Lily Chakravarty
Lily Chakraborty is mainly a Bengali actress who has earned accolades for her natural way of acting skill and has acted in many Bollywood films also.In large number of films she portrayed character roles but has acted as heroine in several pictures as well.She has acted as heroine of one Malayalam film 'Priya' in 1970.She has acted in Bhojpuri films,Assamese films etc also. She used to act in stage plays and in TV serials.
Lily Chakraborty was born on August 8, 1941 in Dhaka and her Father's name was Kesab Chandra Chakraborty and Mother was Dipti Chakraborty.Her debut film was as a supporting actress in the film " Bhanu Pelo Lottery' in 1958.She then used to appear continuously in Bengali films like 'Adwitiya,Fuleswari,Mukhjay Paribar,Janani' etc. In 1973 Gulzar directed a sensitive subject 'Achanak' which told the story of an Army Officer who was very handsome, smart and home loving person eagerly returning home after the 1971 war to see his beloved wife.He was shocked to find that his wife was in love with another person.Vinod Khanna was the hero as the Army Officer and Lily Chakraborty was the heroine of this film.Iftekhar acted as a Police Officer and Farida Jalal as a nurse. In 1975 she acted in another film of 'Gulzar' named 'Mausam' which was a super hit film.Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore Om Shiv puri etc acted. She acted along with Mallika Sarabhai in 'Mutti Bhar Chawal(75) directed by Surendra Shailaj. In the Super hit film 'Chupke Chupke' in which Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore were the main pair Lily Chakraborty portrayed the character 'Lata Kumar Srivastav'.Hrishikesh Mukherjee was the director. In another famous film of Hrishikesh Mukherjee in 1977 'Alaap' she acted as one of the heroine as 'Geeta. A. Prasad, wife of Amitabh Bachchan's character 'Alok Prasad'. In 1989 she acted in 'Ek Din Achanak' which was directed by Mrinal Sen in which Shabana Azmi was the heroine. In 1976 she acted in the Satyajit Ray's Bengali film 'Jana Aranya' and later in another Satyajit Ray film 'Shakha Proshaka'. In 1970 she was the heroine of Malayalam film 'Priya' which was directed by Madhu.It was the debut venture of Madhu as a director.Madhu acted as the hero of this movie which was adopted from the novel of C.Radhakrishnan. In 2009 she has acted in the Assamese film 'Basundhara' which got National Award for Best feature film in Assamese.It handled the theme of man-elephant conflicts faced by forest range inhabitants.Director'Producer was Hiren Bora.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 10.154 |
Birthday | 1941-08-08 |
Place of Birth | Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Also Known As |
1975
Chupke Chupke
7.1/50
Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendr...
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Chupke Chupke
1973
Achanak
4/4
Dr. Chaudhary must perform multiple surgeries on Major Ranjeet Khanna, who was shot by the Police while trying to escape from custody after killing hi...
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Achanak
1976
The Middleman
7.5/19
A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopeful...
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The Middleman
1977
Inkaar
6.625/4
Haridas Choudhury, a wealthy and honest shoe company owner, faces a moral dilemma when his Chauffeur's son (Bansi) is mistakenly kidnapped instead of...
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Inkaar
2014
Khaad
4.8/2
Because of a train strike, a group of tourists, mostly unrelated to each other, get stuck in New Mal Junction. These people are honeymooners (Saheb an...
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Khaad
1990
The Branches of the Tree
7/11
When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and...
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The Branches of the Tree
2003
Chokher Bali
7.4/15
A young woman is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies. Based on the novel by Rabindranath Tagore.
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Chokher Bali
1989
Suddenly, One Day
6.7/9
Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappea...
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Suddenly, One Day
2017
Posto
7.2/6
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Posto
1979
King of the Emerald Isle
8/1
Raja Roychowdhury and his nephew Santu travel to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to solve the mystery behind continuous disappearance of researchers a...
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King of the Emerald Isle
1965
Kanch Kata Hirey
0/0
Subrata joins his father's business that he quits due to ideological differences. What awaits his fate now?
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Kanch Kata Hirey
2015
No Women's Land
8.4/8
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No Women's Land
2019
Sanjhbati
0/0
Sulekha, a lonely elderly woman, misses her son who lives in a different country but finds comfort in the company of her caretakers.
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Sanjhbati
1982
Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar
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The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswa...
