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{{Short description|Indian actress (1928–2022)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Anupama Bhattacharjya
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| birth_place = Amolapatty, Sivasagar
| birth_date = 19 August 1928{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
| death_date = 30 January 2022 (aged 93)
| death_place = Guwahati
| occupation = Actress, radio announcer
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| notable_works = Siraj (1948 film)
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| spouse = Uday Bhattacharjya<br />Shivanath Bhattacharjya
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| children = 1
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| relatives = [[Lakshminath Bezbaruah]] (paternal uncle)<br />[[Ananda Chandra Baruah]] (maternal uncle)
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'''Anupama Bhattacharjya''' (19 August 1928 – 30 January 2022){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} also known as '''Meena Kumari of Assam''' was an Indian actress in the [[Cinema of Assam|Assamese film]] and stage industry.<ref name="nandini">{{cite journal | title=Mor Jibon Mor Prithibi | author=Geetanjali Medhi | journal=Nandini, P. 76-76 | year=2006}}</ref> She acted in plays, radio, films, and television from the 1940s until recent times.{{When|date=January 2025}}

==Early life==
Anupama Bhattacharjya was born on 19 August 1928{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} in Amolapatty, Sivasagar, into a Bezbaruah family. Her father was Gopal Bezbaruah, and her mother was Gunda Bezbaruah. She had three sisters and a brother. [[Lakshminath Bezbaruah|Rasaraj Lakshminath Bezbaruah]] was her paternal uncle, and poet [[Ananda Chandra Baruah]] was her maternal uncle.<ref name="nandini" />

She spent her childhood under strict discipline and traditional Brahminical practices. Despite household duties, she was passionate about dancing, singing, and acting. She especially loved watching movies, often sneaking out to watch them, particularly those featuring Meena Kumari.

==Personal life==
At the age of nine, Anupama was married to Uday Bhattacharjya.<ref name="nandini" /> However, a few months after the wedding, her husband passed away. Recalling the event, she said:
<blockquote>"A few months later, one day my mother suddenly started crying. Women from the neighborhood came and took off my jewelry, wiped the vermilion from my forehead, and told me I had become a widow. The man I was married to had died of fever. I didn't even know what that meant. All I felt was that without the jewelry, my body felt lighter, and I could play more freely."</blockquote>

Later, while acting in the 1948 film ''Siraj'', she married the film's music director, Shivanath Bhattacharjya.<ref name="nandini" /> They had a daughter named Runumi. In 1953, Shivanath died, leaving her a widow again at the age of 22. Without any support, she was forced to act in plays to raise her child. Her daughter, a talented singer, died after giving birth to two daughters. After her daughter’s death, Bhattacharjya released some of her popular songs under the title "O Chikun Bihuti."<ref name="nandini" />

==Acting career==
While living as a widow, she was approached by [[Phani Sharma]] with a proposal to act in the film ''Siraj''. Despite social restrictions, she took up the offer, which led to her family being ostracized.<ref name="nandini" /> In ''Siraj'', she played the character of Fatema. During the filming, she married the film's music director, Shivanath Bhattacharjya.

Anupama Bhattacharjya acted in films such as ''Nimila Ank'', ''Natun Prithibi'', ''Manab aru Danab'', ''Siraj'', ''Sarapaat'', ''Rangdhali'', ''Mon aru Morom'', and ''Biplobi''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/scripting-own-destiny/cid/1553290| title=Scripting own destiny| date=17 December 2004 | agency=Telegraph India | accessdate=22 January 2025 }}</ref> She also worked in Natraj Theatre for two years, performing in plays like ''Sirajuddoula'', ''Kiyo'', ''Bhogjora'', and ''Kashmir Kumari''. Additionally, she served as a radio announcer and stage artist.

==Awards and recognition==
* Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha Award
* Aideu Handique Award<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/anupama-gets-aideu-award-veteran-artiste-happy-with-honour-regrets-the-delay/cid/697268| title=Anupama gets Aideu award - Veteran artiste happy with honour, regrets the delay| date=30 December 2004 | agency=Telegraph India | accessdate=22 January 2025 }}</ref>
* Promothesh Chandra Barua Award for Lifetime Achievement
* Wayzman Award for Mobile Theatre<ref name="nandini" />

==Death==
On 30 January 2022, at 5:50 PM, she died at GMCH (Guwahati Medical College and Hospital).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.asomiyapratidin.in/actress-anupama-bhattacharjee-no-more/ | title=Anupama Bhattacharjya, the first actress of Assam's mobile theatre, passes away | date=30 January 2022 | agency=Asomiya Pratidin | accessdate=30 January 2022 | archivedate=2022-01-30 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130155734/https://www.asomiyapratidin.in/actress-anupama-bhattacharjee-no-more/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=3124152}}
{{Assamese cinema}}

[[Category:People from Assam]]
[[Category:Actresses from Assam]]
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:Actresses in Assamese cinema]]
[[Category:Assamese-language actors]]

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