Sandhya Roy

Sandhya Roy was born in the Nabadip district in West Bengal, and she has acted in nearly fifty films, all of them in the Bengali language. She has been a popular figure in the Bengali film industries since 1960’s, but apart from her film career, she is a prominent figure in the political spheres as well, after being nominated as a member of the Parliament from the Medinipur constituency, representing All India Trinamul Congress. Regarding her movie career, she was never particular about the roles she got as she had a deep passion for acting, regardless of the magnitude of the role that she had to play.

This versatile nature of her was what perhaps made her one of the most popular Bengali Artist in history. In her first movie named ‘Dadar Kirti’, which was released in the year 1960, she plays the role of a sister-in-law. In the following years, she plays many films with such similar roles and gradually gains the position of a lead actress due to her straight-from-the-heart acting performance and for her versatility in handling a wide range of emotions. She has always been lucky enough to have performed with legends in the film industry such as Tarun Majumdar A legendary director who has created the most exce >> Read More... and Satyajit Ray.

In Satyajit Ray’s ‘Ashani Sanket’ meaning distant thunder(which was noticed for being shot in colour rather than Ray’s black and white style), Sandhya played as one of the lead characters and the film itself as selected by the New York Times to be one of the 1000 best films ever made in the world. Sandhya Roy has won several awards such as the Life Time Achievement award from the West Bengal government, The Bharatnirman Award, "Banga Bibhushan" award for her contribution to Indian Cinema and she is also a three-time winner of the BFJA award.

Sandhya Roy Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)