Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Born: November 2, 1934
Died: June 2, 2019
in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Ruma Guha Thakurta was born on 3 November 1934 to Satyen Ghosh (Monty Ghosh) and singer Sati Devi who was a trained vocalist and Bijoya Ray's, wife of Satyajit Ray, elder sister's daughter. Ruma Guha Thakurta began as a dancer, actress and singer primarily associated with Bengali language films. She founded Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958 after her divorce. She got married to eminent singer, Kishore Kumar, in 1951.

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The Namesake
Title: The Namesake
Character: Ashoke's Mother
Released: September 2, 2006
Type: Movie
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.
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Cancer
Title: Cancer
Released: June 7, 2001
Type: Movie
Based on Gabhīr Asukh (1998) by Suchitra Bhattacharya.
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Chowdhury Paribar
Title: Chowdhury Paribar
Released: April 9, 1998
Type: Movie
A man and his wife are frustrated with the responsibilities of taking care of their family. However, Borun tries to keep the family from falling apart.
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Himghar
Title: Himghar
Released: July 18, 1996
Type: Movie
Barun Banerjee, a middle-class bank employee, gets in trouble after the head office sets up an enquiry about previous transactions. However, he soon sees the selfish nature of the world around him.
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East Bengaler Chhele
Title: East Bengaler Chhele
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
A sports film about a promising footballer supported by his brother. It's a tribute to East Bengal.
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Wheel Chair
Title: Wheel Chair
Released: July 14, 1994
Type: Movie
Sushmita is paralysed below her neck while escaping a rape attempt. She is admitted to a private nursing home for neurological handicapped patients run by Dr. Mitra, himself a paraplegic. Here she meets a wide variety of patients. Her case is handled by a young physiotherapist Santu, who works hard and soon she can move her fingers. During the process. Santu and Sushmita fall in love but she won't hear of marriage till Santu tells her that they can live a normal married life and have children. Santu very dramatically convinces her that she can even work in an office.

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Srodhanjali
Title: Srodhanjali
Released: December 31, 1993
Type: Movie
Two young women fall in love with the same man creating several issues for them. Meanwhile, their parents make several sacrifices in order for their children to have a good life.
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Indrajit
Title: Indrajit
Released: April 24, 1992
Type: Movie
Biswajit is a renowned barrister. He has two younger brothers, named Indrajit and Abhisek. He along with his two younger brothers creates a very happy family. Indrajit joins the police force by the recommendation of MLA Suprakash Sanyal. Indrajit is a honest, sincere and brave police officer, on the other hand Abhisek slowly enters into a wrong path. Indrajit does not concentrate properly in family. So he has some conflicts and differences with his wife. At this juncture a rape case investigation is handed over to him. A member of the Sanyal's gang named Raja has done that crime. So Indrajit arrested him and placed the file before court. When the trial is almost at the end of its proceedings, then Sanyal's men kidnapped Indrajit's son. Release of Raja is their only demand and they convey it to Indrajit. On the other hand Sanyal's daughter Rupa loves Abhisek. So she helps Indrajit. After refusing the demand of Sanyal, Indrajit defeats all evil forces and reveals Sanyal in front of ...
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Path O Prasad
Title: Path O Prasad
Released: January 4, 1991
Type: Movie
Nilu and his mother Dipannita are not accepted by his grandfather, Aditya, as he thinks she married his son for money. However, things change when Aditya adopts Nilu.
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Bidhilipi
Title: Bidhilipi
Character: Minu's Mother
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
This is a family drama. A poor school master had three sons and one daughter. He was very tense for his daughter's marriage. He meets his former student Bablu, who meets Minu and falls in love with her. He wants to marry Minu. But Minu loved another boy, Alok. Bablu meets Alok and helps him by giving him a job in his office. But Alok was an uncivilised person and falls in love with Rupali, a girl in Bablu's office. Rupali was not a very nice person. Bablu warned Alok about her but Alok left Minu and started staying with Rupali. Minu was dejected and wanted revenge. She wants to transform herself and Bablu helps her to become Minoti,a modern cultured lady. Alok now wants to get Minoti but she slaps him. Minoti realizes that Bablu is the right man for her and they get married.
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Abishkar
Title: Abishkar
Released: July 27, 1990
Type: Movie
Ranabir marries Sushila, a deserted singer, without his father's approval. After marriage, Ranabir's sister, Lata, gets kidnapped and Sushila decides to find her.
