Actress Uma Dasgupta, recognized for Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, dies at 84

Uma Dasgupta, the Bengali actress who performed a pivotal function in Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, has handed away at 84. She performed Durga within the iconic movie. Dasgupta was reportedly affected by most cancers for a number of years earlier than her passing.

As per a number of experiences, the tragic information of Uma Dasgupta’s demise has been confirmed by her relative, Chiranjeet Chakraborty. The actress handed away round 8 am as we speak. Chakraborty came upon about her loss of life when he met Uma’s daughter.

Uma Dasgupta was reportedly beneath therapy for most cancers and was responding nicely. Nevertheless, the most cancers returned. She was hospitalised in Kolkata and breathed her final at a neighborhood hospital.

In Satyajit Ray’s iconic Pather Panchali based mostly on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s 1929 Bengali-language novel of the identical identify, Uma performed Apu’s sister Durga. She seems in a few of the most memorable scenes which have now been immortalised in cinema historical past.

Uma acted in a number of movies after Pather Panchali. She is survived by her daughter.