Chhaya Devi was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema.
10 Facts About Chhaya Devi
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Chhaya Devi appeared in hundreds of films for over five decades.
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Chhaya Devi rose to hall of fame for her role as Rani Lakshmi in Debaki Bose's Vidyapati.
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Chhaya Devi started her education in the Mokshda Girls High School in Adampur, Bhagalpur.
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Chhaya Devi was married to Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay, a teacher at Ranchi, at the age of eleven.
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Chhaya Devi's marriage did not last long and she came to Kolkata with her father when she was a student of tenth standard only.
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Chhaya Devi was first cousin of actor Ashok Kumar's wife Shobha Ganguly, thus having relations to the Ganguly family.
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From lead female roles in her early days to character roles in her later years, Chhaya Devi had shown her creative ability in acting.
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In Podi Pisir Bormi Bakso, a children's movie made from a story written by Leela Majumdar and directed by Arundhati Devi, Chhaya Devi played an unforgettable lead comic role of Podi Pisi, the widowed elderly aunt.
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Chhaya Devi's last acted film was Tomar Rakte Amar Sohag, which was released in 1993, where she acted in a cameo role.