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Lily Chakravarty

Lily Chakraborty is mainly a Bengali actress who has earned accolades for her natural way of acting skill and has acted in many Bollywood films also.In large number of films she portrayed character roles but has acted as heroine in several pictures as well.She has acted as heroine of one Malayalam film 'Priya' in 1970.She has acted in Bhojpuri films,Assamese films etc also. She used to act in stage plays and in TV serials. Lily Chakraborty was born on August 8, 1941 in Dhaka and her Father's name was Kesab Chandra Chakraborty and Mother was Dipti Chakraborty.Her debut film was as a supporting actress in the film " Bhanu Pelo Lottery' in 1958.She then used to appear continuously in Bengali films like 'Adwitiya,Fuleswari,Mukhjay Paribar,Janani' etc. In 1973 Gulzar directed a sensitive subject 'Achanak' which told the story of an Army Officer who was very handsome, smart and home loving person eagerly returning home after the 1971 war to see his beloved wife.He was shocked to find that his wife was in love with another person.Vinod Khanna was the hero as the Army Officer and Lily Chakraborty was the heroine of this film.Iftekhar acted as a Police Officer and Farida Jalal as a nurse. In 1975 she acted in another film of 'Gulzar' named 'Mausam' which was a super hit film.Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore Om Shiv puri etc acted. She acted along with Mallika Sarabhai in 'Mutti Bhar Chawal(75) directed by Surendra Shailaj. In the Super hit film 'Chupke Chupke' in which Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore were the main pair Lily Chakraborty portrayed the character 'Lata Kumar Srivastav'.Hrishikesh Mukherjee was the director. In another famous film of Hrishikesh Mukherjee in 1977 'Alaap' she acted as one of the heroine as 'Geeta. A. Prasad, wife of Amitabh Bachchan's character 'Alok Prasad'. In 1989 she acted in 'Ek Din Achanak' which was directed by Mrinal Sen in which Shabana Azmi was the heroine. In 1976 she acted in the Satyajit Ray's Bengali film 'Jana Aranya' and later in another Satyajit Ray film 'Shakha Proshaka'. In 1970 she was the heroine of Malayalam film 'Priya' which was directed by Madhu.It was the debut venture of Madhu as a director.Madhu acted as the hero of this movie which was adopted from the novel of C.Radhakrishnan. In 2009 she has acted in the Assamese film 'Basundhara' which got National Award for Best feature film in Assamese.It handled the theme of man-elephant conflicts faced by forest range inhabitants.Director'Producer was Hiren Bora.


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Born:
Aug 8, 1941 In Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Movie/TV Credits:
51
First Appeared:
In the movie Hansuli Banker Upakatha 1962-04-14
Latest Project:
Movie Ajogyo 2024-06-07
Known For
Poster of Rawkto Rawhoshyo
Poster of Unsaid
Poster of Sanjhbati
Poster of Herbert
Filmography
Movie Ajogyo Prosen's Mother 2024-06-07
Movie The Better Half Parul Chatterjee 2023-06-02
Movie Cheeni 2 2023-08-11
Movie Kishmish Pisithakuma 2022-04-29
Movie Abalamban 2021-09-17
Movie Tumi O Tumi 2020-01-17
Movie Rawkto Rawhoshyo 2020-08-14
Movie Unsaid Saathi's Mother 2020-01-31
Movie Sanjhbati Sulekha 2019-12-20
Movie Posto Gauri Lahiri 2017-05-12
Movie Curzoner Kalom 2017-11-04
Movie Hera Pheri 2016-02-04
Movie No Women's Land Kawmola 2015-10-16
Movie Khaad Sabita, Khokan’s Mother 2014-11-07
Movie Herbert Jyathaima 2005-03-03
Movie Teesta 2005-12-30
Movie Chokher Bali Rajlakshmi 2003-08-09
Movie Mayer Adhikar 1998-03-05
Movie Ranokhetro 1998-09-22
Movie Sansar Sangram 1995-09-01
Movie Danga 1994-02-18
Movie The Broken Journey 1994-03-24
Movie Sunya Theke Suru 1993-07-15
Movie Shet Patharer Thala 1992-04-09
Movie Bedeneer Prem 1992-01-01
Movie Indrajit 1992-04-24
Movie Pati Param Guru 1991-10-10
Movie Mon Mayuree 1990-07-06
Movie The Branches of the Tree Uma Majumdar 1990-11-23
Movie Suddenly, One Day Neighbor 1989-09-14
Movie Vasundhara 1986-08-15
Movie Protidan 1983-12-23
Movie Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar 1982-10-22
Movie Sabuj Dwiper Raja Kakababu's Sister-in-Law 1979-08-17
Movie Adyashakti Mahamaya 1978-01-06
Movie Inkaar Sonu Choudhury 1977-11-07
Movie The Middleman Kamala Banerjee 1976-02-20
Movie Chupke Chupke Lata Shrivastav 1975-04-11
Movie Ujala Hi Ujala Anuradha's Stepmother 1974-01-01
Movie Fuleswari 1974-05-03
Movie Achanak Pushpa Bakshi / Pushpa Khanna 1973-01-01
Movie Chhanda Patan 1972-12-15
Movie Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant Nupur Chatterji 1971-01-25
Movie Janani 1971-07-01
Movie Ei Korechho Bhalo Tapasi 1970-08-21
Movie Baluchari 1968-09-27
Movie Kanch Kata Hire Uma 1965-01-01
Movie Anustup Chhanda 1964-10-30
Movie Deya Neya 1963-03-01
Movie Hansuli Banker Upakatha Tarali's Younger Sister 1962-04-14
Movie Bipasha Jashoda 1962-06-26