(Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya)Actress Supriya Chowdhury died on Friday morning aged 85, leaving behind a body of work that represents the best of Bengali cinema. She was the dreamy Sophia Loren of Bengali cinema. She could just as easily become Neeta, whose ashen face and haunted eyes are emblematic of the best of Bengali cinema. Along with Suchitra and Sabitri Chatterjee, Supriya formed a triad of leading ladies who dominated the Bengali screen of the Fifties and Sixties. Years after her retirement from films, Supriya returned to the sets, albeit for television.

Source: The Telegraph January 27, 2018 21:11 UTC