Lily Chakravarty

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

Born: Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India, 1941-08-08

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	Bhanu Pelo Lottery		0
2	1962	Hansuli Banker Upakatha	Tarali's Younger Sister	0
3	1962	Bipasha	Jashoda	100
4	1963	Deya Neya		100
5	1964	Anustup Chhanda		0
6	1964	Subho O Debotar Gras		0
7	1965	Kanch Kata Hire	Uma	0
8	1967	Miss Priyangbada		0
9	1968	Baluchari		0
10	1969	Bibaha Bibhrat		0
11	1970	Ei Korechho Bhalo	Tapasi	0
12	1970	Priya	Thulasi, a typist	0
13	1971	Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant	Nupur Chatterji	0
14	1971	Janani		0
15	1972	Chhanda Patan		0
16	1973	Achanak	Pushpa Bakshi / Pushpa Khanna	40
17	1974	Ujala Hi Ujala	Anuradha's Stepmother	0
18	1974	Fuleswari		0
19	1975	Chupke Chupke	Lata Shrivastav	71
20	1976	The Middleman	Kamala Banerjee	74
21	1977	Bhola Moira		0
22	1977	Inkaar	Sonu Choudhury	66
23	1978	Adyashakti Mahamaya		0
24	1979	Sabuj Dwiper Raja	Kakababu's Sister-in-Law	80
25	1981	Kalankini Kankabati		0
26	1982	Swarna Mahal		0
27	1982	Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar		0
28	1982	Matir Swarga		0
29	1983	Protidan		0
30	1984	Bisha Briksha		0
31	1985	Tagari		0
32	1986	Vasundhara		0
33	1988	Surer Sathi		0
34	1989	Ek Din Achanak	Neighbor	67
35	1990	Mon Mayuree		0
36	1990	The Branches of the Tree	Uma Majumdar	70
37	1991	Pati Param Guru		0
38	1992	Bedeneer Prem		0
39	1992	Shet Patharer Thala		0
40	1992	Indrajit		0
41	1992	Mayabini		0
42	1993	Sunya Theke Suru		0
43	1994	Danga		0
44	1994	The Broken Journey		64
45	1995	Sansar Sangram		0
46	1998	Mayer Adhikar		0
47	1998	Ranokhetro		0
48	1999	Lovely Wife		0
49	2003	Chokher Bali	Rajlakshmi	75
50	2005	Herbert	Jyathaima	68
51	2005	Teesta		0
52	2007	Pitribhumi		0
53	2014	Khaad	Sabita, Khokan’s Mother	58
54	2015	Rajkahini	Kawmola	84
55	2016	Hera Pheri		0
56	2017	Posto	Gauri Lahiri	71
57	2017	Curzoner Kalom		0
58	2019	Basu Paribaar		0
59	2019	Sanjhbati	Sulekha	0
60	2020	Tumi O Tumi		0
61	2020	Abyakto	Saathi's Mother	90
62	2020	Rawkto Rawhoshyo		60
63	2021	Abalamban		0
64	2022	Kishmish	Pisithakuma	60
65	2022	Circus Er Ghora		0
66	2023	Ardhangini	Parul Chatterjee	0
67	2023	Mahanagari Theke Dure		0
68	2023	Cheeni 2		0
69	2024	Sedin Kuyasha Chilo		0
70	2024	Ajogyo	Prosen's Mother	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2016	Bhootu	Thakuma	0
2	2020	Forbidden Love	Shanti	50

Lily Chakravarty

Film

Television