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and Dipankar Dey were popular.

Early life

Born on 30 March 1949, Sumitra Mukherjee was also known as Hashi (Smile).

Career

She got her break in the film " Ajker Nayak " directed by Dinen Gupta in 1972 With Kali Bannerjee, Samit Bhanja, Kalyan Chatterjee, Shekhar Chatterjee. She portrayed a number of memorable roles during her 32 years of acting career and was lauded for her natural acting abilities.

Personal life

Sumitra Mukherjee was married and is survived by two sons from that marriage.

Death

She passed away at the age of 54 on 21 May 2003.

Awards and nominations

* Won, Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Devi Choudhurani '' (1975) * Won, Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Anweshan '' (1986) * Won.

Filmfare Awards East Filmfare Awards Bangla is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held for Cinem ...

- Best Actress for ''Baisakhi Megh''

Filmography

References

External links

* Bengali people 1949 births 2003 deaths Actresses in Bengali cinema 20th-century Indian actresses {{India-actor-stub