| 1 | '''Mukherjee, Madhabi (b. 1943)''' |
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| 4 | Bengali actress, originally Madhuri Mukherjee. |
| 5 | Worked on stage with e.g. Sisir Bhaduri, |
| 6 | Ahindra Choudhury, Nirmalendu Lahiri and |
| 7 | Chhabi Biswas. Acted in plays like Naa (at the |
| 8 | Kashi Vishwanath Manch) and Kalarab (at the |
| 9 | Netaji Manch) before débuting as child actress |
| 10 | in films with Premendra Mitra’s Kankantala |
| 11 | Light Railway. Achieved an exemplary Tagore |
| 12 | characterisation in Satyajit Ray’s Charulata. |
| 13 | When Ray later returned to Tagore with Ghare |
| 14 | Baire (1984), his heroine, Swatilekha |
| 15 | Chatterjee, bears a striking resemblance to |
| 16 | Madhabi. Ritwik Ghatak also extensively |
| 17 | alludes to her way of performing literary |
| 18 | figures, e.g. in Subarnarekha: the way Seeta |
| 19 | flicks her long hair dry or sits on the runway or |
| 20 | by the river after eloping with Abhiram. Her |
| 21 | first major film was Mrinal Sen’s Baishey |
| 22 | Shravan. For Ray she played the housewife |
| 23 | who becomes a saleswoman in Mahanagar. |
| 24 | Also acted in Harisadhan Dasgupta’s first |
| 25 | foray into fiction, Eki Ange Eto Rup. Later work |
| 26 | includes Purendu Pattrea’s Swapnaniye and |
| 27 | 70s Tagore adaptations Streer Patra and |
| 28 | Malancha. Apart from Tagore, also played |
| 29 | Saratchandra characters, e.g. in Ramer Sumati, |
| 30 | Bindur Chheley, Biraj Bou et al. Wrote her |
| 31 | autobiography, Ami Madhabi (1995). |
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| 34 | '''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1950: Kankantala Light |
| 35 | Railway; 1952: Prarthana; 1956: Tonsil; 1960: |
| 36 | Baishey Shravan; 1961: Aaj Kal Parshu; |
| 37 | 1962: Subarnarekha; 1963: Mahanagar; |
| 38 | 1964: Swarga Hotey Biday; Godhuli Belaye; |
| 39 | Charulata; Sindoore Megh; Binsati Janani; |
| 40 | 1965: Thana Theke Aschhi; Ghoom Bhangar |
| 41 | Gaan; Kapurush; Eki Ange Eto Rup; Devatar |
| 42 | Deep; 1966: Joradighir Choudhury Paribar; |
| 43 | Sankha Bela; Swapnaniye; 1967: Ajana |
| 44 | Shapath; Kheya; 1968: Adwitiya; Chhoto |
| 45 | Jignasa; Garh Nasimpur; Parishodh; 1969: |
| 46 | Agni Yuger Kahini; Duranta Charai; Teer |
| 47 | Bhoomi; 1970: Swarna Sikhar Pranganey; |
| 48 | Samanaral; Diba Ratrir Kabya; 1971: |
| 49 | Chhadmabeshi; 1972: Biraj Bou; Calcutta ’71; |
| 50 | Chinnapatra; Archana; Chhayatir; Streer |
| 51 | Patra; 1973: Andhar Periye; Bindur Chheley; |
| 52 | Bon Palashir Padabali; Haraye Khunji; |
| 53 | Jiban Rahasya; 1974: Chhutir Ghanta; Natun |
| 54 | Surya; 1975: Agniswar; Phool Sajya; Amriter |
| 55 | Swad; 1976: Yugo Manab Kabir; 1977: |
| 56 | Avatar; Ramer Sumati; 1978: Ganadevata; |
| 57 | 1979: Shuparna; Malancha; 1980: Moyna |
| 58 | Tadanta; Bancharamer Bagan; 1981: |
| 59 | Manikchand; Subarnalata; Saheb; 1982: Matir |
| 60 | Swarga; Prafulla; Chhoto Maa; Bandini |
| 61 | Kamala; Chokh; Durer Nadi; 1983: Kauke |
| 62 | Bolo Na; Samapti; 1984: Jog Biyog; 1985: |
| 63 | Bhalobasha Bhalobasha; Jiban Sathi; |
| 64 | Antaraley; Dadu Nati-o-Hati; Putulghar; |
| 65 | 1986: Anurager Choa; Artanad; Uttar Lipi; |
| 66 | Madhumoy; Jiban; 1987: Arpan; Bandookbaj; |
| 67 | Rudrabina; Pratikar; 1988: Hirer Shikal; Maa |
| 68 | Ek Mandir; Anjali; Dipshikha; Kalankini |
| 69 | Nayika; Surer Sathi; 1989: Kari Diye Kinlam; |
| 70 | Aghaton Ajo Ghatey; Chhandaneer; Agni |
| 71 | Trishna; Bandhobi; Shubha Kamana; 1990: |
| 72 | Manasi; Ekti Jiban; 1991: Sadharan Meye; |
| 73 | Antarer Bhalobasha; Antardhan; 1993: Mon |
| 74 | Mane Na; Shrimati; Prithibir Shesh Station; |
| 75 | Ishwar Parameshwar; 1994: Atikram; |
| 76 | Bidrohini; 1995: Boumoni; Rangeen Basanta. |
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| 78 | [[Actor]] |