Madhabi Mukherjee

Madhabi Mukherjee
Mukherjee in Charulata (1964)
Born
Madhuri Mukherjee

Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
(present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Other namesMadhabi Chakraborty, Madhabi Mukhopadhyay, Madhuri
Notable workCharulata

Mahanagar

Subarnarekha

Madhabi Chakraborty (née Mukherjee) is an Indian actress. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the Bengali film Dibratrir Kabya.[1] She has acted in some of the most critically acclaimed films in Bengali cinema and is considered one of the great actresses of Bengali cinema.[2]

She made her on-screen debut in Premendra Mitra's Kankantola Light Railway (1950).[3] Her first leading role came with Tapan Sinha's Tonsil (1956).[4] Her name was later changed into "Madhabi" by Mrinal Sen in his Baishe Sraban (1960).

  1. ^ "17th National Film Festival". Directorate of Film Festivals, GOI. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "'If you say something, you must speak out the whole truth. Or else, don't say anything at all'". The Telegraph (India).
  3. ^ "বাংলার যা কিছু উৎকৃষ্ট আর ভালো তাকেই সামনে আনছে". Bongodorshon. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ "1956 – Tonsil.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.