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Smriti Biswas

{{Short description|Indian actress (1924–2024)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Smriti Biswas

| image = Smriti Biswas.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Biswas in 1953

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|2|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|7|3|1924|2|17|df=y}}

| death_place = Nashik, Maharashtra, India

| yearsactive = 1930–1961

| spouse = S. D. Narang

| occupation = Actress

}}

Smritirekha Biswas (17 February 1924 – 3 July 2024), commonly known as Smriti Biswas, was an Indian film actress.

Life and career

Biswas was born into a Christian family as Smritirekha Biswas, on 17 February 1924.{{Cite web |title=রাজ কপুর থেকে মৃণাল সেন, হিট টু সুপারহিট ছবির অভিনেত্রী স্মৃতি বিশ্বাসের জীবনাবসান |url=https://eisamay.com/entertainment/cinema/smriti-biswas-actress-passes-away-at-the-age-of-100/articleshow/111487319.cms |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=Eisamay |language=bn}}{{cite web |title=Popular yesteryear actress Smriti Biswas turns 100 today. |url=https://x.com/FHF_Official/status/1758706073241084300 |website=Film Heritage Foundation on X |access-date=13 July 2024}}

Biswas worked in many Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali films. She debuted in the film world as a child artist with Bengali movie Sandhya in 1930.{{Cite web |title=Veteran actor Smriti Biswas dies aged 100 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/veteran-actor-smriti-biswas-dies-aged-100-hansal-mehta-pays-tribute-thank-you-for-blessing-our-lives-101720081658979.html |access-date=3 July 2024}} She worked in the films of Guru Dutt,{{Cite book |last=Usman |first=Yasser |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_sKEAAAQBAJ&dq=Smriti+Biswas+actress&pg=PT99 |title=Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story: An Unfinished Story |date=7 January 2021 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-93-86797-89-6 |language=en}} V Shantaram, Mrinal Sen, Bimal Roy, BR Chopra, and Raj Kapoor. She also acted with Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar, Uttam Kumar, Balraj Sahni, and other notable artists in various films.{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=Veteran actor Smriti Biswas dies at 100, Hansal Mehta pays tribute |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/smriti-biswas-dies-age-100-hansal-mehta-tribute-2562250-2024-07-04 |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}} Biswas retired from acting after marrying film director S.D Narang in 1960. She last appeared in the Hindi film Modern Girl (1961), directed by R. Bhattacharya.{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=1 January 1961 |title=Modern Girl Cast List {{!}} Modern Girl Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/modern-girl-2/cast/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}} After her husband's death, she lived a life of poverty in Nashik.{{Cite web |last=Mohamed |first=Khalid |date=25 September 2020 |title=Star of Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor Films Smriti Biswas Lives In Poverty |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/smriti-biswas-actor-poverty-nashik-guru-dutt-raj-kapoor-dev-anand-mrinal-sen |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=TheQuint |language=en}} Biswas had two sons, Rajeev and Satyajeet.{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=Veteran actor Smriti Biswas dies, Hansal Mehta condoles her death |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/veteran-actor-smriti-biswas-dies-hansal-mehta-condoles-her-death-9432562/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

Biswas turned 100 on 17 February 2024, and died in Nashik, Maharashtra on 3 July.{{cite news |title=Veteran actress Smriti Biswas passes away at 100 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/veteran-actress-smriti-biswas-passes-away-at-100-3092339 |access-date=13 July 2024 |work=Deccan Herald |date=4 July 2024}}

Filmography

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0084444}}

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Category:1924 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema

Category:Indian film actresses

Category:Actresses from Kolkata

Category:21st-century Indian actresses

Category:Indian women centenarians

Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema