Sumitra Debi
(Actor)Biography
She was born in 1923. She was born in the district of Shiuri, in Birbhum district of undivided Bengal. She was born in a Brahmin orthodox family but was brought up in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. She started her career doing theatres. She dreamt of becoming heroine since, childhood. Her brother Ranjit stood beside her to cherish her dream. Her father, Murali Chattopadhyay objected to her profession. She then started off with theatres and it was then she was offered her first film 'My sister'. Her next movie 'Sandhi' was hit and soon she became famous. Lack of family support and relationship problems ended the things. Even her marriage in Bhagalpur ended the things. She became hit with the movies like: Pratibad, Achyut, Wasiyatnama, Pather Dabi, Abhijog, Swami. She played lead roles in movies like: Asabarna, Dashyu Mohan, Andhare Alo, Saheb Bibi Golam, Neelachale Mahaprabhu, Joutuk and many others. Check out this page for more updates on Sumitra Debi.