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Roy in the film Surjo Snan (1962)
Born (1941-04-11) 11 April 1941 (age 82)
Nabadwip, Bengal Presidency, British India
CitizenshipIndian
Years active1957 – 2019
Notable workAlor Pipasa
Nimantran
Phuleshwari
Baba Taraknath
Sansar Simante
Dadar Kirti
Political partyTrinamool Congress
SpouseTarun Majumdar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byPrabodh Panda
Succeeded byDilip Ghosh
ConstituencyMedinipur
Source: [1]

Sandhya Roy is an Indian actress and politician.[1][2] She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Award for three times,[3] and one Filmfare Awards East best actress for Ganadevata.

Roy made her film debut with Rajen Tarafdar's Antariksha (1957).[4]

Political career

In 2014, she contested a seat in the Lok Sabha election for the All India Trinamool Congress and won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Medinipur constituency and became a member of the Parliament of India.[5]

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Sandhya Roy movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Sandhya Roy reveals why she couldn't reject 'Manojder Adbhut Bari'". The Times of India. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Sandhya Roy Awards, List Of Awards Won By Sandhya Roy". www.gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Antariksha (1957) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. ^ "West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2014, WB Constituency List". indianballot.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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