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Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar
2020
Rawkto Rawhoshyo
6/1
Swarnaja (Koel Mallick) is a hard-working do-gooder radio jockey with the rarest blood group in the world, Rh null blood group. She has been brought u...
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Rawkto Rawhoshyo
2020
Unsaid
9/1
Abyakto is a poignant tale of a mother and her son, Indra. The film captures a series of unexplained and unusual events which turn Indra into a man he...
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Unsaid
2005
Herbert
6.8/7
Based on Nabarun Bhattacharyas novel of the same name which won the highest literary prize in India in 1997, Suman Mukhopadhyays debut feature Herbert...
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Herbert
1962
Bipasha
10/1
Bipasha and Dibyendu are in love, and the two decide to marry. However, on their wedding night upon receiving a letter, Dibyendu leaves Bipasha before...
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Bipasha
1994
The Broken Journey
6.4/4
Sen Gupta, a doctor who only treats upper-class patients, is forced to confront his own moral and medical beliefs as he discovers rural India during a...
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The Broken Journey
1986
Vasundhara
0/0
Haji and Rupchand are amongst those who oppress the poor sharecroppers of Asmanpur. Eventually, Jagra and Nitai raise their voices against them but ar...
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Vasundhara
1971
Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
0/0
Nupur Chatterji has fled from her home in Delhi, resisting an arranged marriage with a man she dislikes. She comes to Calcutta to her college friend,...
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Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
1974
Ujala Hi Ujala
0/0
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Ujala Hi Ujala
Chuti
0/0
A typical family drama
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Chuti
1998
Mayer Adhikar
0/0
Unhappy with the marriage, a rich man's mother drives her pregnant daughter-in-law, Asha, out of the house. However, years later, her son sets out to...
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Mayer Adhikar
1983
Protidan
0/0
Gauri, an average girl from a village, falls in love with a wealthy man from the city, Samir. The unusual couple go through a series of turmoil after...
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Protidan
1993
Sunya Theke Suru
0/0
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Sunya Theke Suru
1992
Shet Patharer Thala
0/0
After her husband passes away at a regressive Shyambazar household, progressive Bandana falls in love with her son's painting mentor, Sudipto Sorcar....
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Shet Patharer Thala
2007
Pitribhumi
0/0
Subhashree GangulyChakraborty played the role of sister. The Prabhat Roy film saw Jeet and Swastika Mukherjee in the lead.
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Pitribhumi
1991
Pati Param Guru
0/0
Suren, a young lad, visits his uncle in the city. As he tries to solve the problems of those around him, he gets entangled in them.
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Pati Param Guru
1971
Janani
0/0
Janani is the struggle that a widow goes through to bring up her three children after the sudden death of her husband.
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Janani
2022
Circus Er Ghora
0/0
Manik Babu, a respected Ex-Army officer, with his wife Dipa sojourns in a conurbation near Kolkata. His son along with his daughter-in-law and grandso...
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Circus Er Ghora
2016
Hera Pheri
0/0
'Hera Pheri' is the story of a con man Ronnie and a con woman Bonny who cheat people for money. But it's gradually revealed that Bonny wants money to...
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Hera Pheri
1995
Sansar Sangram
0/0
Ananda loses his father as a young boy. He is forced to quit his studies and to take care of his entire family and struggles a lot while doing so. Thi...
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Sansar Sangram
1963
Deya Neya
10/1
The son of a wealthy industrialist aspires to be a singer against the wishes of his father.
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Deya Neya
1972
Chhanda Patan
0/0
Directed by Gurudas Bagchi in 1972.
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Chhanda Patan
1974
Fuleswari
0/0
Fuleshwari, a beautiful young woman, falls in love with Brindaban, a simpleton who arrives in her village. She plans to marry him but is hesitant when...
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Fuleswari
1967
Miss Priyangbada
0/0
Biltu and Dolly are in love with each other, but Dolly's orthodox uncle disapproves of their relationship. However, when her uncle decides to get her...
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Miss Priyangbada
2021
Abalamban
0/0
Elder father-in-law Ms. Dayal Babu, widow Bauma Mamata, Adar's only grandson Vijay and happy man Ramu who is a working man. The days were quite short....
