Anjana Bhowmik
Actor
Anjana Bhowmik (30 December 1944 – 17 February 2024) was an actress of Bengali cinema from the 1960s until the 1980s. She made her film debut at the age of 20 in the 1964 film "Anustup Chanda" directed by Pijush Bose. Before releasing the film she changed her name to Anjana from Arati. She became popular with the release of her first film. Her acting talent was praised by both audiences and critics. She became one of the major heroines of Uttam Kumar. She and Uttam Kumar gave major hits like Chowringhee, "Kokhono Megh", "Nayika Sangbad", "Roudra Chhaya", "Raj Drohi". At a certain time of her career when critics predicted she wouldn't be successful without Uttam Kumar as hero, she paired with Soumitra Chattopadhyay in the highly acclaimed "Mahashweta".
Known for
Acting10
- 1973Roudra Chhaya
- 1970Dibaratrir Kabya
- 1969Shuk Sari
- 1968Shadows of the Cloud as Seema Rai
- 1968Chowringhee as Sujata
- 1967The Runaway Star as Urmila
- 1967Mahashweta as Mahashweta - Shweta
- 1966Rajdrohi
- 1965An Inspector Calls
- 1964Anustup Chhanda