Manju Dey
Actor
Biography
Manju Dey (7 May 1926 – 30 September 1989) was an Indian actress and director in Bengali cinema. She received the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 25th Annual BFJA Awards for the film Carey Saheber Munshi in 1962. Dey was born in Baharampur, British India in 1926. She first became popular for her acting in the Bengali film Jighansa. She was a leading actress in various black and white films in the early 1950s and 1960s. Dey has worked with directors Ajoy Kar, Mrinal Sen, and Tapan Sinha. She also directed and produced films including Shajarur Kanta and Abhishapta Chambal.
As Director
Filmography
Kabuliwala
as Girl's Mother 1957
Prithibi Amare Chay
1957
Bou Thakuranir Haat
1953Ajante
1984
Niyoti
1951
The Power of Chant
1954
Kar Pape
as Beauty (Ashim's Wife) 1952
Jighangsa
as Manjushree 1951
Ankush
1954
Grihaprabesh
1954
Kalyani
1954
Laksha-Heera
1956
Punarmilan
1957
Baradidi
as Manorama 1957
Under the Blue Sky
as Basanti 1959Biyallish
1951
Kancher Swarga
as Seema Sen 1962