{"id":21447,"date":"2024-02-17T16:55:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T16:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/noted-bengali-actress-anjana-bhowmik-passes-away-at-79-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T16:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T16:55:55","slug":"noted-bengali-actress-anjana-bhowmik-passes-away-at-79-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/noted-bengali-actress-anjana-bhowmik-passes-away-at-79-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Noted Bengali actress Anjana Bhowmik passes away at 79 &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-517189\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-header post-tp-1-header\">\n<div class=\"single-featured\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix single-post-content\">\n<p>Kolkata: Noted Bengali actress of yesteryear Anjana Bhowmik (79), who received critics\u2019 accolades for her portrayal of \u2018Sujata Mitra\u2019 in the 1968 hit film \u2018Chowringhee\u2019, passed away at a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by her two daughters \u2014 Nilanjana Sengupta and Chandana Sharma. Nilanjana is married to popular actor Jisshu Sengupta.<\/p>\n<p>The family members of the actress told mediapersons that Bhowmik was admitted to a city hospital for some time now owing to age-related ailments.<\/p>\n<p>Many critics feel that despite her acting talent, Bhowmik was unable to reach the height of popularity she deserved because of the presence of other prominent actresses during her time, namely Suchitra Sen, Sabitri Chattopadhyay and Supriya Devi.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the cinemas where she appeared in lead roles, she won the hearts of the viewers and drew accolades from the critics because of her natural acting talent.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from \u2018Chowringhee\u2019, other films with Bhowmik in the lead include \u2018Nayika Sangbad\u2019 opposite Uttam Kumar, \u2018Thana Theke Ashchi\u2019 and \u2018Mahashweta\u2019, among others.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, she received a lifetime achievement award from the West Bengal government.<\/p>\n<p>Mourning Bhowmik\u2019s demise, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said: \u201cI express my heartiest condolence over the death of acclaimed actress Anjana Bhowmik. Her death is an irreparable loss for the Bengali film industry. I express my sympathy towards her family members and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(IANS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n  }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] &#13; &#13; &#13; Kolkata: Noted Bengali actress of yesteryear Anjana Bhowmik (79), who received critics\u2019 accolades for her portrayal of \u2018Sujata Mitra\u2019 in the 1968 hit film \u2018Chowringhee\u2019, passed away at a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday. She is survived by her two daughters \u2014 Nilanjana Sengupta and Chandana Sharma. 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