Manju Dey (7 May 1926 — 30 September 1989) was a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the ...

actress and director. She received the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the

25th Annual BFJA Awards The 25th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1962, honoring the best in Indian cinema in 1961. Main Awards Best Indian Films (In Order of Merit) * Teen Kanya * Gunga Jumna * Punascha * Madhya Rater Tara * Saptapadi * ...

for the film '' Carey Saheber Munshi'' in 1962.

Career

Dey was born in

Baharampur Berhampore (, ) is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. As of 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, Berhampore urban agglomeration had a population of 305,609 and is the seventh largest city in West Bengal (after Kolkata, ...

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in 1926. She first became popular for her acting in

film '' Jighansa''. She was a leading actress in various black and white films in the early 1950s and 1960s. Dey has worked with directors

Ajoy Kar Ajoy Kar (Bengali:অজয় কর; 27 March 1914 – 25 January 1985) was an Indian film director and cinematographer . He directed 26 films between 1949 and 1983. His 1961 film ''Saptapadi'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Fil ...

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

, and

Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked bot ...

. She also directed and produced films including '' Shajarur Kanta'' and ''Abhishapta Chambal''.

Filmography

* '' Jighansa'' (1951) * ''Biyallish'' (1951) * ''Ratnadeep'' (1951) * '' Kar Pape'' (1952) * ''

Bou Thakuranir Haat ''Bou Thakuranir Haat'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Naresh Mitra based on a novel of Rabindranath Tagore in the same name, published in 1883. This film was released in 1953 in the banner of Emar Productions. Plot The film is based ...

'' (1953) * '' Grihapravesh'' (1954) * '' Mantra Shakti'' (1954) * ''Upahar'' (1955) * ''Laksha-Hira'' (1956) * '' Kabuliwala'' (1957) * ''Prithibi Amare Chaay'' (1957) * ''

Bardidi ''Bardidi'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Ajoy Kar, based on the novel of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. This film was released in 1957 under the banner of Sarat Banichitra. In 1939 another film was released in the same name ...

'' (1957) * ''

Neel Akasher Neechey ''Neel Akasher Neechey'' (Bengali language, Bengali: নীল আকাশের নীচে ''Nil akasher niche'', "Under the Blue Sky") is a 1958 Bengali language Drama Film, drama film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Hemanta Mukherjee ...

'' (1958) * ''Abhishapta Chambal'' (1967) * '' Shajarur Kanta'' (1974) * ''Arpita'' (1983)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dey, Manju Indian film actresses 1926 births 1989 deaths Actresses in Bengali cinema Actresses from Kolkata 20th-century Indian actresses