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An Enemy of the People
Title: An Enemy of the People
Character: Maya Gupta
Released: January 19, 1990
Type: Movie
Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of typhoid and hepatitis. In order to save lives, he risks his career to try and call attention to this polluted water source, while a local group of building contractors attempt to discredit him in various ways.
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Tumi Kato Sundar
Title: Tumi Kato Sundar
Released: July 22, 1988
Type: Movie
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Amar Sangi
Title: Amar Sangi
Released: September 3, 1987
Type: Movie
Sagar falls in love with Jhilik, who is his maid's daughter. Things, however, take an odd turn when Subhankar, who wants his sister to get married to Sagar, plans to kill Sagar's father.
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Ekanta Apan
Title: Ekanta Apan
Released: July 23, 1987
Type: Movie
Sudipa falls in love with Rawnobir, a goon, and soon, they both get married. However, things take a turn when Rawnobir is arrested and gets imprisoned.
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The Crossing
Title: The Crossing
Released: September 14, 1984
Type: Movie
When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work. Instead, they end up sleeping on the streets until they have a chance at earning a little income -- a man has asked them to take his herd of pigs across a fast-moving river. The current is dangerous, and worse, the wife is pregnant and this would not be an easy task even if she were not. Undaunted and desperate, the couple accept the job and enter the river to face their destiny.
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Didi
Title: Didi
Released: January 6, 1984
Type: Movie
A film by Swadesh Sarkar.
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Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar
Title: Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar
Released: October 22, 1982
Type: Movie
The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious sentiment but to see and understand people and seek the reason why “….multitudes upon multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the resultant miseries without repining.” (Mark Twain after visiting the 1895 Mela)
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Troyee
Title: Troyee
Character: Avik's Mother
Released: May 18, 1982
Type: Movie
Troyee is the story of a simple man (Mithun), his life, love and relationship.
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36 Chowringhee Lane
Title: 36 Chowringhee Lane
Character: Nandita's Mother
Released: August 29, 1981
Type: Movie
Middle-aged Violet, an Anglo-Indian teacher, lives alone in a flat at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta. When a former student starts visiting her with her boyfriend, Violet welcomes them eagerly.
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Dadar Kirti
Title: Dadar Kirti
Released: November 28, 1980
Type: Movie
Advocate Nivaran Chatterjee lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small town along with his wife, and three sons. His first son is married, while his second son, Kedarnath, who suffered a head injury, is a little senile, and his third son, Amarnath, is a brilliant student. Amarnath falls in love with Beeni Mukherjee, who is a good student, has an elder dominating sister, Saraswati, who is brilliant. Kedar is attracted to Saraswati but lacks the courage to approach her. Then some of his friends introduce him as a brilliant student and athlete to Saraswati's dad, who approves of him. Kedar meets with Saraswati, who also approves of him, and both are slowly drawn to each other. It will not be long before Saraswati finds out that Kedarnath is a fraud, will give up on him, and get ready to marry a wealthy Bhagalpur-based man of her father's choice.
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Dour
Title: Dour
Released: December 27, 1979
Type: Movie
Suhas brings Rakesh to Kolkata Race Course at Hastings, the largest horse race venue in India. The latter knows which horse is going to win. Based on Samaresh Majumdar's first novel.
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Bairaag
Title: Bairaag
Character: Pushpa
Released: February 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Dilip Kumar in Triple Role
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Jadi Jantem
Title: Jadi Jantem
Released: February 28, 1974
Type: Movie
Jadi Jantem (English: If I Knew) is a 1974 Indian Bengali-language drama thriller film directed by Tarun Majumdar as Yatrik. This movie was released under the banner of Chitrajug. Uttam Kumar played the role of main protagonist of the movie, Mr. P. K. Basu, Bar-at-law. This movie was based on the thriller novel Nagchampa of Narayan Sanyal.
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Baghini
Title: Baghini
Released: August 30, 1968
Type: Movie
Dugga joins Chiranjib in his liquor business and they end up falling in love with each other. Since he does not want her to be a part of his disturbed life, he decides to mend his ways. In order to protect her modesty, Dugga kills rapist Bhola.
