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{{Short description|Indian actress and singer (1934–2019)}}
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'''Ruma Guha Thakurta''' (3 November 1934 – 3 June 2019) was an Indian actress and singer primarily associated with [[Bengali language|Bengali]] language films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 2016 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/read-about-4-wives-of-kishore-kumar-27263.html |title=Read about 4 wives of Kishore Kumar |work=India TV News |access-date=30 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710194601/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/read-about-4-wives-of-kishore-kumar-27263.html |archive-date=10 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/entertainment/4-weddings-women-kishore-kumars-life/ |title=4 Weddings And More: The Women In Kishore Kumar's Life |website=mansworldindia.com |access-date=30 May 2018 |date=3 August 2017}}</ref> She founded [[Calcutta Youth Choir]] in 1958.
'''Ruma Guha Thakurta''' ({{lang-bn|রুমা গুহঠাকুরতা}}) is a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] actress and singer.


==Early life==
== Early life ==
Ruma Guha Thakurta was born as Ruma Ghosh on 3 November 1934 to Satyen Ghosh (Monty Ghosh) and singer Sati Devi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Ruma Guha Thakurta, Kishore Kumar's first wife, dies at 84 in Kolkata |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/actress-ruma-guha-thakurta-kishore-kumar-s-first-wife-dies-at-84-in-kolkata-1541408-2019-06-03 |access-date=27 November 2019 |work=India Today |date=3 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329171450/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/actress-ruma-guha-thakurta-kishore-kumar-s-first-wife-dies-at-84-in-kolkata-1541408-2019-06-03 |archive-date=29 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Wire_Jul2019">{{cite news |last1=Lohani |first1=Vinayak |title=Remembering Ruma Guha Thakurta: The First Lady of Indian Choir Music |url=https://thewire.in/the-arts/ruma-guha-thakurta-calcutta-youth-choir-singing |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=The Wire |date=11 July 2019}}</ref> Her family was culturally inclined to [[Brahmo Samaj]], a societal component of [[Brahmoism]]. Her mother Sati was eldest sister of [[Bijoya Ray]], the wife of [[Satyajit Ray]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kishore Kumar's first wife Ruma Guha Thakurta passes away in Kolkata at 84 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/kishore-kumar%E2%80%99s-first-wife-ruma-guha-thakurta-passes-away-in-kolkata-at-84-782497 |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=Tribune |date=3 June 2019}}</ref>
She was born in 1934 as Ruma Ghosh. She hails from a [[Brahmo]] Bengali family. Her father was Satyen Ghosh (known as Montey Ghosh) and her mother was Sati Devi, a very talented woman. Sati Devi was a singer, a musician and India's first woman music director who worked with Uday Shankar at Almora, Prithviraj Kapur in Bombay and with Devikarani at Bombay Talkies. Sati Devi's younger sister [[Bijoya Ray|Bijoya]] married film director [[Satyajit Ray]]. Thakurta had her formal education in many places including [[Santiniketan]] for a brief period. She was educated first in Loreto and then in Gokhale School and thereafter Sacred Heart School, [[Lahore]]. She was also one of the earliest child students of [[Uday Shankar]] Cultural Centre in [[Almora]] in its formative years where her mother had been a music teacher. [[Kishore Kumar]] married Ruma Ghosh in May 1952 in [[Bombay]], and their son [[Amit Kumar]] was born the following year. The couple divorced in 1958. She settled in [[Calcutta]] and married [[Arup Guha Thakurta]] and had two children by him, Ayan and Sromana. In 1958 she set up [[Calcutta Youth Choir]] with [[Salil Chowdhury]] and [[Satyajit Ray]].


