Sandhya Roy

Sandhya Roy (Bengali: সন্ধ্যা রায়) is an Indian actress and politician. 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.
She was born in Nabadwip, West Bengal, India. She later immigrated to Bangladesh with her family. Her grandfather was a landlord ("Jamindar") in Bangladesh. She lost her father and mother at the age of 7 and 9 respectively. She has a brother. After losing her parents she went to her maternal uncle's house and took admission in school. In 1957, she returned to India. Her first film was Mamlar fol starring Sabitri Chatterjee where she appeared as an extra.
She has been equally comfortable in critically acclaimed ventures such as Satyajit Ray's Ashani Sanket and Tarun Majumdar's Thagini, as well as out-and-out commercial ventures such as Baba Taraknath. She also acted in Manihar, a romantic movie, alongside Biswajeet and Soumitra Chatterjee and in the thriller Kuheli ( where she played a double role) opposite Biswajeet. Other prominent actors in the film included Chhaya Devi, Ajitesh Banerjee, Subhendu Chatterjee, Sumita Sanyal and Satya Bandopadhyay.

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.

• * Ganga
• Maya Mriga (1960)
• Kathin Maya (1961)
• Arghya a.k.a. Offering to the Gods (1961)
• Subha Dristi a.k.a. Holy Meeting of Eyes (1962)
• Rakta Palash (1962)
• Nav Diganta a.k.a. New Horizon (1962)
• Dhoop Chhaya a.k.a. Sunlight and Shade (1962)
• Bandhan (1962)
• Asli-Naqli (1962)
• Palatak (1963)
• Bhrantibilas (1963)
• Pooja Ke Phool (1964)
• Surya Tapa a.k.a. Blessed by the Sun (1965)
• Ek Tuku Basa (1965)
• Antaral a.k.a. Distance (1965)
• Alor Pipasa (1965)
• Monihar (1966)
• Prastar Swakshar (1967)
• Tin Adhyay (1968)
• Baghini (1968)
• Rahgir (1969)
• Dadu (1969)
• Aparachita (1969)
• Arogya Niketan (1969)
• Nimantran (1971)
• Jaane-Anjaane (1971)
• Kuheli (1971)
• Sriman Prithviraj (1973)
• Ashani Sanket a.k.a. Distant Thunder (1973)
• Thagini (1974)
• Fuleswari (1974)
• Sansar Seemantey (1975)
• Palanka (1975)
• Baba Taraknath (1977)
• Kabita (1977)
• Ke Tumi (1978)
• Ganadevata (1979)
• Dadar Kirti (1980)
• Shahar Theke Dooray (1981)
• Meghmukti (1981)
• Khelar Putul (1981)
• Amar Geeti (1983)
• Pathbhola (1986)
• Path-o-Prasad (1991)
• Nabab (1991)
• Satya Mithya (1992)
• Debipaksha (2004)
• Nabab Nandini 2007
• Maa Amar Maa (2009)

• 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.