An Indian actress and singer, born in Kolkata, West Bengal, British India. She started her career as a dancer and later went to the Uday Shankar Music & Dance Academy to study dance. She started her career in 1944 and is known for her work in films such as Palatak (1963), Bairaag (1976), Antony Firingee (1967) and The Namesake (2006). She died on 3 June 2019 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.