Guha Thakurta was a trained vocalist and a dancer. She started training in music at Swarabitan in [[Kolkata]], which had been established by her parents. In later years, she studied under Abdul Rehman Khan of [[Patiala gharana]], the [[Ustad]] of [[Nirmala Devi|Nirmla Devi]] and [[Lakshmi Shankar]] in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. She also trained in dance at "[[Uday Shankar]] India Cultural Centre" at Almora.<ref name="Wire_Jul2019"/>
== Singing career ==
As a singer Ruma Guha Thakurta recorded a few ''[[Rabindra Sangeet]]'' like ''Maya Bono Biharini Harini'' with [[Kishore Kumar]] and ''Tomar Geeti Jagalo Smriti'' with [[Hemant Kumar]], both in ''[[Lookochuri]]'', ''Sukher Majhe tomai dekhechi'' in ''[[Jodi Jantem]]'', and ''Potho Hara Tumi Pothika'' and some solo songs in ''[[Bakso Badal]]'', ''Baje Karun Sure'' in ''[[Monihara]]'', ''Momo Chitte Niti Nrite'' in ''[[Ponchoshor]]'' and others. [[His Master's Voice|HMV]] recorded ''Kotha Baire Dure'', ''Khone Khone Mone Mone'' and few others. In ''[[Bangla Adunik]]'' (modern) songs genre, Guhathakurta recorded a number of songs such as, ''Mon Je amar kemon kemon...'' and ''Chinite parini badhu...'' in ''[[Polatak]]'', ''Ei To Hethai Kunjo...'' with [[Kishore Kumar]] in ''[[Lookochuri]]'', ''Jodi Akash Hote...'' in ''[[Ashite Asio Na]]'' (only used in film), ''Sukh Sari'' with [[Manna Dey]] in ''[[Antony Firengee (film)|Antony Firengee]]'', ''Shudhu Poth Cheye Thaka'' in ''[[Baghini]]'', and the ''Baithaki'' songs in the movie ''[[Benarasi]]''. In 1969, HMV recorded ''Ek Khana Megh Bheshe Elo Akase'' and ''Bathan Bathan'' by her, which were super hits. Her duet songs like ''Sajea Dopati'' with [[Bhupen Hazarika]] are also memorable. In the year 1993, after [[Satyajit Ray]] died, she recorded ''Puroskare Sommane'' as a tribute to him. She also sang a song as tribute to [[Mother Teresa]], after she had died. Most of the songs sung by her is always related for awakening the society. The most excellent Bengali choral version of [[Ol' Man River]] is performed regularly on their concerts by [[Calcutta Youth Choir]] arranged by RumaDevi. Other noted songs include ''Tomar Amar Thikana'', ''Ei Amader Desh'', ''Bharat Jai Jan'', ''[[Sare Jahan Se Accha]]'', etc. The Bengali version of [[We Shall Overcome]], translated by [[Shibdas Bandyopadhyay]], ''Ek Din Surjyer Bhor'' (literally translated as "One Day The Sun Will Rise") was recorded by the [[Calcutta Youth Choir]] arranged by Guhathakurta during the 1971 [[Bangladesh War of Independence]] and became one of the largest selling Bengali records.


She married [[Kishore Kumar]] in 1951 and had a son [[Amit Kumar]] by this marriage. The couple divorced in 1958 and she married Arup Guha Thakurta in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/bappi-lahiri-catches-up-with-kishore-kumars-wives-ruma-guha-thakurta-and-leena-chandavarkar/19113174 |title=Bappi Lahiri catches up with Kishore Kumar s wives Ruma Guha Thakurta and Leena Chandavarkar |date=25 February 2018 |work=mid-day |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref> The couple had two children, Ayan and Sromona. Sromona is also a singer.
== Acting career ==

