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Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali's Durga, Actress Uma Dasgupta Dies

Uma Dasgupta, who portrayed Durga in Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali, has passed away after a prolonged illness. Her role as the elder sister to Apu, immortalised by Soumitra Chatterjee, remains iconic. Despite never entering mainstream cinema again, Dasgupta's powerful performance continues to resonate in cinematic history. The film was based on Bibhutibhshan Bandopadhyay's novel of the same name.

Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali's Durga, actress Uma Dasupta has passed away after prolonged illness. The film, based on the novel of the same name by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay saw the actress play the elder sister to lead 'Apu' a role, which would later be immortalised by the late Soumitra Chatterjee. Uma Dasgupta who never entered mainstream cinema after Pather Panchali, remained in collective memory for her powerful performance.

As per Ei Samay online, the news of her death was first shared bya ctor Chiranjit Chakraborty. The actress was hospitalised for a few days following a bout of illness and passed away in the wee hours of the morning. The actor revealed that he received the devastating news from the actress' daughter.

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