Sumita Sanyal (1945-2017) Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Actress
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	09/10/1945
Age	71 years (died on 09, Jun, 2017)
Birthplace	Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Date of Death	09/06/2017

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Real Name

Manjula Sanyal

Zodiac Sign/Sun Sign

Libra

Debut

Film	Khokhababur Pratyabartan (1960, Bengali) Aashirwad (1968, Bollywood)

Religion

Hinduism

Hobbies

Travelling

Notable Films

Height

Weight

kg	65
lbs	143

Eye Color

Black

Hair Color

Black

Some Lesser Known Facts	Sumita was a renowned film actress who had worked in both Bengali and Hindi cinema. Her real name was ‘Manjula’ but on a suggestion of director Bibhuti Laha, she changed it to ‘Suchorita’ for his film ‘Khokhababur Pratyabartan’ (1960). She was known for her role as ‘Renu’ in Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Anand’ (1971). She acted in approximately 40 Bengali films, though rarely as a leading lady. She worked with acclaimed filmmakers including Satyajit Ray, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Tapan Sinha, and Tarun Majumdar. In Anand, she acted opposite Amitabh Bachchan when he was hardly known. She played the affectionate sister-in-law to Jaya Bhaduri in Guddi.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sumita was a renowned film actress who had worked in both Bengali and Hindi cinema.
Her real name was ‘Manjula’ but on a suggestion of director Bibhuti Laha, she changed it to ‘Suchorita’ for his film ‘Khokhababur Pratyabartan’ (1960).
She was known for her role as ‘Renu’ in Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Anand’ (1971).
She acted in approximately 40 Bengali films, though rarely as a leading lady.
She worked with acclaimed filmmakers including Satyajit Ray, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Tapan Sinha, and Tarun Majumdar.
In Anand, she acted opposite Amitabh Bachchan when he was hardly known.
She played the affectionate sister-in-law to Jaya Bhaduri in Guddi.