Her career started in [[Bollywood]] as a child artist. Thakurta acted in more than 100 movies in Bengali. Most of her Hindi movies were released in the 1950s. She joined Bollywood as a child artist at a remuneration of {{INRConvert|500}} at the age of thirteen in the [[Prithvi Theatre]]. She acted in number Hindi movies like ''[[Rajani]]'', ''[[Raag Rang]]'', ''[[Samar]]'', ''[[Afsar (film)|Afsar]]'', and ''[[Bairaag]]''. In 1944 [[Devikarani]] gave her a break in ''[[Jowar Bhata]]'' after seeing her dance. [[Ritwik Ghatak]] wanted her to act in the lead role in his film ''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara]]'', but she was busy in shooting [[Rajen Tarafdar]]’s ''[[Ganga (1959 film)|Ganga]]'' so she could not accept the offer. She performed as a lead actress in films such as ''[[Khaniker Athithi]]'', ''[[Benarasi]]'', ''[[Ashi te Asio N]]a'', ''[[Personal Assistant]]'', ''[[Ganga (1959 film)|Ganga]]'', ''[[Abhijan]]'', ''[[Nirjan Saikate]]'', ''[[Ponchoshor]]'', ''[[Arogya Niketon]]'', and ''[[Ganashatru]]''. She performed as a supporting actress in ''[[Chele Kar]]'', ''[[Garh Nasimpur]]'', ''[[Baghini]]'', ''[[Jodi Jantem]]'', ''[[Hanghsa Mithun]]'', ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]]'', ''[[Chakranto]]'', ''[[Malabadal]]'', ''[[Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar]]'', ''[[Aakrosh (1989 film)|Aakrosh]]'', and ''[[Aagun]]''. She won the award for best actress for her performance in ''Nirjan Saikate''. She acted as a mother character in ''[[Amar Songee]]'', ''[[Anuraher Chhonya]]'', ''[[Troyee]]'', ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'', ''[[Arogya Niketon]]'', ''[[Papee]]'', ''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]'', ''[[Amrita Kumbher Sandhane]]'', and ''Srodhanjoli''. She also played characters in Mega TV serials like ''[[Prabaho]]'', ''[[Ghum Nei]]'', and ''[[Pratibimbo]]''. In 2006 she also acted in [[Mira Nair]]'s ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]].
== Career ==
She acted in Hindi Films too like ''[[Milan]]'' ( Naukadubi in Bengali) with [[Ashok Kumar]] and also in ''[[Mashaal]] (1950)''.
Guha Thakurta made her acting debut in Amiya Chakravarty's ''[[Jwar Bhata (1944 film)|Jwar Bhata]]'' (1944)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jwar-bhata-1078 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603062644/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jwar-bhata-1078 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 June 2019 |title=Jwar Bhata (1944) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos |website=Cinestaan |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> at age ten. This was the debut film of [[Dilip Kumar]]. Her next film as Ruma Ghosh was [[Nitin Bose]], whose first cousin was her aunt's father-in-law,'s ''Mashaal'' (1950) in [[Hindi]], which had a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] version called ''Samar'', adapted from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel ''Rajani''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/manaivi-ready-17640 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215064811/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/manaivi-ready-17640 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2020 |title=Manaivi Ready (1987) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos |website=Cinestaan |access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> She portrayed a blind girl, Sarla.

After her divorce, Ruma moved to Calcutta to act in [[Rajen Tarafdar]]’s ''Ganga'' based on [[Samaresh Basu|Samaresh Bose]]’s eponymous cult novel. She acted as one of two leading ladies, with [[Sandhya Roy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2019/jun/5/21035/sandhya-roy-debashree-roy-grateful-for-their-mentoring-by-co-artiste-ruma-guha-thakurta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007071423/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2019/jun/5/21035/sandhya-roy-debashree-roy-grateful-for-their-mentoring-by-co-artiste-ruma-guha-thakurta |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 October 2019 |title=Sandhya Roy, Debashree Roy grateful for their mentoring by co-artiste Ruma Guha Thakurta |last=Sarkar |first=Roushni |website=cinestaan.com |access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> ''Ganga'' won the National award for Best Feature Film that year and Ruma's portrayal of Himi received critical acclamation. In the same year, she acted in ''Personal Assistant'' opposite to [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay|Bhanu Bandopadhayay]] and in ''Khaniker Atithi'' by Tapan Sinha.

Her film career revived in 1962 with ''Benarasi,'' produced by her and directed by her husband. It was the tale of a courtesan who tries to lead a life of dignity and respect, when her childhood sweetheart, Ratan, takes her away from her terrible environment. It flopped, but won the BFJA Award for Best Feature Film the following year.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

