Ruma Guha Thakurta

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Ruma Guha Thakurta
Born(1934-11-21)21 November 1934
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died3 June 2019(2019-06-03) (aged 84)
Kolkata, India
GenresFilm music
Occupation(s)actress, singer
Instrument(s)Vocalist
Years active1944–2019

Ruma Guha Thakurta (born Bengali: রুমা গুহঠাকুরতা; 21 November 1934 – 3 June 2019) was an Indian Bengali actress and singer.[1][2] She founded Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958. She was born to Satyen Ghosh (Monty Ghosh) and singer Sati Devi.

Biography

Her family was culturally inclined to Brahmo Samaj, a societal component of Brahmoism, and her mother, Sati Ghosh, was a trained vocalist, and elder sister to Bijoya Ray, wife of Satyajit Ray. She began her girlhood as a dancer. Later, she went to Almora Academy of Uday Shakar at Lahore to start a career as a dancer. She also started her early training in music at a school named Swarabitan in Kolkata, which was established by her parents. In later years, she took training 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, who is also a singer.

Career

She made her acting debut with Amiya Chakravarty's Jwar Bhata (1944),[4] when she was ten years old. This also happened to be the debut film of legendary actor 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, who suddenly finds herself heir to riches and the world’s perspective towards her changes.

After her divorce from Kishore Kumar, Ruma moved to Calcutta to act in the classic, Rajen Tarafdar’s Ganga based on Samaresh Bose’s cult novel of the same name. She acted as one of the two leading ladies the other one being 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 the comedy Personal Assistant opposite Bhanu Bandopadhayay and in the film Khaniker Atithi by Tapan Sinha portraying a delicate relationship with a person with whom she had a love affair before marriage.

Her film career revived in 1962 with a film she produced and her husband directed called Benarasi. It was a tale of a courtesan who tries to lead a life of dignity and respect, when her childhood sweetheart, Ratan, takes away from her terrible environment. It did not do well at the box office. It won the BFJA Award for Best Feature Film the following year.

Filmography

As an actress

Year Movie Director Role Language
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
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Read about 4 wives of Kishore Kumar". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ^ "4 Weddings And More: The Women In Kishore Kumar's Life". www.mansworldindia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Bappi Lahiri catches up with Kishore Kumar s wives Ruma Guha Thakurta and Leena Chandavarkar". mid-day. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Jwar Bhata (1944) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Manaivi Ready (1987) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Sandhya Roy, Debashree Roy grateful for their mentoring by co-artiste Ruma Guha Thakurta". www.cinestaan.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Mashal (1950) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Mashal". osianama.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

External links

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