1966Winner
Best Performance
Navaratri
Chhaya Devi
Actor
Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
June 3, 1914
Biography
Chhaya Devi (3 June 1914 – 27 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in over two hundred films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film Sonar Sansar (1936). Some of her notable films are Vidyapati (1937), Raat Bhore (1956), Trijama (1956), Saptapadi (1961), Nirjan Saikate (1963), Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Uttar Falguni (1963), Antony Firingee (1967), Hatey Bazarey (1967), Apanjan (1968), and Alaap (1977).
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1963Winner
Best Performance
Nishithe
1963Winner
Best Performance
Deya Neya
Career Highlights
1963Highlight
Best Performance
Bhrantibilas
1962Highlight
Best Performance
Bipasha