=== As an actress ===
=== As an actress ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Movie !! Director !! Role !! Language
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Language !! Notes
|-
|-
| 1944 || [[Jowar Bhanta]] || || ||
| 1944 ||''[[Jwar Bhata (1944 film)|Jwar Bhata]]'' || || Amiya Chakrvarty || Hindi ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 1950 || ''Mashaal'' || Sarala Das || [[Nitin Bose]] || Hindi<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/mashal-14254 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515192437/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/mashal-14254 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 May 2018 |title=Mashal (1950) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos {{!}} Cinestaan |website=Cinestaan |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://osianama.com/film-titles/mashal-1950 |title=Mashal |website=osianama.com |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref> ||
|rowspan=2| 1950 || [[Mashaal]] || [[Nitin Bose]] || || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Afsar (film)|Afsar]] ||[[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] || || Hindi
| ''[[Afsar (1950 film)|Afsar]]'' || || [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] || Hindi ||
|-
|-
| 1952 || [[Rag Rang]] || [[Digvijay]] || Ruma Devi || Hindi
| 1952 || ''Rag Rang'' || Digvijay || Ruma Devi || Hindi ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 1959 || [[Ganga (1959 film)|Ganga]] || [[Rajen Tarafdar]] || Himi ||
|rowspan=3| 1959 || ''Personal Assistant'' || Rumali Sen || || Chitrakar Bengali || (as Ruma Devi)
|-
|-
| [[Personal Assistant]] || Chitrakar || Rumali Sen (as Ruma Devi) || Bengali
| ''Khaniker Atithi'' || Mita || [[Tapan Sinha]] || Bengali || (as Ruma Ganguly)
|-
|-
| 1962 || [[Abhijan]] || [[Satyajit Ray]] || Neeli || Bengali
| ''[[Ganga (1959 film)|Ganga]]'' || [[Rajen Tarafdar]] || Himi || Bengali ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 1963 || [[Nirjan Saikate]] || [[Tapan Sinha]] || || Bengali
| 1960 || ''Benarasi'' || Sona || [[Arup Guhathakurta]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=3| 1962 || ''Banarasi'' || || || ||
| [[Polatak]] || [[Tarun Majumder]] || Moyna || Bengali
|-
|-
| 1964 || [[Prabhater Rang]] || ||
| ''[[Abhijan (1962 film)|Abhijan]]'' || Neeli || [[Satyajit Ray]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| ''Benarasi'' || || || ||
| 1966 || [[Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar]] || [[Ajit Lahiri]] || || Bengali
|-
|-
|rowspan=3| 1967 || [[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]] || [[Tarun Majumdar]] || || Bengali
|rowspan=2| 1963 || ''Polatak'' || Moyna || [[Tarun Majumder]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| [[Antony Firingee (film)|Antony Firingee]] || [[Sunil Bannerjee]] || Jogweshwari || Bengali
| ''[[Nirjan Saikate]]'' || Chhoto Bou || [[Tapan Sinha]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| [[Ashi te Asio Na (film)|Ashi te Asio Na]] || || || Bengali
| rowspan=4| 1964 || ''Kinu Gowalar Gali'' || Theater Actress || [[O. C Ganguly]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| ''Subha O Debatar Gras'' || || || ||
|rowspan=4| 1968 || [[Panchashar]] || [[Arup Guhathakurta]] || || Bengali
|-
|-
| [[Baghini]] || [[Bijoy Bose]] || || Bengali
| ''Sindoore Megh'' || || || ||
|-
|-
| [[Hangsa Mithun]] || || || Bengali
| ''Prabhater Rang'' || || Ajoy Kar || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| [[Garh Nasimpur]] || || || Bengali
| 1966 || ''Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar'' || || [[Ajit Lahiri]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=3| 1967 || ''[[Antony Firingee (film)|Antony Firingee]]'' || Jogweshwari || [[Sunil Bannerjee]] || Bengali ||
| 1969 || [[Arogya Niketan]] || [[Bijoy Bose]] || Pradyot's mother || Bengali
|-
|-
| 1974 || [[Jodi Jantem]] || [[Yatrik]] || Ranu Basu || Bengali
| ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]]'' || || [[Tarun Majumdar]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| 1976 || [[Bairaag]] || [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]] || Pushpa ||
| ''[[Ashite Ashiona]]'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| 1980 || [[Dadar Kirti]] || [[Tarun Majumdar]] || Saraswati, Beena's Mother || Bengali
|rowspan=4| 1968 || ''Hangsa Mithun'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| ''Garh Nasimpur'' || || || Bengali ||
|rowspan=2| 1981 || [[36 Chowringhee Lane]] || || Nandita's Mother || English
|-
|-
| [[Swami Stree]] || || || Bengali
| ''Panchashar'' || || [[Arup Guhathakurta]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 1982 || [[Troyee]] || || || Bengali
| ''[[Baghini]]'' || || [[Bijoy Bose]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| [[Amrita Kumbher Sandhane]] || || || Bengali
| 1969 || ''[[Arogya Niketan]]'' || Pradyot's mother || [[Bijoy Bose]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| 1983 || [[Samarpita]] || || || Bengali
| 1973 || ''Nishi Kanya'' || || || ||
|-
|-
| 1985 || [[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|Bhalobasa Bhalobasa]] || || Keya's Mother || Bengali
| 1974 || ''[[Jadi Jantem]]'' || Ranu Basu || [[Yatrik]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
|1986 || [[Anurager Chhonya]] || || || Bengali
| 1976 || ''[[Bairaag]]'' || Pushpa || [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]] || Hindi ||
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1987 || [[Gayok]] || [[Shantanu Bhowmick]] || ||
| 1979 || ''Dour'' || || || ||
|-
|-
| [[Amar Sangi]] || [[Sujit Guha]] || || Bengali
|rowspan=2| 1980 || ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' || Saraswati, Beena's Mother || [[Tarun Majumdar]] || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| 1988 || [[Agun]] || [[Victor Banerjee]] || ||
| ''Bandhan'' || || || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=3| 1989 || [[Asha O Bhalobasha]] || || || Bengali
|rowspan=3| 1981 || ''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]'' || Nandita's Mother || || English ||
|-
|-
| [[Aakrosh (1989 film)|Aakrosh]] || || ||
| ''[[Swami Stree]]'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| ''Maa Bipat Tarini Chandi'' || || || ||
| [[Gonoshatru]] || [[Satyajit Roy]] || Maya Gupta || Bengali
|-
|-
| 1991 || [[Path O Prasad]] || || || Bengali
|rowspan=2| 1982 || ''[[Troyee]]'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| 1992 || [[Indrajit]] || [[Anjan Choudhury]] || ||
| ''[[Amrita Kumbher Sandhane]]'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || [[Wheel Chair]] || [[Tapan Sinha]] || Sushmita's Mother ||
| 1983 || ''Samarpita'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || [[Sangharsha]] || [[Haranath Chakraborty]] || || Bengali
|rowspan=2| 1984 || ''Paar'' || || || ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || [[Himghar]] || || || Bengali
| ''Didi'' || || || ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || [[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]] || || Ashoke's Mother || English
| 1985 || ''[[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|Bhalobasa Bhalobasa]]'' || Keya's Mother || || Bengali ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1986 || ''Anurager Chhonya'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Amar Sangi]]'' || Jhilik's Mother || [[Sujit Guha]] || Bengali ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1987 || ''Gayok'' || || [[Shantanu Bhowmick]] || ||
|-
| ''Ekanto Apon'' || || || ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1988 || ''Agun'' || || || ||
|-
| ''Tumi Koto Sundar'' || || || ||
|-
| ''[[Aagoon (film)|Aagoon]]'' || || [[Victor Banerjee]] || Bengali ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1989 || ''[[Ganashatru]]'' || Maya Gupta || [[Satyajit Ray]] || Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Asha O Bhalobasha]]'' || Roopa's Mother || [[Sujit Guha]] || Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Aakrosh (1989 film)|Aakrosh]]'' || Samrat's Foster Mother || [[Sujit Guha]] || Bengali ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 1990 || ''Anuraag'' || || || ||
|-
| ''Garmil'' || || || ||
|-
| ''Papi'' || || || ||
|-
| ''Abhishkar'' || || || ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1991 || ''[[Path O Prasad]]'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
| ''Bidhilipi'' || || || ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Indrajit]]'' || || [[Anjan Choudhury]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Wheel Chair]]'' || Sushmita's Mother || [[Tapan Sinha]] || ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Sangharsha]]'' || || [[Haranath Chakraborty]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Himghar]]'' || || || Bengali ||
|-
| 1998 || ''Choudhury Paribar'' || || || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Malabadal]]'' || || Raj Mukherjee || Bengali ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]'' || Ashoke's Mother || || English || (final film role)
|}
|}


