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Jayashree Kabir
Bengali film actress (born c. 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jayashree Kabir (née Roy; born c. 1952) is a Bengali film actress.[1] She acted in around 30 films in West Bengal and Bangladesh.[1]
Career
While studying at South Point School, Jayashree Roy earned the title of Miss Kolkata in 1968.[1] She made her debut with Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi in 1969, which also marked her breakthrough role.[1][2] She married Bangladeshi film director Alamgir Kabir and starred in two of his films, Simana Periye and Rupali Soikote, which are regarded by the British Film Institute (BFI) as among the finest films to have come out of Bangladesh.[3] Later in life, she moved to London, where she now resides. She teaches English at a higher education college.[1]
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Films
- Pratidwandi (1970)
- Rodonbhora bosonto (1974)
- Surjo Konna (1975)
- Simana Periye (1977)[4]
- Sabyasachi (1977)
- Rupali Saikate (1979)
- Ashadharan (1982)
- Puroskar (1983)
Personal life
Jayashree has a son, Lenin Saurav Kabir, with her husband Alamgir Kabir. The couple was divorced shortly before Alamgir's death in 1989.[5]
References
External links
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