Jayasree Kabir
| Jayasree Kabir | |
|---|---|
| Native name | জয়শ্রী কবির |
| Born |
Jayasree Roy 1952 (age 63–64) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Alamgir Kabir |
Jayasree Kabir (née Roy; born c. 1952) is a Bengali film actress.[1] She acted in around 30 films in West Bengal and Bangladesh.[1]
Career
While studying in South Point School Kabir earned the Miss Calcutta title in 1968.[1] She got her first break from Satyajit Ray through the film Pratidwandi in 1969.[1][2] She married Bangladeshi film director Alamgir Kabir and starred in two of his films, Shimana Periye and Rupali Shoikotey, which are regarded by the British Film Institute (BFI) as among the finest films to have come out of Bangladesh.[3] Later in life, she moved to London where she now resides. She teaches English at a higher education college.[1]
Films
- Pratidwandi (1969)
- Shimana Periye (1977)[4]
- Sabyasachi
- Ashadharan
- Shurjokonna (1975)
- Puroshkar (1983)
Personal life
Kabir has a son, Lenin Saurav Kabir, with her ex-husband Alamgir Kabir.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Reshmi Sengupta (1 March 2003). "Back in showbiz, where she belongs - Ray heroine wants to revive robi ghosh play". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Pratidwandi (The Adversary)". Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center. University of California, Santa Cruz.
- ↑ "Top 10 Bangladeshi Films". British Film Institute. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "The red and green silver screen". The Daily Star. February 4, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Out of sight, not out of mind". The Daily Star. November 9, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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