=== As a Playback singer ===
=== As a playback singer===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Movie
! Year !! Title
|-
|-
| 1958 || [[Lukochuri]]
| 1958 || ''[[Lukochuri]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 1963 || [[Barnali]]
|rowspan=2| 1963 || ''[[Barnali (film)|Barnali]]''
|-
|-
| [[Polatak]]
| ''[[Polatak]]''
|-
|-
| 1961 || [[Tin Konya]]
| 1961 || ''[[Tin Konya]]''
|-
|-
| 1966 || [[Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar]]
| 1966 || ''[[Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar]]''
|-
|-
| 1967 || [[Antony Firingee (film)|Antony Firingee]]
| 1967 || ''[[Antony Firingee (film)|Antony Firingee]]''
|-
|-
| 1968 || [[Baghini]]
| 1968 || ''[[Baghini]]''
|-
|-
| 1970 || [[Bakso Badal]]
| 1970 || ''[[Bakso Badal]]''
|-
|-
| 1974 || [[Jodi Jantem]]
| 1974 || ''[[Jodi Jantem]]''
|-
|-
| 1976 || [[Mera Dharam Meri Maa]]
| 1976 || ''[[Mera Dharam Meri Maa]]''
|-
|-
| 1982 || [[Amrita Kumbher Sandhane]]
| 1982 || ''[[Amrita Kumbher Sandhane]]''
|}
|}


