January 17, 2014

Legendary actress Suchitra Sen passes away

Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, who is undergoing treatment at a nursing home in Kolkatta for serious respiratory problems, passed away at the age of 82 on Friday morning (17 January, 2014).

The well-known actress had suffered a massive heart attack after which her condition had turned very critical. She was admitted to Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkatta on 23 December, 2014 following a respiratory tract infection. Later she was treated in a private Intensive Treatment Unit for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Later she was put on non-invasive ventilation 3 January, 2014.

Suchitra for power-packed performances in highly acclaimed Bengali films such as "Deep Jwele Jaai" 'Saat Paake Bandha', 'Agnipariksha', 'Saptapadi'  and "Uttar Falguni"  and has also starred in memorable Hindi films like 'Devdas', Mamta,  'Aandhi' and 'Saat Paake Bandha', 'Agnipariksha'. She won the best actress award for ‘Saat Paake Bandha’ at the Moscow Film Festival in 1963.

-K Himaanshu Shukla...




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