The great actress Suchitra Sen, one of the leading lights of the golden age of Bengali cinema, died in Kolkata's Belle Vue Clinic at 82 today.The actress had been in hospital since December 23, being treated for a respiratory tract infection. She was dependent on oxygen support and grown very weak over the last few days.
Suchitra Sen most acclaimed performances were in the Bengali films Dweep Jele Jaai and Uttar Falguni.After her 1978 movie Pronoy Pasha flopped, Suchitra Sen retired from public life, living a life so reclusive that she allegedly refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005 because it meant making a public appearance.
Suchitra Sen most acclaimed performances were in the Bengali films Dweep Jele Jaai and Uttar Falguni.After her 1978 movie Pronoy Pasha flopped, Suchitra Sen retired from public life, living a life so reclusive that she allegedly refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005 because it meant making a public appearance.
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