==Honors and awards==
== Awards ==
* [[BFJA Awards]] (1964) for Best Actress in supporting role – [[Palatak]]
Thakurta received the [[Soviet Land Nehru Peace Award]] in the year 1982, the [[President's Medal]] for her performance in ''[[Nirjan Saikate]]'' in 1963, [[Banga Ratna]] in 2009, and the [[Bharat Nirman Award]] from the [[Government of India]].
* [[IFFI Best Actor Award (Female)]] (1965) for "[[Nirjan Saikate]]" at [[3rd International Film Festival of India|3rd IFFI]]<ref>{{cite web |title=IFFI: A TRIP DOWN THE MEMORY LANE - |url=https://pickle.co.in/markets/iffi-a-trip-down-the-memory-lane/ |website=Pickle Media |date=23 November 2019 |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:43, 23 March 2024

Ruma Guha Thakurta
Born
Ruma Ghosh

(1934-11-03)3 November 1934
Died3 June 2019(2019-06-03) (aged 84)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Spouse(s)
(m. 1950; div. 1958)

Arup Guha Thakurta
(m. 1960, died 2004)
Children3, including Amit Kumar
Musical career
GenresFilm music
Instrument(s)Vocalist
Years active1944–2019

Ruma Guha Thakurta (3 November 1934 – 3 June 2019) was an Indian actress and singer primarily associated with Bengali language films.[1][2] She founded Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958.

Early life[edit]

Ruma Guha Thakurta was born as Ruma Ghosh on 3 November 1934 to Satyen Ghosh (Monty Ghosh) and singer Sati Devi.[3][4] Her family was culturally inclined to Brahmo Samaj, a societal component of Brahmoism. Her mother Sati was eldest sister of Bijoya Ray, the wife of Satyajit Ray.[5]

Guha Thakurta was a trained vocalist and a dancer. She started training in music at Swarabitan in Kolkata, which had been established by her parents. In later years, she studied under Abdul Rehman Khan of Patiala gharana, the Ustad of Nirmla Devi and Lakshmi Shankar in Bombay. She also trained in dance at "Uday Shankar India Cultural Centre" at Almora.[4]

She married Kishore Kumar in 1951 and had a son Amit Kumar by this marriage. The couple divorced in 1958 and she married Arup Guha Thakurta in 1960.[6] The couple had two children, Ayan and Sromona. Sromona is also a singer.

Career[edit]

Guha Thakurta made her acting debut in Amiya Chakravarty's Jwar Bhata (1944)[7] at age ten. This was the debut film of Dilip Kumar. Her next film as Ruma Ghosh was Nitin Bose, whose first cousin was her aunt's father-in-law,'s Mashaal (1950) in Hindi, which had a Bengali version called Samar, adapted from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Rajani.[8] She portrayed a blind girl, Sarla.

After her divorce, Ruma moved to Calcutta to act in Rajen Tarafdar’s Ganga based on Samaresh Bose’s eponymous cult novel. She acted as one of two leading ladies, with Sandhya Roy.[9] Ganga won the National award for Best Feature Film that year and Ruma's portrayal of Himi received critical acclamation. In the same year, she acted in Personal Assistant opposite to Bhanu Bandopadhayay and in Khaniker Atithi by Tapan Sinha.

Her film career revived in 1962 with Benarasi, produced by her and directed by her husband. It was the tale of a courtesan who tries to lead a life of dignity and respect, when her childhood sweetheart, Ratan, takes her away from her terrible environment. It flopped, but won the BFJA Award for Best Feature Film the following year.

