Sandhya Roy

Sandhya Roy
Born (1941-04-11) 11 April 1941
Nabadwip
Citizenship Indian
Notable work Alor Pipasa
Nimantran
Phuleshwari
Sansar Simante
Dadar Kirti
Political party Trinamool Congress
Spouse(s) Tarun Majumder
Sandhya Roy
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Medinipur
Assumed office
2014
Preceded by Prabodh Panda

Sandhya Roy is an Indian actress and politician.[1] She is one of the most famous actresses of Bengali cinema and is widely acknowledged for her great acting skills and sweet and cherubic face from 1960 to 1985. Being a versatile actress, she has experimented successfully with character-roles and second leads such as playing the sister-in-law in the first movie of Tapas Paul, Dadar Kirti, or in Sriman Prithviraj.

Political career

In 2014, she contested a seat in the Lok Sabha election for the All India Trinamul Congress and won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Medinipur constituency and became a member of the Parliament of India.[2]

Films

Awards

  • Won- "Banga Bibhushan",the highest civilian award in West Bengal for her contribution to Indian Cinema in 2013.
  • BFJA Award - Best Actress Award for Nimantran in 1972.
  • BFJA Award - Best Actress Award for Sansar Simante in 1976.
  • BFJA Award - Best Supporting Actress Award for Tin Adhay in 1969.
  • Bharatnirman Award in 1997.

References

  1. ↑ "Sandhya Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, WB Constituency List". indianballot.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.


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