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Smritirekha Biswas, commonly known as Smriti Biswas, (17 February 1924 – 3 July 2024) was an Indian film actress.
Career
Biswas was born into a Christian family as Smritirekha Biswas, and worked in many Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali movies. She debuted in the film world as a child artist with Bengali movie Sandhya in 1930. She worked in the films of Guru Dutt, V Shantaram, Mrinal Sen, Bimal Roy, BR Chopra, and Raj Kapoor. She also acted with Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar, Uttam Kumar, Balraj Sahni, and other notable artists in various films. Biswas retired from acting after marrying film director S.D Narang in 1960. She last appeared in the Hindi film Modern Girl (1961), directed by R. Bhattacharya. After her husband's death, she lived a life of poverty in Nashik. Biswas had two sons, Rajeev and Satyajeet.
Death
Biswas lived to be 100, passed away on July 3, 2024 at Nashik, Maharashtra.
Filmography
- Sandhya (1930)
- Udayer Pathey (1944)
- Ragini (1947)
- Nek Dil
- Kaise Bhulu
- Mukti
- Chitgaon
- Aparajita
- Abhimaan
- Anurag
- Jaban Bandi
- Suhan
- Aaraju
- Hamsafar
- Hamdard
- Baap Re Baap
- Bhagam Bhag (1956)
- Daaka
- Maryada
- Taj
- Talwar
- Shaheed-E-Azad Bhagat Singh (1954)
- Ek Aurat
- Nai Bhabhi
- Arab Ka Saudagar
- Yahudi Ki Ladki
- Dilli Ka Thug
- Chandni Chowk
- Neel Akasher Neechey
- Modern Girl (1961)
