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Bengali actor Uma Dasgupta, who played Durga in Pather Panchali, dies of cancer
Uma Dasgupta succumbed to a prolonged battle with cancer and died at the age of 70. She played the young Durga in Satyajit Ray's cult classic Pather Panchali.
Published on Nov 18, 2024 03:53 PM IST
Revisiting An Actress in her Time by Karuna Banerjee
Few know that the actor who played Sarbajaya, Apu’s mother in the first two films of Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy, was also a talented writer. This collection of her articles, essays and reminiscences includes a sketch of Mrinal Sen, a piece on films and their link to life and society, and memories of working with Ray
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 09:04 AM IST
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From HT Archives: Ray gets the Oscar for ‘mastery in arts of motion pictures’
Holding the 2kg Oscar statuette Ray, 70, was heard saying, in a voice choked with emotion, “it is a magnificent award, certainly the best achievement of my movie-making career” spanning over four decades.
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:51 PM IST
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