The best Suchitra Sen’s movies

Suchitra Sen

Suchitra Sen

06/04/1931- 17/01/2014
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Bombai Ka Babu

Bombai Ka Babu
7.5/10
  • Release: 01/01/1960
Story of two friends, end up as a law breaker and another as law enforcer Babu and Malik are two inseparable friends who live in a small town in India. One day they decide to play a prank and steal something. They get caught, while Malik's dad come to bail out and stand surety for him, Babu has no one to do so and ends up in the juvenile center. When the two grow up, Malik becomes a Police Inspector, while Babu takes to crime and ends up being sentenced in jail. When he gets discharged, he goes to meet with his partner-in-crime, Bali, and together they start planning the next heist

Devdas

Devdas
7.7/10
Childhood sweethearts grow up in a small village with a love-hate relationship which changes to love when they mature.

Aandhi

Aandhi
7.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 14/02/1975
  • Character: Aarti Devi
J.K. is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti, of a politician, and chooses to be discrete about it. When she recovers, she and he fall in love; get married in a small marriage ceremony, have a daughter, and thereafter differences arise to such an extent that they decide to separate. Years pass J.K. and Aarti meet again when she is an established politician, both are still attracted to each other, but she does not want her name to be tarnished and stigmatized as a "separated" woman.

Sharey Chuattar

Sharey Chuattar
8.2/10
  • Release: 02/01/1953
The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hostel.

Thirst for Life

Thirst for Life
8.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 25/12/1957
  • Character: Shakuntala Roy
A philanderer only son of a millionaire is attracted to a poor orphan artist, whose god-brother is a hater of rich people, and would go to any extent to get money off them.What would happen when the roles reverse?

Musafir

Musafir
7.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/01/1957
  • Character: Shakuntala Verma
The story is about a house consisting of three families who live in it. It is three stories linked by the house.

Grihadaha

Grihadaha
8.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 05/05/1967
  • Character: Achala
Based on the novel "Grihadaha" written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

Uttar Falguni

Uttar Falguni
8.8/10
  • Release: 11/10/1963
A story of love and sacrifice of a mother who did everything to protect her child ,even from her husband.

The Accepted Defeat

The Accepted Defeat
7.2/10
The story revolves around Pratima who pledges to destroy the relationship between Neera and Binu, as she loves Binu.

Hospital

Hospital
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 26/08/1960
  • Character: Sarbari
Sarbari and Saibal are both successful doctors and in love. However, Saibal comes from an affluent family, while Sarbari has to provide for her poverty stricken family, including her invalid father.

Saat Pake Bandha

Saat Pake Bandha
8.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 31/03/1963
  • Character: Archana
Archana (Suchitra Sen) falls in love with Sukhendu (Soumitra Chatterjee), a serious University Lecturer, much to the chargin her snobbish and interfering mother (Chhaya Devi) for whom Sukhendu is just not good enough for her daughter or their family. Archana however, is adamant and with the approval of her father (Pahadi Sanyal) gets married to Sukhendu. The mother continues to interfere in the marriage constantly reminding her son-in-law of his poverty. Suffering from divided loyalties, Archana's problems are aggravated when Sukhendu insists she sever all ties with her mother. Archana separates from Sukhendu and stays independently completing her studies. When she finally accepts her wifely duties and returns home it is too late as Sukhendu has resigned and gone abroad.

Harano Sur

Harano Sur
7.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/01/1957
  • Character: Dr. Roma Banerjee
An amnesiac after a train accident, Alok Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is rescued on escaping from the asylum where he is admitted by doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen) who takes him to her father's (Pahadi Sanyal) country house in a village called Palaspur. There, while treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry but a second accident makes him recall his life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget the memories spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta and meets him there but he doesn't recognise her. He hires her as governess to his niece instead. Roma keeps trying to simulate Alok's memory but is looked at suspiciously by Lata, Alok's fiancee in Calcutta who thinks Roma is snatching Alok away from her and who complains to Alok's mother. The latter has Roma kicked out. Alok realizing she is from Palaspur and that is where he got back his memory goes there and regains his memory of times spent with Roma there. All's well that end well.

Fariyad

Fariyad
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 05/11/1971
Fariyad is a Bengali movie released on 05 November, 1971. The movie is directed by Bijoy Bose and featured Utpal Dutt and Suchitra Sen as lead characters.

Bipasha

Bipasha
7.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 26/06/1962
  • Character: Bipasha
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 the ceremony to locate his birth parents.

Devi Chaudhurani

Devi Chaudhurani
7.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 06/09/1974
  • Character: Prafulla/ Devi Chaudhurani
Prafulla is beautiful and righteous but is mistreated by her in laws because of her poverty. Prafulla comes to a fortune by chance and is guided by Bhabani Pathak, a nationalistic religious leader to use this fortune in the cause of justice. She is trained rigorously and becomes a bandit queen wrapped in mystery and even fights back Colonial British forces to safeguard villagers.She becomes the legendary Debi Chowdhurani. Gradually incidents take such a turn that her erstwhile tormentors, i.e. her in laws come under her power and the movie ends with reconciliation.

Seven Steps

Seven Steps
8.3/10
  • Release: 20/10/1961
During WWII an army doctor is brought a drunken Anglo-Indian woman, whom he'd once loved, for treatment.

Annapurnar Mandir

Annapurnar Mandir
7.9/10
  • Release: 06/08/1954
1954 Bengali film directed by Naresh Mitra

Sagarika

Sagarika
7.4/10
The all-time favourite on-screen couple of the Bengali cinema not just created many memorable romantic moments but also shattered many taboos around romance, just like in the 1956 classic ‘Sagarika’. Made by the directorial group Agragami, its story follows a young talented lad Arun (Uttam Kumar) with a big dream of studying medicine abroad and the women he comes across. Arun, after being blind for a period, finally reunites with his love and life becomes all good.

One Night

One Night
7.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 11/05/1956
  • Character: Santana
This film revolves with miscommunication and misunderstanding of two couples and their family which cause series of laughter. Sushavan Dutta and his wife, Anita, were invited at their relative Digbijay babu's house. While in journey Anita misses train and Sushavan has to journey with another lady Santana. Santana is the wife of famous political leader Shailesh. At night they take shelter as husband and wife in Gosaiji's hotel, Harimatar Panthashala because Gosaiji allows married couples only. Santana carries a puppy with her, which run away from the garden of the hotel and Sushovan has to chase it at night. When Anita's mother comes to know that Sushavan is untraced, she becomes angry and make chaotic situation.

Sabar Uparey

Sabar Uparey
8/10
Shankar was a young lawyer in pursuit of making it big in the professional world. However his world is turned upside down when he comes to know that his father, who knew went missing, was in real spending his lifetime in the jail as he was incorrectly accused of murdering a lady named Hemangini. His mother urges him to reinvestigate into the case and save his father. He goes to Kishnanagar in search of the people and the evidences which would help him to prove his father’s innocence. He meets Rita, an young and charming lady who assists him. They fall in love. Shankar faces a lot of roadblocks while trying to collect clues most of them which were imposed by the actual murderer. However he solves the mystery in the end and his father is thus, released from prison.

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