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Abalamban
1992
Mayabini
0/0
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Mayabini
2005
Teesta
0/0
Cocooned in the hilly wrap of Kalimpong, divorcee schoolteacher Teesta (Debasree Roy) feels she can't communicate with people any more. She speaks to...
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Teesta
1998
Ranokhetro
0/0
Santu is murdered in the hands of a corrupt minister's drug-peddling son when he protests against the sale of drugs on the college campus. As the law...
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Ranokhetro
1988
Surer Sathi
0/0
Sumita is smitten with Sanjay's voice and decides to take music lessons from him. Soon, they fall in love with each other but her narrow-minded father...
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Surer Sathi
2022
Kishmish
6/1
Krishanu ‘Tintin’ Chatterjee (Dev), an aspiring graphic novelist, meets Rohini Sen (Rukmini Maitra), a rich, progressive girl, at a college in the hil...
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Kishmish
1978
Adyashakti Mahamaya
0/0
Goddess Durga takes birth in the form of a human in Bhikhu's house. One day, Parashar, her devotee, arrives to liberate her. Thus, begins an altercati...
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Adyashakti Mahamaya
1982
Swarna Mahal
0/0
Swarna Mahal is the tale of power, deceit, betrayal and murder. Swarna Mahal is the ancestral palace of the Singharoy family. It's the family's tradit...
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Swarna Mahal
1992
Bedeneer Prem
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Bedeneer Prem
1992
Indrajit
0/0
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Indrajit
2020
Tumi O Tumi
0/0
Gunjan, Sindur and Ashalata are three women from three different generations, who are all struggling to set themselves free from social compulsions. T...
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Tumi O Tumi
1962
Hansuli Banker Upakatha
0/0
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Hansuli Banker Upakatha
2017
Curzoner Kalom
0/0
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Curzoner Kalom
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Sedin Kuyasha Chilo
0/0
The first story is set in the 1940s where a freedom fighter ends up taking refuge at a woman's place after being chased by the cops. The second story...
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Sedin Kuyasha Chilo
1969
Bibaha Bibhrat
0/0
Ashoke and Mala get married under unavoidable circumstances, but his conservative father does not accept her as his daughter-in-law. When Mala finds n...
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Bibaha Bibhrat
1984
Bisha Briksha
0/0
A landlord develops feelings for Kunda but is unable to marry her since he is married to Suryamukhi. Eventually, Kunda marries Suryamukhi's brother, w...
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Bisha Briksha
1968
Baluchari
0/0
Bollywood 1968
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Baluchari
1994
Danga
0/0
Raju, an honest officer, tries to eradicate corruption from the town. However, he faces many obstacles and even loses his wife in the process.
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Danga
1964
Subha O Debatar Gras
0/0
Not available.
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Subha O Debatar Gras
2023
Cheeni 2
0/0
Mishti, a housewife, is constantly ignored by her husband and children. And Cheeni is full of life and has big dreams. When the path between Mishti an...
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Cheeni 2
2023
The Better Half
0/0
After Suman suffers an accident, the two women in his life - Meghna, the wife, and Shubhra, the ex-wife - are compelled to meet each other. Ardhangini...
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The Better Half
1981
Kalankini Kankabati
0/0
Despite being married, king Rajshekhar Ray falls in love with sexy dancer Aparna, who loves Raghubir. However, things take a turn when he kills Raghub...
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Kalankini Kankabati
2019
Basu Paribaar
0/0
As an elderly couple prepare to celebrate their 50th anniversary, their family begins to gather at their once magnificent mansion. Relatives, both you...
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Basu Paribaar
2023
Mahanagari Theke Dure
0/0
Bengali film based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story Streer Potro.
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Mahanagari Theke Dure
1990
Mon Mayuree
0/0
Priyo and Urmy are lovers who get separated due to the twisted ways of fate. Years later, when they meet each other, Priyo decides to help Urmy as she...
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Mon Mayuree
1970
Priya
0/0
The film focused on the evils of prostitution and pointed a finger at the circumstances that force a woman into this shameful profession.
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Priya
2024
Ajogyo
0/0
Parna's crisis-ridden family has an unexpected guest who is her stay-at-home husband Raktim's confidante, Prosen Mitra. Will Prosen usher in happiness...
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Ajogyo
1970
Ei Korechho Bhalo
0/0
A miser bequeaths his property to his two destitute nephews, provided they within a month marry girls who are well mannered, high family, beautiful an...
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