Anjana Bhowmik

Anjana Bhowmik (30 December 1944 – 17 February 2024) was an actress of Bengali cinema from the 1960s until the 1980s. She made her film debut at the age of 20 in the 1964 film "Anustup Chanda" directed by Pijush Bose. Before releasing the film she changed her name to Anjana from Arati. She became popular with the release of her first film. Her acting talent was praised by both audiences and critics. She became one of the major heroines of Uttam Kumar. She and Uttam Kumar gave major hits like Chowringhee, "Kokhono Megh", "Nayika Sangbad", "Roudra Chhaya", "Raj Drohi". At a certain time of her career when critics predicted she wouldn't be successful without Uttam Kumar as hero, she paired with Soumitra Chattopadhyay in the highly acclaimed "Mahashweta".

Sudden Clouds (1968)

While on vacation, art teacher Seema Rai meets a charming stranger called Narayan Chaudhary. The pair strike up a friendship. Returning home, she finds her apartment ransacked and is informed that her wayward uncle has been murdered. She barely knew the uncle, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agradoot
CAST:  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Uttam Kumar  •  Kali Bannerjee  •  Shiben Bandyopadhyay

While on vacation, art teacher Seema Rai meets a charming stranger called Narayan Chaudhary. The pair strike up a friendship. Returning home, she finds her apartment ransacked and is informed that her wayward uncle has been murdered. She barely knew the uncle, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agradoot
CAST:  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Uttam Kumar  •  Kali Bannerjee  •  Shiben Bandyopadhyay

Chowringhee (1968)

Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in the city, just got the taste of freedom from British rule. The movie revolves around different characters - hotel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pinaki Mukherjee
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Supriya Choudhury  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Subhendu Chatterjee

Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in the city, just got the taste of freedom from British rule. The movie revolves around different characters - hotel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pinaki Mukherjee
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Supriya Choudhury  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Subhendu Chatterjee

Dibaratrir Kabya (1970)

Throughout her life, Supriya loved a man and was married to another man however she did not either escape from her responsibilities as a doting wife. However, her inner feelings keep tormenting her all her life and her married life becomes an utter failure. She not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bimal Bhowmik  •  Narayan Chakraborty
CAST:  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Basanta Choudhury  •  Anubha Gupta

Throughout her life, Supriya loved a man and was married to another man however she did not either escape from her responsibilities as a doting wife. However, her inner feelings keep tormenting her all her life and her married life becomes an utter failure. She not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bimal Bhowmik  •  Narayan Chakraborty
CAST:  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Basanta Choudhury  •  Anubha Gupta

News About the Heroine (1967)

A film actress misses her train on her way to a shoot and is stranded in the middle of nowhere. She takes up shelter with the local Station Master and soon bonds with the place and its people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agradoot
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Mrinal Mukherjee

A film actress misses her train on her way to a shoot and is stranded in the middle of nowhere. She takes up shelter with the local Station Master and soon bonds with the place and its people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agradoot
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Mrinal Mukherjee

Thana Theke Aschi (1965)

Sub-Inspector Tinkari Haldar comes to the house of the Industrialist Chandra Madhab Sen to inquire about a Suicide and Mystery starts to Unfold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiren Nag
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Kamal Mitra  •  Chhaya Devi

Sub-Inspector Tinkari Haldar comes to the house of the Industrialist Chandra Madhab Sen to inquire about a Suicide and Mystery starts to Unfold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiren Nag
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Kamal Mitra  •  Chhaya Devi

Mahashweta (1967)

The widower land-lord fixes his wayward step-brother's alliance with priest's daughter. Groom disappears on wedding day, and he is forced to marry her. The brother comes back and when the elder brother dies, tries to dispossess the widow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pinaki Mukherjee
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Jahar Ganguli

The widower land-lord fixes his wayward step-brother's alliance with priest's daughter. Groom disappears on wedding day, and he is forced to marry her. The brother comes back and when the elder brother dies, tries to dispossess the widow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pinaki Mukherjee
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Jahar Ganguli

Roudra Chhaya (1973)

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DIRECTION:  Sachin Adhikari
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Bhanu Banerjee  •  Satya Banerjee

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DIRECTION:  Sachin Adhikari
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Anjana Bhowmik  •  Bhanu Banerjee  •  Satya Banerjee