Rajeshwari Raychowdhury

Rajeshwari Raychowdhury (1952—1994) was an Indian actress who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. The daughter of the eminent faminist writer Kabita Sinha, she made her big screen debut in Purnendu Patri's Strir Patra which was based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story of the same name. Afterwards, she appeared in films such as Job Charnaker Bibi (1979), Sansarer Itikatha (1983), Rajpurush (1987), Dolonchanpa (1987), Devi Baran (1988), Shatru Pakhha (1989). Her relationship with Abhishek Chatterjee attracted significant media attention.

Early life Rajeshwari was born in 1952, to the Bengali Writer Bimal Raychowdhury and the Bengali poet Kabita Sinha. Parameshwari Raychowdhury and Konad Raychowdhury are her younger siblings.

Career Raychowdhury made her debut in Purnendu Patri's Strir Patra (1973) which was based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story of the same name. The film well documents the subjugated and dominated womanhood of the 20th century Indian society. It stars Madhabi Mukherjee in the lead. Rajeshwari portrayed Bindu, a teenage girl who is sheltered by the in-laws of her elder sister. Bindu is considered a burden in the family and is compelled to overwork throughout the entire day. The only person who is kind to her is Mrinal played by Mukherjee. Bindu later marries an insane person and kills herself to end the oppression by her in-laws. Upon release, the film won critical favour.

Rajeshwari took a six-year sabbatical to complete her education and returned to silver screen with Job Charnaker Bibi (1979) based on Pratap Chandra Chunder's novel of the same name. The film starred Soumitra Chatterjee as Job Charnock while she portrayed the role of Leela, Charnock's wife. She performed in the lead opposite Tapas Paul in the drama Rupasi. She featured in Sujit Guha's love-triangle Dolanchanpa (1987) alongside Sandhya Roy and Ranjit Mallick.

Rajeshwari had two daughters, Monoshini Gordon and Priyadarshini Mitra, and a son, Abhishek Mitra. In the late 1980s, she was rumored to have left her husband and settled with Abhishek Chatterjee in his apartment in South Kolkata. Her alleged relationship with Chatterjee was widely speculated about in the media.

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