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Actress Uma Dasgupta, who was seen in Satyajit Ray’s film Pather Panchali, released in 1955, has died at the age of 84. The actress was fighting a battle with cancer for a long time. He breathed his last in Kolkata hospital.
Uma Dasgupta’s death has been confirmed by her relative and actor Chiranjeet Chakraborty. The veteran actress, who was suffering from cancer, was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Kolkata for the last few days.
Trinamool Congress leader and Bengali writer Kunal Ghosh has paid tribute to Uma through a social media post. He has written in the Facebook post, Durga of Pather Panchali is now gone.
Let us tell you that Uma Dasgupta is known for Satyajit Ray’s film Pather Panchali. She played the best role of Durga Roy in the film. Actually, the headmaster of Uma’s school used to be a friend of the famous filmmaker of that time, Satyajit Ray. When Satyajit Ray asked his headmaster friend to suggest a girl to work in a film, he took Uma’s name and thus at the age of 14, Uma got involved in films. However, after this Uma Chand remained a part of art films only. She never associated with main stream cinema. The film Pather Panchali was based on the novel of the same name by Bibhuti Bhushan.
According to a survey conducted by the Indian Federation of Film Critics in the year 2022, the 1955 film Pather Panchali has been ranked as the best film of India. Let us tell you that this film of Satyajit Ray is still included in the syllabus of many film institutes. The film Pather Panchali is the story of Apu and his elder sister Durga and how they survive amidst the hardships of rural life.
Let us tell you that the Bengali film Pather Panchali is highly appreciated in the cinema world. Kishore Kumar liked this Bengali film so much that he happily gave 5 thousand rupees to Satyajit Ray. Very few people know that Kishore Kumar’s wife Ruma and Satyajit Ray are distant relatives.
