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Debashree Roy

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Also known as: Chumki Roy, Kolkatar rosogolla

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India
عمر
64
Films
42
Awards Won
1
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پورا نام
Debashree Roy
پیدائش
8 اگست، 1962
جائے پیدائش
Kolkata
عمر
64 years
برج
Leo
قد
وزن
قومیت
🇮🇳 India
مذہب
نسل
Eye Color
Hair Color
پیشہ
Actress
نیٹ ورتھ
تعلیم
Park English School; Apeejay Education Society
شریک حیات
Prosenjit Chatterjee
بچے

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Debashree Roy is 64 years old, an actress, from India.

Debashree Roy, also known as Debasree Roy, is an Indian actress, dancer, choreographer, politician and animal rights activist. She was a bankable star of Bengali cinema during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. She has received more than forty awards including a National Award, three BFJA Awards, five Kalakar Awards and an Anandalok Award.

As a dancer, she is known for her stage adaptations of the various forms of Indian folk dances as well as her innovative dance forms imbued with elements from Indian classical, tribal and folk dance. She runs Natraj dance troupe. She is the founder of Debasree Roy Foundation, a non-profit organisation that works for the cause of stray animals. Roy was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Raidighi constituency from 2011 till 2021.

Career & Filmography

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Prosenjit Chatterjee
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Spouse

Relationships

Romantic History

Romantic relationship timeline
PersonStatus
Prosenjit ChatterjeeMarried
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Married
Current

Awards & Nominations

1 Won0 Nominated
Awards and nominations
YearAwardResult
1995National Film Award for Best Actress Won

دلچسپ حقائق

  • In 1983, Roy met Sandeep Patil on the set of Kabhie Ajnabi The and reportedly an affair followed between her and the cricketer who was married at that time.
  • She was rumoured to be the sole reason for the failure of Patil's first marriage.
  • She claimed that she was a good friend to Patil and nothing beyond that.
  • She filed a lawsuit against an article about her, published in the September 1983 edition of Stardust magazine since the article claimed that she was married to Patil.
  • In 1985, soon after the release of Kabhie Ajnabi The, they discontinued their relationship and never publicly discussed anything about their separation.
  • In 1994, Roy married Prosenjit Chatterjee and they separated in 1995.
  • During an interview conducted by The Telegraph, Prosenjit Chatterjee said that Roy had been one of his close friends since childhood; he also said that it was actually Roy who proposed to get married and decided to separate.
  • Insiders from Bengali film industry claimed that Chatterjee wanted her to quit her acting career and pursue maternity.
  • Roy could not accept his suggestion to quit her acting career since she was at the peak of her career at that time.
  • Roy claimed that Chatterjee was professionally jealous of her.
  • She is the maternal aunt of Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji.
  • In February 2021, she filed a defamation case at Alipore Court, against Sovan Chatterjee and Baishakhi Banerjee who claimed that Roy deceived the people of Raidighi constituency.

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Debashree Roy is an India actress, aged 64. They are known for their work in the entertainment industry.

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