Jayashree Kabir (; born 1952) is a

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film actress. She acted in around 30 films in

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and

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Career

While studying at

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, Jayashree Roy earned the title of Miss Kolkata in 1968. She made her debut with

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's ''

Pratidwandi ''Pratidwandi'' () is a 1970 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It is the first part of the Calcutta trilogy. ''Pratidwandi'' tells the story of Siddharta, an educated middl ...

'' in 1969, which also marked her breakthrough role. She married Bangladeshi film director Alamgir Kabir and starred in two of his films, ''

Simana Periye ''Simana Periye'' () is a 1977 Bangladeshi film directed by Alamgir Kabir, and starring Jayshree Kabir, Bulbul Ahmed and Bollywood actress Tanuja alongside a few others. Ahmed garnered Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his perfo ...

'' and ''Rupali Soikote'', which are regarded by the British Film Institute (BFI) as among the finest films to have come out of Bangladesh. Later in life, she moved to

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, where she now resides. She teaches English at a higher education college.

Films

* ''

'' (1970) *''Rodonbhora bosonto'' (1974) * ''

Surjo Konna ''Surjo Konna'' (; English: "Daughter of the Sun") is a 1975 Bangladeshi fantasy drama film starring Jayshree Kabir, Bulbul Ahmed and Sumita Devi. Indian veteran singer Sandhya Mukherjee sang the timeless hit song "Ami Je Andhare Bondini" for t ...

'' (1975) * ''

'' (1977) * '' Sabyasachi'' (1977) * ''

Rupali Saikate ''Rupali Saikate'' (; English: ''The Silver Beach'') is a 1979 Bangladeshi film directed by Alamgir Kabir The film stars Bulbul Ahmed, Jayshree Kabir and Sharmili Ahmed. Cast * Bulbul Ahmed * Jayshree Kabir * Anwar Hossain * Sharmilee ...

'' (1979) * ''Ashadharan'' (1982) * ''

Puroskar ''Puroskar'' (; English: The Prize) is a 1983 Bangladeshi film starring Bulbul Ahmed and Indian actress (former Miss Kolkata) Jayshri Kabir opposite him. It earned five awards at the 8th Bangladesh National Film Awards. Cast * Bulbul Ahmed a ...

'' (1983)

Personal life

Jayashree Roy has a son, Lenin Saurav Kabir, with her husband Alamgir Kabir.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabir, Jayasree 1952 births Living people Bengali actresses Bangladeshi emigrants to England Bangladeshi film actresses Actresses from Kolkata Best Supporting Actress Bachsas Award winners