Chandrabati Devi

{{short description|Indian actress}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}

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| name = Chandrabati Devi

| image = File:P.C. Barua and Chandrabati Devi - Bengali version of Devdas (1935).jpg

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| caption = Chandrabati Devi and Pramathesh Barua in Devdas (1935)

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1909|10|19}}

| birth_place = Bihar, India

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1992|04|29|1909|10|19}}

| death_place = Kolkata, India

| occupation = Actress{{cite web |url=http://www.in.com/chandrabati-devi/profile-50004887.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160401055009/http://www.in.com/chandrabati-devi/profile-50004887.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 April 2016 |title=Chandrabati Devi profile |work=in.com |accessdate=1 October 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.onlinewatchmovies.co/tag/chandrabati-devi |title=Chandrabati Devi movies |work=onlinewatchmovies.co |accessdate=1 October 2015}}

| spouse = Bimal Pal

| known_for = Pujarin (1936)
Agni Pareeksha (1954)
Raja-Saja (1960){{cite web |url=http://www.ibollytv.com/actor.php?name=Chandrabati%20Devi |title=Chandrabati Devi Movies Online |work=ibollytv.com |accessdate=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002075008/http://www.ibollytv.com/actor.php?name=Chandrabati%20Devi |archive-date=2 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}

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Chandrabati Devi was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and Bengali cinema.{{cite web |title=Movies of Chandrabati Devi |url=http://www.fridaycinemas.co/MoviesByCelebrities.aspx?Cname=%20Chandrabati%20Devi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072749/http://www.fridaycinemas.co/MoviesByCelebrities.aspx?Cname=%20Chandrabati%20Devi |archive-date=4 March 2016 |accessdate=1 October 2015 |work=fridaycinemas.co}}{{cite web |title=Artist Chandrabati Debi |url=http://www.saregama.com/artist/chandrabati-devi_21067 |accessdate=1 October 2015 |work=Saregama}}{{Cite web |title=Chandrabati Devi movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/chandrabati-devi-398 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325232124/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/chandrabati-devi-398 |archive-date=25 March 2018 |access-date=25 March 2018 |website=Cinestaan}} Born on 19 October 1909, in Muzaffarpur, she moved to Kolkata, where she graduated in Bengali literature and trained in music under Dinendranath Tagore. She entered silent film industry with the help of her husband, Bimal Pal, with whom she founded 'Movie Pictures', making her debut in a silent film "Piyari" ' (1929). Despite challenges, she earned acclaim for roles like Meera in Debaki Bose's cult classic "Meerabai" (1933), as Chandramukhi in the 1935 cult classic "Devdas", and "Dakshayagna", with her portrayal of Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's heroines leaving a lasting impact.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

As her career progressed, she transitioned to character roles, with memorable performances in "Agni Pariksha" and "Ami Sirajer Begum".

Devi died on 29 April 1992 at the age of 82.