The Durga of Pather Panchali is no more

Legendary director Satyajit Ray's classic movie 'Pather Panchali'. Actress Uma Dasgupta became a part of history by playing the role of Durga in that movie released in 1955. Now he has crossed over to the land of no return to make everyone cry.

Legendary director Satyajit Ray's classic movie 'Pather Panchali'. Actress Uma Dasgupta became a part of history by playing the role of Durga in that movie released in 1955. Now he has crossed over to the land of no return to make everyone cry.

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It is known that Uma Dasgupta breathed her last at a private hospital in Kolkata on Monday (November 18) around 8:30 am.

Confirming the news of the actress' death, actor Chiranjit Chakraborty said, 'I met Uma's daughter in the morning. At that time he said that Umadi had left. He had cancer a few years ago.'

It is known that Uma was recovering from cancer treatment. But suddenly this disease returned to his body again and he fell ill. He was admitted to a private hospital for treatment. This actress died there.


Uma Dasgupta acted in only one movie in her life. And that is 'pather panchali'. Based on the novel by Vibhutibhushan Banerjee, this movie brought fame to Satyajit Ray and all the crew.

Source: Hindustan Times


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