Alokananda Roy

Alokananda Roy is an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali cinema and theatre. She made her thespian debut at the age of seven in the 1951 and later on became part of numerous Bengali plays. She made her screen debut with Satyajit Ray's Kanchenjungha. She received a BFJA Award for her role in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bengali film Phera (1988).

Acting career While searching for a new face to portray the character of Manisha in Kanchenjungha (1962), Satyajit Ray ultimately chose Alokananda Roy for the role. Ray had to convince her father and her uncle as well that the role was sober enough to play. The film did not perform well at the box office. She starred as Rangapishima in Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali thriller TV series Tahar Namti Ranjana. Due to the sudden demise of Ghosh, the series was never carried on after completion of the first episode.

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