Anubha Gupta

Acting

Anubha Gupta

Born 1929-12-27 · Dinajpur, Calcutta, British Raj (now India)

Anubha Gupta (27 December 1929 – 14 January 1972) was an Indian Bengali actress and singer known for her work in Bengali cinema. She had an interest in dance and music since her childhood. She studied at Parry Charan Girls School, Banipith, and later Shantiniketan. Gupta joined Bengali cinema as a playback singer when music director Robin Chatterjee introduced her to films. Her debut film as an actress was Samarpan which was released in 1949. Gupta first married footballer Anil De. Her second marriage was to actor Rabi Ghosh.

Acting credits

Pratham Kadam Phool poster
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Kakoli and Sukanto meet in a library reading room. They gradually grow closer to each other and start meeting frequently. One day, she visits Sukanto at his home and her appearance moves everyone in his family. Sukanto's mother wants them to marry but Kakoli's parents refuse the proposal. So, Kakoli leaves the home of her father and begins working as a receptionist. However, misunderstandings soon develop between her and Sukanto.

Pratham Kadam Phool

1970

Calcutta 71 poster
8.6

The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife in India. A middle-class family's home is no match for the monsoons, while another clan's morality is compromised when famine strikes. Young boys smuggle rice, and politicians pity the poor while living in the lap of luxury.

Calcutta 71

1972

Ananya poster
10.0

A Bengali Drama Film directed by Sabyasachi (Ajoy Kar & Binoy Chattopadhyay).

Ananya

1949

Kavi poster
8.0

A railway porter, Nitai, gains a reputation as a poet after participating in many debates. However, his life is filled with tragedy when he gets involved with women he is not supposed to be with.

Kavi

1949

Badhu poster
NR

Kalyani is married into an aristocratic family. Bhuban Mohan Choudhury is unhappy because his daughter-in-law, Kalyani, has dark skin and is illiterate. Despite this, Kalyani becomes the heart of the family. Over time, Bhuban undergoes a transformation as he witnesses how lovingly Kalyani takes care of everyone in the household. However, Bhuban’s son-in-law, Phatik Chand Basu, who lives in the house, conspires and breaks the unity of the family. Can Kalyani bring the family back together?

Badhu

1962

Hansuli Banker Upakatha poster
10.0

Set in 1941, the film delves into the complexities of rural life in Bengal. It sheds light on the oppressive Zamindari system, a social structure that perpetuates inequality and suffering. By exploring the lives of individuals caught within this system, the film offers a poignant commentary on the changing social dynamics and the growing discontent that would ultimately lead to significant transformations.

Hansuli Banker Upakatha

1962

Shesh Paryanta poster
NR

The gloomy life of a young boy gets filled with joy when a new family moves into his neighbourhood. As the young boy sees the new girl, who becomes his new neighbour, he immediately falls in love. But things do not go easy for him as she lives with her uncle who has a very suspicious wife.

Shesh Paryanta

1960

Mahalakhmi Puja poster
NR

Made in the budget of Rs. 85,000, this is the debut film of Sarat Pujari. The tale of Goddess Lakshmi leaving the temple to teach brothers Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra a lesson was presented in the movie. This movie later remade in Hindi as "Jai Jagannath". Prashant Nanda acted as child Shri Krushna. Geeta Dutt was in the Hindi version. Famous singer Hemant Kumar also given voice in this film.

Mahalakhmi Puja

1959

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9.0

The movie is about child marriage, a custom that was prevalent amongst various Indian societies. Set during British Raj in India, the movie tells the story of a village school boy Amal, who is married to a younger girl named Rajni.

Balika Badhu

1967

No artwork available
8.0

The story of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu .

Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna

1953

Ankush poster
NR

Tapan Sinha's debut film is based on a Narayan Ganguly story SAINIK, which figured an elephant in the central character.

Ankush

1954

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Swami Vivekananda

1955

Chhanda Patan poster
9.0

Directed by Gurudas Bagchi in 1972.

Chhanda Patan

1972

Kanchenjungha poster
7.6

Played out in real time, several complex family dramas intersect in the landscape of the Himalayan foothills, allowing the Bengali auteur to examine the class and generational differences of postcolonial India while celebrating the hopes of a society in transition.

Kanchenjungha

1962

Kankabatir Ghat poster
7.0

When Mr. Mukherjee's wife drowns herself in the Ganges to save her ailing husband, people start showering her with respect. Years later, things head towards the same direction for her daughter. Uma meets her rival Mrinaal with almost compassion, keeps her son at her refuge and follows the same path of her mother Kangkabati.

Kankabatir Ghat

1955

Palatak poster
6.8

A wealthy man is struck by wanderlust that always takes him to new places where he mingles with the lives of different people.

Palatak

1963

Listen, Traveler poster
8.0

Uttam Kumar's 4th Film. The film has Uttam Kumar and Prabha Devi as the lead actors.

Listen, Traveler

1951

Shyamali poster
9.0

Shyamali, who is both hearing and speech impaired, faces several struggles in life. While the man she marries supports her, she is not accepted by her in-laws.

Shyamali

1956

Chhadmabeshi poster
7.8

A romantic comedy, where a newlywed couple and their friend pulls a prank on the bride's unsuspecting elder brother and his wife. The groom poses as the driver for the family and the friend poses as the groom. What ensues is an all-time classic of Bengali Cinema.

Chhadmabeshi

1971

Dibaratrir Kabya poster
NR

Throughout her life, Supriya loved a man and was married to another man however she did not either escape from her responsibilities as a doting wife. However, her inner feelings keep tormenting her all her life and her married life becomes an utter failure. She not only ruins her life but everybody else's around her. In the end, her life becomes nothing more than fragmented pieces of broken images.

Dibaratrir Kabya

1970

Masoom poster
9.0

Set in the early 1960s in a large Indian city. The story of three orphaned children, the eldest of whom, Debu, is twelve years old. Debu does his best to earn money so that his brother and sister do not become homeless vagrants. With the help of kind people, Debu manages to provide for his brother and sister, as well as himself.

Masoom

1960

Ektuku Basa poster
7.0

A 1965 Bengali Romantic Comedy Film directed by Tarun Majumdar, featuring Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Sandhya Ray.

Ektuku Basa

1965

Datta poster
7.0

The film is a romantic story about a wealthy Brahmo woman and a poor but intelligent Hindu man. It explores their growing love despite societal obstacles. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, combines humor with serious themes and social commentary, creating a timeless story that respects women.

Datta

1951

The Restless Bride poster
8.3

At the Nangteshwar Shield tournament, Bagha and his teammates from the Sarbamangala Football Club face challenges on and off the field, as the local club president strives to keep the ancestral shield in the family by hook or by crook.

The Restless Bride

1971