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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian actress}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Chitra Sen<br />
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| birth_name = Chitra Mandal<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1934|05|05}} <br />
| birth_place = Kolkata, India<br />
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| years active = 1958-present<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
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| relatives = [[Riddhi Sen]] (Grandchild)<br />
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| children = [[Kaushik Sen]]<br />
| parents = Arati Mandal (mother) and Panchu Gopal Mandal (father)<br />
| occupation = Actress, Dancer<br />
| spouse = Shyamal Sen<br />
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'''Chitra Sen''' is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] actress and dancer. She has worked mainly in theatres, but she has also worked in films and on television.<ref name="Interview with Chitra Sen">{{cite web|title=Interview with Chitra Sen|url=http://calcuttatube.com/chitra-sen-bengali-theatre-and-acting-exclusive-interview/138182/|publisher=Calcutta Tube|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="Family Drama">{{cite news|title=Family Drama|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/family-drama/1/99766.html|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=India Today|date=14 June 1010}}</ref> She started her career under Jnyanesh Mukhopadhyay. She has also worked with [[Rabi Ghosh]]. In ''[[Swapnasandhani]]'', she has worked with her son [[Kaushik Sen]].<ref name="Interview with Chitra Sen" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Chitra Sen (Chitra Mandal) was born on 5 May 1934 in [[Kolkata]]. Her father was Panchu Gopal Mandal and her mother was Arati Mandal. Sen took Manipuri and [[Bharatnatyam]] dance training from Balkrishna Menan and Shakti Nag. She married Shayamal Sen in 1966 who was also an actor and a student of [[Utpal Dutt]]. In the beginning, Chitra Sen worked under Shyamal Sen's direction. Her daughter-in-law Reshmi Sen is a dancer and actress and her grandson [[Riddhi Sen]], son of Kaushik and Reshmi is also an aspiring actor.<ref name="Chitra Sen biography">{{cite web|title=Chitra Sen biography|url=http://www.gomolo.com/about-chitra-sen/304|publisher=Gomolo|access-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809063243/http://www.gomolo.com/about-chitra-sen/304|archive-date=9 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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===Filmography===<br />
*''Joutuk'' (1958)<br />
*''[[Komal Gandhar]]'' (1961)<br />
*''Personal Assistant'' (1959)<br />
*''[[City of Joy (1992 film)|City of Joy]]'' (1992)<br />
*''Kanyadan'' (1993)<br />
*''[[Unishe April]]'' (1994)<br />
*''[[Bhoy (film)|Bhoy]]'' (1996)<br />
*''Anu'' (1999)<br />
*''Daaybaddho'' (2000)<br />
*''Cancer'' (2001)<br />
*''Haraner Natjamai'' (2002)<br />
*''Path'' (2003)<br />
*''Je Jon Thake Majhkhane'' (2006)<br />
*''[[61 Garpar Lane]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Konttho]]'' (2019)<br />
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===Plays===<br />
*Alakanandar Putra Kanya.<ref name="Return of the leading ladies">{{cite news|title=Return of the leading ladies|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081102/jsp/calcutta/story_10050045.jsp|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta|date=2 November 2008}}</ref><br />
*Jalchabi (with Rangrup theatre group under the direction of Seema Mukhopadhyay)<ref name="Bengali Theatre Festival">{{cite web|title=Bengali Theatre Festival|url=http://timescity.com/delhi/events/bengali-theatre-festival/36836|publisher=Times City|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref><br />
*Maer Moto (based on a play of Kabita Singh directed by Mohit Chattopadhyay)<br />
*Bhalo Rakkhosher Galpo (with Swapnasandhani)<br />
*Aloka.<ref name="Return of the leading ladies" /><br />
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=== Television ===<br />
* Roilo Ferar Nimontron<br />
* Ranga mathay Chiruni<br />
* [[Subarnalata (TV series)]]<br />
* [[Boyei Gelo]]<br />
* [[Rajjotok]]<br />
* [[Mon Niye Kachakachi]]<br />
* Aaj Aari Kal Bhaab<br />
* Kundo Phooler Mala<br />
* [[Andarmahal]](2017-2019)<br />
* [[Nakshi Kantha]](2018-2020)<br />
* [[Sreemoyee]](2019-present)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
{{BLP sources|date=March 2016}}<br />
*2010 Best actress award from the Government of West Bengal for her role in Jalchabi.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|0784002}}<br />
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[[Category:Actresses from Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali theatre personalities]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian television actresses]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali television actresses]]<br />
[[Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema]]<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]<br />
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