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Sandhya Roy
Roy in the film Surjo Snan (1962)
Born	(1941-04-11) 11 April 1941 (age 83) Nabadwip, Bengal Presidency, British India
Citizenship	Indian
Years active	1956 – 2019
Notable work	Alor Pipasa Nimantran Phuleshwari Baba Taraknath Ganadevata Sansar Simante Dadar Kirti
Political party	Trinamool Congress
Spouse	Tarun Majumdar ​ ​(m. 1967; died 2022)​
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Prabodh Panda
Succeeded by	Dilip Ghosh
Constituency	Medinipur
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Sandhya Roy is an Indian actress and politician. She reigned as a leading actress of Bengali cinema for nearly 30 years. She has received numerous awards including four BFJA Awards and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Ganadevata.

Roy made her silver screen debut with Mamlar Phol (1956). She was catapulted to stardom after she starred in Nagini Kanyar Kahini (1958).

Political career

In 2014, she contested a seat in the Lok Sabha elections for the Trinamool Congress. She won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from the Medinipur constituency and became a Member of the Parliament of India.

Filmography

Awards

• "Banga Bibhushan" – the highest civilian award in West Bengal for her contribution to Indian Cinema in 2013.
• BFJA Award – Best Supporting Actress Award for Tin Adhay in 1969.
• BFJA Award – Best Actress Award for Nimantran in 1972.
• BFJA Award – Best Actress Award for Sansar Simante in 1976.
• BFJA Award – Best Actress Award for Ganadevata in 1979.
• Filmfare Awards East – Best Actress Award for Ganadevata in 1979.
• National Film Award For Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Ganadevata in 1979.
• Bharatnirman Award in 1997.
• Kalakar Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.

References

1. "Sandhya Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs – Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
2. "Sandhya Roy reveals why she couldn't reject 'Manojder Adbhut Bari'". The Times of India. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
3. "Sandhya Roy Awards, List Of Awards Won By Sandhya Roy". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
4. "হাসপাতাল থেকে ছাড়া পেলেন, এখন কেমন আছেন সন্ধ্যা রায়?". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
5. "West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, WB Constituency List". indianballot.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
6. "মামলার ফল (১৯৫৬)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
7. "নাগিনীকন্যার কাহিনী (১৯৫৮)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

External links

• Sandhya Roy at IMDb
• Official biographical sketch at the Parliament of India website

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