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Stree
Title: Stree
Released: May 17, 1968
Type: Movie
Anuaradha and her brother save a man, Debabrata, washed ashore from the sea. Anuaradha and Debabrata fall in love and get married, but Anuaradha's feelings change when she finds that Debabrata is widower and has a son.
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Arogya Niketan
Title: Arogya Niketan
Character: Pradyot's mother
Released: July 13, 1967
Type: Movie
Pradyut Sen is an allopathic doctor who moves to Nabagram to run his practice. However, as the village already has an ayurvedic doctor, Jibon Sen, Pradyut develops a dislike for him.
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Ashite Ashiona
Title: Ashite Ashiona
Character: Wife
Released: July 4, 1967
Type: Movie
Ill-treated and disrespected by his sons, an octogenarian man wishes to go back to his youth. Things take a hilarious turn when he falls into a pond and is overjoyed to find his wish to have come true.
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Antony Firingee
Title: Antony Firingee
Character: Jogweswari
Released: January 6, 1967
Type: Movie
Antony Firingee was a Portuguese-Indian who became a famous Bengali poet musician and fell in love with Shakila. She agreed to marry him after revealing her tragic history. But his fame was not enough to overcome their ostracisation and tragedy struck again.
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Balika Badhu
Title: Balika Badhu
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
The movie is about child marriage, a custom that was prevalent amongst various Indian societies. Set during British Raj in India, the movie tells the story of a village school boy Amal, who is married to a younger girl named Rajni.
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Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar
Title: Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar
Released: December 9, 1966
Type: Movie
‘Jora Dighir Choudhury Paribar’ is the story of landlords, their ego, love and revenge. Despite ancestral differences Chouhdury family’s landlord and Indrani, the landlady of Raktadaha decide to get married. But circumstances for him to marry Banamala to save her from Parantap Roy. Roy marries Indrani to take revenge against Jora Dighi. Misunderstanding turns lovers into enemies leading to their fatal end.
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Kinu Gowalar Gali
Title: Kinu Gowalar Gali
Released: July 16, 1964
Type: Movie
A writer, to avoid the natural demands of domestic mundanes, almost deliberately pushes his wife towards adultery, would the lonely woman succumb? What would be the effect on their marriage?
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Runaway
Title: Runaway
Character: Moyna
Released: June 21, 1963
Type: Movie
A wealthy man is struck by wanderlust that always takes him to new places where he mingles with the lives of different people.
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The Desolate Beach
Title: The Desolate Beach
Character: Chhoto Boudi
Released: April 1, 1963
Type: Movie
A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India's National Film Awards in 1964.
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The Expedition
Title: The Expedition
Character: Neeli
Released: September 27, 1962
Type: Movie
The story revolves around a North Indian taxi driver, Narsingh, who attempts to reinvent his life by visiting his native place, but instead gets embroiled in a local Marwari businessman's smuggling and human trafficking business. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2001.
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Banarasi
Title: Banarasi
Released: July 27, 1962
Type: Movie
Ratan sees a courtesan on the roads of Kolkata and identifies her to be Sona, his long lost childhood lover who was kidnapped from the ghats of Benaras and could never be found again. He goes over to her place and finds out that she was indeed, Sona. However after being kidnapped her life had changed. She was forced into a life which she never wanted. Ratan urges her to come along with him, and after much dilemma, she gives in. They get married and move to a different place and start life afresh. However much to Ratan's horror, Sona's dark past haunt them until one day Sona is humiliated in public by one of her old clients who recognize her. Sona decides to leave his husband for good as she was the reason for his misery. True love wins in the end as Ratan promises to always be by her side no matter what the society's verdict is. Watch the full movie, Benarasi, only on Eros Now.
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Ganga
Title: Ganga
Character: Himi
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
Film about the lives of people on the banks of the Ganges.
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Personal Assistant
Title: Personal Assistant
Character: Rumali Sen (as Ruma Devi)
Released: November 27, 1959
Type: Movie
Ramapoda Dutta gets a job in an all-female company as the personal assistant to the Managing Director.
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Khaniker Atithi
Title: Khaniker Atithi
Released: April 1, 1959
Type: Movie
The struggles of a doctor in rural India.
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Jwar Bhata
Title: Jwar Bhata
Released: January 2, 1944
Type: Movie
Film starring Ruma Guha Thakurta, Aga Jaan and Vikram Kapoor