Filmography[edit]

As an actress[edit]

Year Title Role Director Language Notes
1944 Jwar Bhata Amiya Chakrvarty Hindi
1950 Mashaal Sarala Das Nitin Bose Hindi[10][11]
Afsar Chetan Anand Hindi
1952 Rag Rang Digvijay Ruma Devi Hindi
1959 Personal Assistant Rumali Sen Chitrakar Bengali (as Ruma Devi)
Khaniker Atithi Mita Tapan Sinha Bengali (as Ruma Ganguly)
Ganga Rajen Tarafdar Himi Bengali
1960 Benarasi Sona Arup Guhathakurta Bengali
1962 Banarasi
Abhijan Neeli Satyajit Ray Bengali
Benarasi
1963 Polatak Moyna Tarun Majumder Bengali
Nirjan Saikate Chhoto Bou Tapan Sinha Bengali
1964 Kinu Gowalar Gali Theater Actress O. C Ganguly Bengali
Subha O Debatar Gras
Sindoore Megh
Prabhater Rang Ajoy Kar Bengali
1966 Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar Ajit Lahiri Bengali
1967 Antony Firingee Jogweshwari Sunil Bannerjee Bengali
Balika Badhu Tarun Majumdar Bengali
Ashite Ashiona Bengali
1968 Hangsa Mithun Bengali
Garh Nasimpur Bengali
Panchashar Arup Guhathakurta Bengali
Baghini Bijoy Bose Bengali
1969 Arogya Niketan Pradyot's mother Bijoy Bose Bengali
1973 Nishi Kanya
1974 Jadi Jantem Ranu Basu Yatrik Bengali
1976 Bairaag Pushpa Asit Sen Hindi
1979 Dour
1980 Dadar Kirti Saraswati, Beena's Mother Tarun Majumdar Bengali
Bandhan
1981 36 Chowringhee Lane Nandita's Mother English
Swami Stree Bengali
Maa Bipat Tarini Chandi
1982 Troyee Bengali
Amrita Kumbher Sandhane Bengali
1983 Samarpita Bengali
1984 Paar
Didi
1985 Bhalobasa Bhalobasa Keya's Mother Bengali
1986 Anurager Chhonya Bengali
Amar Sangi Jhilik's Mother Sujit Guha Bengali
1987 Gayok Shantanu Bhowmick
Ekanto Apon
1988 Agun
Tumi Koto Sundar
Aagoon Victor Banerjee Bengali
1989 Ganashatru Maya Gupta Satyajit Ray Bengali
Asha O Bhalobasha Roopa's Mother Sujit Guha Bengali
Aakrosh Samrat's Foster Mother Sujit Guha Bengali
1990 Anuraag
Garmil
Papi
Abhishkar
1991 Path O Prasad Bengali
Bidhilipi
1992 Indrajit Anjan Choudhury Bengali
1994 Wheel Chair Sushmita's Mother Tapan Sinha
1995 Sangharsha Haranath Chakraborty Bengali
1996 Himghar Bengali
1998 Choudhury Paribar
2000 Malabadal Raj Mukherjee Bengali
2006 The Namesake Ashoke's Mother English (final film role)

As a playback singer[edit]

Year Title
1958 Lukochuri
1963 Barnali
Polatak
1961 Tin Konya
1966 Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar
1967 Antony Firingee
1968 Baghini
1970 Bakso Badal
1974 Jodi Jantem
1976 Mera Dharam Meri Maa
1982 Amrita Kumbher Sandhane

Awards[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Read about 4 wives of Kishore Kumar". India TV News. March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ^ "4 Weddings And More: The Women In Kishore Kumar's Life". mansworldindia.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Actress Ruma Guha Thakurta, Kishore Kumar's first wife, dies at 84 in Kolkata". India Today. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b Lohani, Vinayak (11 July 2019). "Remembering Ruma Guha Thakurta: The First Lady of Indian Choir Music". The Wire. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Kishore Kumar's first wife Ruma Guha Thakurta passes away in Kolkata at 84". Tribune. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Bappi Lahiri catches up with Kishore Kumar s wives Ruma Guha Thakurta and Leena Chandavarkar". mid-day. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Jwar Bhata (1944) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Manaivi Ready (1987) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Sandhya Roy, Debashree Roy grateful for their mentoring by co-artiste Ruma Guha Thakurta". cinestaan.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Mashal (1950) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Mashal". osianama.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. ^ "IFFI: A TRIP DOWN THE MEMORY LANE -". Pickle Media. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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