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Debashree Roy

movie Actress, Dancer, Politician, Producer, Choreographer cake 8 August 1961 (Tuesday) (Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
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Height

in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”

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Age

63

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 8 August 1961 (Tuesday)
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Divorced
Children: Son- None Daughter- None

Education

Education: Post Graduate

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Debashree Roy

  • Does Debashree Roy smoke?: No
  • Does Debashree Roy drink alcohol?: No
  • Debashree is is truly multi-talented as she is a fine actress, dancer, and choreographer.
  • She gave her first dance stage performance at the tender age of 3.
  • She started her acting career as a child artist at the age of 6.
  • She got fame as a child artist at the age of 9, for her role of ‘Ranu’ in the Bengali film ‘Kuheli’ (1971). 
  • She is a trained Indian classical, tribal and folk dancer.
  • Initially, she learned dancing skills from her mother and eldest sister and then Bandana Sen, but later on, she was trained by Kelucharan Mahapatra.
  • She has worked in 100+ movies in various languages, such as – Bengali, Tamil, and Hindi.
  • She has won several awards including a ‘National Film Award’, ‘Banga Bibhushan’, 3 ‘BFJA Awards’, 5 ‘Kalakar Awards’, an ‘Anandalok Puraskar’ and ‘Bharat Nirman Award’.
  • She is the maternal aunt of Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji. 
  • In 1995, she was married to popular Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee,which lasted for 3 years.
  • She participated in many classical and folk dance dramas like ‘Bichitro’, ‘Vasavdatta’ (production of Natraj Troupe), ‘Swapner Sandhane’ etc.
  • In 2011, she became the Member of the Legislative Assembly from ‘Raidighi constituency’.
  • She runs a non-profit organization namely ‘Debasree Roy Foundation’ for the cause of stray animals.

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