Suchitra Sen: Legendary Bengali and Hindi Film Actress Dies at 82

Suchitra Sen was an Indian actress. Born Roma Dasgupta on April 6, 1931, in Pabna, British India (now Bangladesh), she became a star of Bengali cinema.

She was famous for her on-screen pairing with Uttam Kumar and appeared in films such as Devdas and Aandhi. She won the best actress award at the Moscow Film Festival in 1963, the first Indian actress to win an international prize.

She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972. She withdrew from public view in the late 1970s and refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005 to protect her privacy. Sen died of a heart attack in Kolkata on January 17, 2014, at age 82.

Achievements: Padma Shri (1972), Moscow Film Festival best actress (1963).

Birth: April 6, 1931 - Pabna, British India.

Profession: Actress.

Interesting Facts: She was compared to Greta Garbo.