Indian actress (1924–2024)
Smriti Biswas |
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Biswas in 1953 |
Born | (1924-02-17)17 February 1924
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Died | 3 July 2024(2024-07-03) (aged 100)
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Occupation | Actress |
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Years active | 1930–1961 |
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Spouse | S. D. Narang |
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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.[1][2]
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.[3] She worked in the films of Guru Dutt,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] After her husband's death, she lived a life of poverty in Nashik.[7] Biswas had two sons, Rajeev and Satyajeet.[8]
Biswas turned 100 on 17 February 2024, and died in Nashik, Maharashtra on 3 July.[9]
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