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Ruma Guha Thakurta | |
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Background information | |
Born | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | 21 November 1934
Died | 3 June 2019 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | (aged 84)
Genres | Film music |
Occupation(s) | actress, singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocalist |
Years active | 1944–2019 |
Ruma Guha Thakurta (born 21 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
Thakurta was born to Satyen Ghosh (Monty Ghosh) and singer Sati Devi. Thakurta's family was culturally inclined to Brahmo Samaj, a societal component of Brahmoism. Sati was a trained vocalist and elder sister to Bijoya Ray, wife of Satyajit Ray. She began as a dancer. Later, she went to Almora Academy of Uday Shakar at Lahore to study dance. 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 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.[3] The couple had two children, Ayan and Sramana. Sramana is also a singer.
Career
Thakurta made her acting debut in Amiya Chakravarty's Jwar Bhata (1944)[4] at age ten. This was the debut film of Dilip Kumar. Her next film as Ruma Ghosh was Nitin Bose's Mashaal (1950) in Hindi, which had a Bengali version called Samar, adapted from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel Rajani.[5] 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.[6] 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
As an actress
Year | Movie | Director | Role | Language |
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1944 | Jwar Bhata | Amiya Chakrvarty | Hindi | |
1950 | Mashaal | Nitin Bose | Sarala Das | Hindi[7][8] |
Afsar | Chetan Anand | Hindi | ||
1952 | Rag Rang | Digvijay | Ruma Devi | Hindi |
1959 | Ganga | Rajen Tarafdar | Himi | Bengali |
Personal Assistant | Chitrakar | Rumali Sen (as Ruma Devi) | Bengali | |
khaniker Atithi | Tapan Sinha | Mita (as Ruma Ganguly) | Bengali | |
1960 | Benarasi | Arup Guhathakurta | Sona | Bengali |
1962 | Abhijan | Satyajit Ray | Neeli | Bengali |
1963 | Nirjan Saikate | Tapan Sinha | Chhoto Bou | Bengali |
Polatak | Tarun Majumder | Moyna | Bengali | |
1964 | Prabhater Rang | Ajoy Kar | Bengali | |
Kinu Gowalar Gali | O. C Ganguly | Theater Actress | Bengali | |
1966 | Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar | Ajit Lahiri | Bengali | |
1967 | Balika Badhu | Tarun Majumdar | Bengali | |
Antony Firingee | Sunil Bannerjee | Jogweshwari | Bengali | |
Ashi te Asio Na | Bengali | |||
1968 | Panchashar | Arup Guhathakurta | Bengali | |
Baghini | Bijoy Bose | Bengali | ||
Hangsa Mithun | Bengali | |||
Garh Nasimpur | Bengali | |||
1969 | Arogya Niketan | Bijoy Bose | Pradyot's mother | Bengali |
1974 | Jadi Jantem | Yatrik | Ranu Basu | Bengali |
1976 | Bairaag | Asit Sen | Pushpa | |
1980 | Dadar Kirti | Tarun Majumdar | Saraswati, Beena's Mother | Bengali |
1981 | 36 Chowringhee Lane | Nandita's Mother | English | |
Swami Stree | Bengali | |||
1982 | Troyee | Bengali | ||
Amrita Kumbher Sandhane | Bengali | |||
1983 | Samarpita | Bengali | ||
1985 | Bhalobasa Bhalobasa | Keya's Mother | Bengali | |
1986 | Anurager Chhonya | Bengali | ||
1987 | Gayok | Shantanu Bhowmick | ||
Amar Sangi | Sujit Guha | Jhilik's Mother | Bengali | |
1988 | Agun | Victor Banerjee | ||
1989 | Asha O Bhalobasha | Bengali | ||
Aakrosh | ||||
Ganashatru | Satyajit Roy | Maya Gupta | Bengali | |
1991 | Path O Prasad | Bengali | ||
1992 | Indrajit | Anjan Choudhury | Bengali | |
1994 | Wheel Chair | Tapan Sinha | Sushmita's Mother | |
1995 | Sangharsha | Haranath Chakraborty | Bengali | |
1996 | Himghar | Bengali | ||
2000 | Malabadal | Raj Mukherjee | Bengali | |
2006 | The Namesake | Ashoke's Mother | English |
As a playback singer
Year | Movie |
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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
- BFJA Awards (1964) for Best Actress in supporting role - Palatak
See also
References
- ^ "Read about 4 wives of Kishore Kumar". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "4 Weddings And More: The Women In Kishore Kumar's Life". www.mansworldindia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Bappi Lahiri catches up with Kishore Kumar s wives Ruma Guha Thakurta and Leena Chandavarkar". mid-day. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Jwar Bhata (1944) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Manaivi Ready (1987) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Sandhya Roy, Debashree Roy grateful for their mentoring by co-artiste Ruma Guha Thakurta". www.cinestaan.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Mashal (1950) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Mashal". osianama.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
External links
- 2019 deaths
- Bengali actresses
- Actresses in Bengali cinema
- Bengali singers
- Brahmos
- People associated with Santiniketan
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses from Kolkata
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- 20th-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian women singers
- Women musicians from West Bengal
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Indian female film singers
- Bengali playback singers
- Singers from Kolkata
- 20th-century Indian women singers
- 21st-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- 1934 births