Anjana Bhowmik

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Anjana Bhowmik (30 December 1944 – 17 February 2024) was an actress of Bengali cinema from the 1960s until the 1980s. She made her film debut at the age of 20 in the 1964 film "Anustup Chanda" directed by Pijush Bose. Before releasing the film she changed her name to Anjana from Arati. She became popular with the release of her first film. Her acting talent was praised by both audiences and critics. She became one of the major heroines of Uttam Kumar. She and Uttam Kumar gave major hits like Chowringhee, "Kokhono Megh", "Nayika Sangbad", "Roudra Chhaya", "Raj Drohi". At a certain time of her career when critics predicted she wouldn't be successful without Uttam Kumar as hero, she paired with Soumitra Chattopadhyay in the highly acclaimed "Mahashweta".


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as Urmila
Released: 1967-12-31

A film actress misses her train on her way to a shoot and is stranded in the middle of nowhere....

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Kakhono Megh

as Seema Rai
Released: 1968-12-12

While on vacation, art teacher Seema Rai meets a charming stranger called Narayan Chaudhary. The...

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Chowringhee

as Sujata
Released: 1968-01-01

Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the...

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Thana Theke Aschi

as uncredited
Released: 1965-02-12

Sub-Inspector Tinkari Haldar comes to the house of the Industrialist Chandra Madhab Sen to...

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Roudra Chhaya

as uncredited
Released: 1973-07-20

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Rajdrohi

as uncredited
Released: 1966-01-07

The 1966 Indian Bengali film.

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Mahashweta

as Mahashweta - Shweta
Released: 1967-11-24

The widower land-lord fixes his wayward step-brother's alliance with priest's daughter. Groom...

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Dibaratrir Kabya

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-16

Throughout her life, Supriya loved a man and was married to another man however she did not...

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Anustup Chhanda

as uncredited
Released: 1964-10-30

Anustup Chhanda is a Bengali movie released on 1 July 1964. The movie is directed by Pijush Bose...

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