayur
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(1945) Two Generations
as Bimala
(1958) Indrani
as Sudarshan Dutta's mother
(1957) Chandranath
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(1960) Sakher Chor
as Mrs. Khasnobis (Guest Appearance)
(1959) Marutirtha Hinglaj
as Bhairabhi
(1959) Deep Jele Jaai
as Matron
(1957) The Lost Melody
as Alok's Mother
(1939) Baradidi
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(1956) Laksha-Heera
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(1956) Putrabadhu
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(1957) Tasher Ghawr
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(1974) Rodon Bhara Basanta
as Somenath's Mother
(1958) The Philosopher's Stone
as Guest at Cocktail Party
(1937) Didi
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(1942) Saugandh
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(1944) My Sister
as Rekha
(1972) Chinna Patra
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(1957) Prithibi Amare Chay
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(1955) Raikamal
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(1955) Dui Bon
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(1959) Bicharak
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(1956) One Night
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(1957) Jiban Trishna
as Suprabha
(1960) Raja-Saja
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(1935) Devdas
as Chandramukhi
(1955) Bratacharini
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(1973) Agnibhramar
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(1971) Jay Jayanti
as Jayanta's Grandmother
(1971) Jiban Jigyasa
as Indranil's Aunt
(1959) Sashibabur Sansar
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The Lost Tune
as Alok's mother