Anjana Bhowmick
Born
Arati Bhowmik

OccupationActress
Years active1960–1980
SpouseAnil Sharma
ChildrenNilanjana Sengupta
Chandana Sharma

Anjana Bhowmik is an actress of Bengali cinema from the 1960s until the 1980s.

Personal life

Bhowmik was born in Cooch Behar. Her real name is Arati Bhowmik and nickname Babli. Her father was Bibhuti Bhusan Bhowmik. She spent her school days in Cooch Behar. Bhowmik passed the Higher Secondary Exam of West Bengal Board from Suniti Academy of Cooch Behar in 1961. After that she also studied in Sarojini Naidu College, an undergraduate college, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Anjana married Navy Officer Anil Sharma and is now settled in Mumbai. Her daughters are Nilanjana Sharma and Chandana Sharma[1] are also actresses. The older one, Nilanjana Sharma is married to Bengali Actor Jishu Sen Gupta.[2]

Career

She made her film debut at the age of 20 in the 1964 film "Anustup Chanda" directed by Pijush Bose. Before releasing the film she changed her name to Anjana from Arati. She became popular with the release of her first film. Her acting talent was praised by both audiences and critics. She became one of the major heroines of Uttam Kumar. She and Uttam Kumar gave major hits like Chowringhee, "Kokhono Megh", "Nayika Sangbad", "Roudra Chhaya", "Raj Drohi". At a certain time of her career when critics predicted she wouldn't be successful without Uttam Kumar as hero, she paired with Soumitra Chattopadhyay in the highly acclaimed "Mahashweta".

Filmography

TitleYearCharacter
Nishibasar1987
Shukhe Thako1981
Bandini Kamala
Bhagyalipi1979
Roudra Chhaya1973
Pratham Basanta1971
Dibratrir Kabya1970
Shuk Sari1969
Chowringhee1968Sujata Mitra
Kakhano Megh1968Seema Roy (Art Teacher)
Mahashweta1967
Nayika Sangbad1967Urmila/Gita
Griha Sandhane1966
Rajdrohi1966Chinta
Thana Theke Aschi1965Sheela (Chandra Madhab's Daughter)
Anustup Chhanda1964

References

  1. "Tollywood top girls on the go, at a glance". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 4 September 2004. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  2. প্রতিবেদন, নিজস্ব. "অঞ্জনা ভৌমিকের বিরল ছবি শেয়ার করলেন সৃজিত". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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