Chandrabati Devi

Chandrabati Devi (19 October 1909 – 29 April 1992) was an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. She is best known for her role as Chandramukhi in the 1935 cult classic Devdas.

Chandrabati Devi
Chandrabati Devi and Pramathesh Barua in Devdas (1935)
Born(1909-10-19)19 October 1909
Bihar, India
Died29 April 1992(1992-04-29) (aged 82)
Kolkata, India
OccupationActress
Known forPujarin (1936)
Agni Pareeksha (1954)
Raja-Saja (1960)
SpouseBimal Pal

Chandrabati Devi made her film debut in a 1929 silent film Piyari and was catapulted to stardom after she portrayed the role of Meera in Debaki Bose's cult classic Meerabai (1933).

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