Sandhyarani
{{Short description|Bengali film actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
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| birth_date = August 1922{{Cite book |last=Roy Chowdhury |first=Moumita |title=রূপোলি পর্দার অন্তরালে |publisher=Biva Publication |year=2004 |isbn=9789390890989 |language=Bn |trans-title=}}
| birth_place = Kolkata
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|7|19|1922|8|df=yes}}{{Cite web |title=MAMATA NOMINEE LIST TAKES SHAPE |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/mamata-nominee-list-takes-shape/cid/917925 |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=The Telegraph (India) |language=en}}
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Sandhyarani Chatterjee (widely known as Sandhyarani) was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema.{{Cite web |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=ফার্ন রোডে পরিচারিকার অগ্নিদগ্ধ দেহ উদ্ধার |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/kolkata/burnt-body-of-maid-found-in-kolkata-house-dgtl-1.897855 |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=anandabazar.com |language=bn}} She was a reigning actress of Bengali cinema during 1940s and 1950s.{{Cite web |last=Bangla |first=Jago |date=8 October 2022 |title=বাংলা ছবির লক্ষ্মীরা |url=https://jagobangla.in/the-lakshmi-of-bengali-film-industry/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=JagoBangla |language=en-US}} She appeared in more than 250 Bengali films.{{Cite web |title=অগ্নিদগ্ধ মৃত্যু ঘিরে স্মৃতিতে সন্ধ্যারানি |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/kolkata-gariahat-burn-case/articleshow/66625281.cms |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Eisamay |language=bn}} She made her silver screen debut in Sarbojanin Bibahotsab (26 April 1938).{{Cite web |title=সন্ধ্যারানী |url=https://banglacinema100.com/profile-details/WnpNM1FsaFFOM1ZITm5SRVJHVnNWR2hRTjNScmR6MDk= |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=banglacinema100.com}} She featured opposite Uttam Kumar in Ajoy Kar's Bardidi (1957).{{Cite news |date=3 September 2020 |title=Birth Anniversary Special: Uttam Kumar's magical combination with the path-breaker in Bengali cine classics Ajoy Kar |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/birth-anniversary-special-uttam-kumars-magical-combination-with-the-path-breaker-in-bengali-cine-classics-ajoy-kar/articleshow/77871857.cms?from=mdr |access-date=27 May 2023 |issn=0971-8257}} Even after she played supporting characters later, her popularity remained intact.{{Cite web |title=Sreelekha: মা লক্ষ্মী সেজে সোশাল মিডিয়ায় অবতীর্ণ শ্রীলেখা মিত্র, দেখেছেন তাঁর নয়া অবতার? |url=https://calcuttanews.tv//entertainment/Sreelekha-Mitra-made-herself-up-as-Ma-Laxmi-and-shared-her-post-in-Social-Media |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=calcuttanews.tv |language=English}}
Career
In 1948, Sandhyarani featured as Gyanoda in Arakshaniya based on Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's much celebrated novel of the same name.{{Cite web |title=1948 - arakshaniya.pdf |url=https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://banglacinema100.com/uploads/individualmovie/515/pdf/1948+-+arakshaniya.pdf?v%3D2 |access-date=2 June 2023 |publisher=Google}} Ajoy Bhattacharya cast her in his Bengali comedy film Chhadmabeshi (1944){{efn-la|In 1971, Agradoot remade this film under the same title starring Uttam Kumar. It became a massive financial success.}} based on the story of the same name by Upendranath Gangopadhyay. {{Cite web |title=ছদ্মবেশী (১৯৪৪) |url=https://banglacinema100.com/movie-details/Y1hkVGEwczNPVzloWVdaSFFtWjZNMGxJY2poNFp6MDk= |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=banglacinema100.com}}{{Cite web |title=1944 - Chadmabeshi.pdf |url=https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://banglacinema100.com/uploads/individualMovie/451/pdf/1944+-+Chadmabeshi.pdf?v=2 |access-date=8 June 2023 |publisher=Google}} Suchitra Sen eschewed the central role in Suryamukhi, Sandhyarani was offered to play the concerned role.{{Cite web |last=বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় |first=শুভদীপ |title=অভিনেতার আড়ালে পরিচালক বিকাশ রায় |url=https://banglalive.com/film-director-bikash-roy/ |access-date=20 June 2023 |language=en-US}}
Filmography
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| rowspan="3" |1938
|Sarbojanin Bibahotsab |Debut, Credited as Angur |
| bgcolor="#E0E0D1"|Jagapisi {{small|§}}
|Credited as Angur | |
| Bekar Nashan
|Credited as Angur | |
| rowspan="6" |1941
|Banglar Meye | |
| Mayer Pran
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| Nandini
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| Shakuntala
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| Sreeradha
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| Pratishodh
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| rowspan="3" |1942
|Bhishma | |
| Bondi
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| Parineeta
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| rowspan="3" |1943
|Jogajog | | |
| Sahadharmini
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| Samadhan
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| 1944
|Chhadmabeshi | |
| 1945
|Mane Na Mana | | |
| rowspan="5" |1946
|Natun Bou | | |
| Pather Sathi
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| Saat Number Bari
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| Sangram
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| Tumi Aar Ami
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| 1947
|Tapobhanga | |
| rowspan="6" |1948
|Arakshaniya | | |
| Drishtidan
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| Purabi
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| Sahara
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| Shankha Sindur
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| Shyamaler Swapno
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| rowspan="4" |1949
|Abhiman | | |
| Bisher Dhoan
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| Herfer
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| Nireddesh
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| rowspan="3" |1951
|Darpachurna | |
| Ganyer Meye
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| Panditmashai
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| rowspan="4" |1952
|Bindur Chhele | |
| Kapalkundala
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| Sanjibani
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| Rani Bhabani
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| rowspan="4" |1953
|Haranath Pandit | | |
| Harilakshmi
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| Nishkriti
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| Rami Chandidas
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| rowspan="2" |1954
|Amar Prem | | |
| Mantra Shakti
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| rowspan="3" |1955
|Bidhilipi | | |
| Bratacharini
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| Hrad
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| rowspan="5" |1956
|Abhagir Swarga | | |
| Dhular Dharani
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| Mahakabi Girishchandra
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| Mahanisha
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| Sinthir Sindur
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| rowspan="4" |1957
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| Bardidi
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| Prithibi Amare Chaay
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| Tapasi
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| 1960
|Mayamriga | | |
| rowspan="2" |1963
|Akashpradip | | |
| Badsha
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| 1964
|Deep Nebhe Nai | |
| 1976
|Hansaraj | |
| 1985
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| 1988
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| rowspan="2" |1989
|Aghatan Ajo Ghate | | |
| Aparanher Alo
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| 2001
|Posthumous release | |
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