Sandhya Roy

Indian actress and politician

সন্ধ্যা রায়
Roy in the film Surjo Snan (1962)
Born	(1945-04-11) 11 April 1945 (age 79) Nabadwip, Bengal Presidency, British India
Citizenship	Indian
Years active	1957 – 2019
Notable work	Alor Pipasa Nimantran Phuleshwari Baba Taraknath Sansar Simante Dadar Kirti
Political party	Trinamool Congress
Spouse	Tarun Majumdar


Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Prabodh Panda
Succeeded by	Dilip Ghosh
Constituency	Medinipur

Source: [1]

Sandhya Roy is an Indian actress and politician.^[1]^[2] She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Award for three times,^[3] and one Filmfare Awards East best actress for Ganadevata.

Roy made her film debut with Rajen Tarafdar's Antariksha (1957).^[4]

Political career

In 2014, she contested a seat in the Lok Sabha election for the All India Trinamool Congress and won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Medinipur constituency and became a member of the Parliament of India.^[5]

Filmography

Antariksha (1957)
Ganga (1960)
Maya Mriga (1960)
Kathin Maya (1961)
Arghya a.k.a. Offering to the Gods (1961)
Subha Dristi a.k.a. Holy Meeting of Eyes (1962)
Rakta Palash (1962)
Nav Diganta a.k.a. New Horizon (1962)
Dhoop Chhaya a.k.a. Sunlight and Shade (1962)
Bandhan (1962)
Asli-Naqli (1962)
Palatak (1963)
Bhrantibilas (1963)
Pooja Ke Phool (1964)
Surya Tapa a.k.a. Blessed by the Sun (1965)
Ek Tuku Basa (1965)
Antaral a.k.a. Distance (1965)
Alor Pipasa (1965)
Monihar (1966)
Natun Jiban (1966)
Prastar Swakshar (1967)
Tin Adhyay (1968)
Baghini (1968)
Rahgir (1969)
Dadu (1969)
Aparachita (1969)
Arogya Niketan (1969)
Rupasi (1970)
Nimantran (1971)
Jaane-Anjaane (1971)
Kuheli (1971)
Chithi (1973)
Sriman Prithviraj (1973)
Ami Sirajer Begam (1973)
Ashani Sanket a.k.a. Distant Thunder (1973)
Thagini (1974)
Jiban Kahini (1974)
Fuleswari (1974)
Sansar Seemantey (1975)
Palanka (1975)
Baba Taraknath (1977)
Kabita (1977)
Ke Tumi (1978)
Dhanraj Tamang (1978)
Ganadevata (1979)
Nagpash (1980)
Dadar Kirti (1980)
Shahar Theke Dooray (1981)
Meghmukti (1981)
Khana Baraha (1981)
Khelar Putul (1981)
Amar Geeti (1983)
Agradani (1983)
Pathbhola (1986)
Choto Bou (1988)
Path-o-Prasad (1991)
Nabab (1991)
Satya Mithya (1992)
Debipaksha (2004)
Nabab Nandini (2007)
Maa Amar Maa (2009)

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.
Filmfare Awards East – Best Actress Award for Ganadevata in 1979.
Bharatnirman Award in 1997.
Kalakar Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.

References

^ "Sandhya Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs – Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
^ "Sandhya Roy reveals why she couldn't reject 'Manojder Adbhut Bari'". The Times of India. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ "Sandhya Roy Awards, List Of Awards Won By Sandhya Roy". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ "Antariksha (1957) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ "West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, WB Constituency List". indianballot.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.