Sandhya Roy

Sandhya Roy
Roy in the film Surjo Snan (1962)
Born	(1941-04-11) 11 April 1941 (age 84) Nabadwip, Bengal Presidency, British India
Citizenship	Indian
Years active	1956 – 2019
Notable work	Alor Pipasa Nimantran Phuleshwari Baba Taraknath Ganadevata Sansar Simante Dadar Kirti
Political party	Trinamool Congress
Spouse	Tarun Majumdar ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 2022)​
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Prabodh Panda
Succeeded by	Dilip Ghosh
Constituency	Medinipur
Source: [1]

Sandhya Roy is an Indian actress and politician.^[1][2] One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she reigned as a leading actress for approximately 30 years. She has received numerous awards including four BFJA Awards^[3] and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Ganadevata.

Roy made her silver screen debut with Mamlar Phol (1956).^[4] She was catapulted to stardom after she starred in Nagini Kanyar Kahini (1958). She is celebrated for her roles in films such as Nimantran, Phuleswari (1972), Ami Sirajer Begam (1973), Ashani Sanket (1974).

In 2014, she contested a seat in the Lok Sabha elections for the Trinamool Congress. She won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from the Medinipur constituency and became a Member of the Parliament of India.^[5]

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
1956	Mamlar Phol		Uncredited	[6]
1957	Antariksha
1958	Brindaban Leela
	Kangsa
	Naginikanyar Kahini	Sabala		[7]
1959	Jal-Jangal
	Nrityeri Tale Tale
	Sree Sree Nityananda Prabhu
1960	Dui Bechara
	Ganga
	Kathin Maya
	Maya Mriga
1961	Arghya
	Subha Dristi
1962	Rakta Palash
1962	Nav Diganta
	Dhoop Chhaya
	Bandhan
	Asli-Naqli
1963	Palatak
	Bhrantibilas
1964	Pooja Ke Phool
	Jiban Kahini	Shyamali
1965	Surya Tapa
	Ek Tuku Basa
	Antaral
	Alor Pipasa
1966	Monihar
	Natun Jiban
1967	Prastar Swakshar
1968	Tin Adhyay
	Baghini	Dugga
1969	Rahgir
	Dadu
	Aparachita
	Arogya Niketan
1970	Rupasi
1971	Nimantran
	Jaane-Anjaane
	Kuheli
1973	Chithi
	Sriman Prithviraj
	Ami Sirajer Begam
	Ashani Sanket
1974	Thagini
	Fuleswari
1975	Sansar Seemantey
	Palanka
1977	Baba Taraknath
	Kabita
1978	Ke Tumi
	Dhanraj Tamang
1979	Ganadevata
1980	Nagpash
	Dadar Kirti
1981	Shahar Theke Dooray
1981	Meghmukti
1981	Khana Baraha
1981	Khelar Putul
1983	Amar Geeti
1983	Agradani
1986	Pathbhola
	Bouma	Laxmi
1988	Choto Bou
1991	Path-o-Prasad
1991	Nabab
1992	Satya Mithya
2004	Debipaksha
2007	Nabab Nandini
2009	Maa Amar Maa			Awards [edit] "Banga Bibhushan" – the highest civilian award in West Bengal for her contribution to Indian Cinema in 2013. BFJA Award – Best Supporting Actress Award for Tin Adhay in 1969. BFJA Award – Best Actress Award for Nimantran in 1972. BFJA Award – Best Actress Award for Sansar Simante in 1976. BFJA Award – Best Actress Award for Ganadevata in 1979. Filmfare Awards East – Best Actress Award for Ganadevata in 1979. National Film Award For Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Ganadevata in 1979. Bharatnirman Award in 1997. Kalakar Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. References [edit] ^ "Sandhya Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs – Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018. ^ "Sandhya Roy reveals why she couldn't reject 'Manojder Adbhut Bari'". The Times of India. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021. ^ "Sandhya Roy Awards, List Of Awards Won By Sandhya Roy". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019. ^ "হাসপাতাল থেকে ছাড়া পেলেন, এখন কেমন আছেন সন্ধ্যা রায়?". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. ^ "West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, WB Constituency List". indianballot.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015. ^ "মামলার ফল (১৯৫৬)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024. ^ "নাগিনীকন্যার কাহিনী (১৯৫৮)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024. External links [edit] Sandhya Roy at IMDb Official biographical sketch at the Parliament of India website This biographical article related to film in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e