Debashree Roy filmography

Debashree Roy is an Indian actress who has performed in more than a hundred films. She is a National Award winner actress and known for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. She has been a highly successful leading actress in Bengali cinema throughout eighties and nineties as well as a critically acclaimed actress.

Her first acting assignment was Hiranmoy Sen's Bengali devotional film Pagal Thakur (1966) where she was cast as an infant Ramakrishna Paramhansa and rose to prominence after she had been cast as Ranu in Tarun Majumdar's Bengali suspense thriller Kuheli (1971). Her first leading role came with Arabinda Mukhopadhyay's Bengali flick Nadi Theke Sagare (1978). She shot to a wider recognition after she had been cast in Aparna Sen's directorial debut 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) and Kanak Mishra's Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981) under Rajshri Productions. Her other Hindi films include Desh Gautam's Bura Aadmi (1982), Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao's Justice Chaudhury (1983), Mukul Dutt's Phulwari (1984), Akash Jain's Seepeeyan (1984), Vijay Singh's Kabhi Ajnabi The (1985), Kanak Mishra's Pyar Ka Sawan (1989), Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Kaal Sandhya (1997), Prasanta Bal's Hindustani Sipahi (2002). In 1985, she acted in Tarun Majumdar's romantic flick Bhalobasa Bhalobasa which was a major success at box office. This film ensured Roy's pairing with Tapas Paul as the leading on-screen pairing of nineteen eighties. Her other major hits with Paul includes films such as Lalmahal (1986), Uttar Lipi (1986), Arpan (1987), Shankhachur (1988), Surer Sathi (1988), Surer Akashe (1988), Nayanmani (1989), Chokher Aloy (1989), Shubha Kamana (1991), Mayabini (1992), Phire Paoa (1993), Tobu Mone Rekho (1994), Putra Badhu (1998) and Sundar Bou (1999).

Roy had also hits with Prosenjit Chatterjee and Chiranjeet Chakraborty. Her pairing with Chakraborty conveyed major hits like Mouna Mukhar (1987), Heerer Shikal (1988), Papi (1990), Tomar Rakte Amar Sohag (1993), Bhoy (1996), Beyadap (1996), Jiban Jouban (1997), Joddha (1987), Debanjali (2000). Her hits with Chatterjee are Samrat O Sundari (1987), Debi Baran (1988), Ora Charjon (1988), Jhankar (1989), Ahankar (1991), Raktelekha (1992), Purushottam (1992), Rakter Swad (1993), Shraddhanjali (1993), Nati Binodini (1994) . She further received critical acclaim for her performance in Anutap and Unishe April (1994). She has been cited as "the reigning queen of Bengali commercial cinema." Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee described her as the finest actress in Kolkata.

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English film YearTitleRoleNotes198136 Chowringhee LaneNandita2006Wild BengalDocumentary film

Hindi film

YearTitleRoleNotes1978GhataSheetal1981Jiyo To Aise JiyoVidya1982Bura Aadmi1983Justice ChaudhuryLaxmi1984PhulwariLaliSeepeeyanKalyani1985Kabhie Ajnabi TheGeetaPyar Badhate Chalo1989Mamta Ki Chhaon MeinPyar Ka Sawan1994Chubhan1995Daughters of This CenturyManorama/ Rama1997Kaal Sandhya1998Swami VivekanandaSarada Devi2002Hindustani SipahiShachi

Hindi TV series YearTV SeriesRoleNetworkNotes1988MahabharatSatyavatiDoordarshan1992Banjara1997SamarpanTishyarakshaZee Tv

Tamil film

YearTitleNotes1987Manaivi ReadyCredited as Sinthamani

Malayalam film YearTitleNotes1978Ee Ganam Marakkumo

Kannada film YearTitleRoleNotes1972Sipayi Ramu

Bengali film

YearFilmRoleNotes1966Pagal ThakurGadadhar1969Balak GadadharGadadhar/ Devi Kanya Kumari1970Rupasi1971KuheliRanu1976Sudur Niharika1978Aguner PhulkiNadi Theke SagareChampaRanger SahebSoniya1979LattuJiban Jerakam1980G T RoadDadar KirtiBini1981FatherSubarna Golak1982AparupaMeghmuktiTroyee1983AgamikalNishibhorSamapti1984BishabrikshaKundanandiniParabat PriyaPrarthanaSagar Balaka1985Bhalobasa BhalobasaKeyaNishantay1986AbhishapArtanadJibanLalmahalMadhumoyParinatiTin PurushUttar Lipi1987ArpanGayakMouna MukharPratikarSamrat O Sundari1988AgamanDebi BaranHirer ShikalOra CharjonShankhachurSobar UporeSurer AkasheSurer Sathi1989AgnitrishnaAkroshAparanher AloAshaChhandaneerChokher AloyJhankarNayanmoni1990BhagyalipiDebataGarmilPapi Jibon Songi 1991AgnisakshiAhankarSadharan MeyeShubho KamanaThikana1992AnutapGunjanMayabiniPitrireenShanuPremPurushottamRaktelekha1993Mayer AshirbadPhire PaoaRakter SwadShraddhanjaliBobbyTomar Rakte Aamar Sohag1994Cinemay Jemon HoyNagpanchamiNati BinodiniBinodiniRajar RajaRakta Nadir DharaSandhyataraTobu Mone Rekho1996BeyadapBhoyLathiKalyaniRabibarUnishe AprilAditi1997Jiban JoubanYoddha1998Ajab Gayer Ajab KathaDahoGangaPutrabadhu1999AsukhRohini Chowdhury Jiban Niye KhelaRajdandaSundar Bou2000ChakaDebanjaliJoy Maa Durga2001DekhaEk Je Achhe Kanya2002AbaidhaAntarghatChhelebelaKadambari DeviFerari FaujShachiGandharbiShilpantar2003Amar BandhuaMej Didi2004Ami Je Ke TomarProhorSagar KinareSatabdir GalpoWaarish2005DebiTeestaTeestaYuddhoSandhya Roy2006AbhimanyuNandini SinhaJe Jon Thake MajhkhaneManush BhutMLA FatakeshtoNandini Chatterjee2007Dus Din PoreMinuMahaguruMinister FatakeshtoTiger?2008Lal Ronger Duniya2009AnubhabNarak GuljarPakhiRahasya2010AntarbasShukno LankaThikana Rajpath2011Bhalo Meye Mando MeyeEi AranyaEkdin ThikJibon Rang Berang2012Antore BahireLife in Park Street2013Jakhan EsechhilemAntaraalSwabhoomiLattooTobu Mone Rekho201410th July2017Hothat Dekha2024ShastriSaralaJonmodin Tumi Ki Sei

Mahalaya YearTitleRoleNetworkNote2008MahishasurmardiniDurgaColors Bangla2012

Bengali TV series

+Key Denotes films that have not yet been released YearTitleRoleNetworkNote1989Dena PaonaShorosheeDoordarshan1992Nagarpare RoopnagarJyotirani1994Phire Elam1995LouhakapatKuti BibiBiraj BouBirajRatnadip2021–2022SarbojayaSarbojaya ChowdhuryZee Bangla2024Chemistry MashiSucharita LahiriHoi Choi

Odia film YearTitleRoleNotes1989Topaye Sindura Dipata Shankha1992Baadshah1995Jivana Dhara1998Kiye Para Kiye Nijara

Reality show YearShowSeasonRoleChannel2013Didi No. 1 5 AnchorZee Bangla

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