Preeti Ganguly

Preeti Ganguly
Preeti Ganguly
Born	17 May 1953; Mumbai
Died	2 December 2012 (aged 59); Mumbai
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Palu
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Comic roles in Hindi cinema
Parent(s)	Ashok Kumar; Shobha Devi
Relatives	See Ganguly family

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Preeti Ganguly (Hindi: प्रीति गाँगुली; 17 May 1953 – 2 December 2012^[1]) was an Indian actress who played several comic roles in Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the daughter of veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar, and part of the Ganguly family.^[2]^[3] She is best known for her comic role as Freni Sethna, the die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fan in Basu Chatterjee's Khatta Meetha (1978).^[4]

After she lost some 50 kg, her film roles dwindled and later in 1993, she started an acting school named after her father, 'Ashok Kumar's Academy of Dramatic Arts' in Mumbai, where she also took film appreciation classes. Years later, she appeared in Emraan Hashmi starrer, Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005).^[5]

Personal life[edit]

Actor Deven Verma is married to her elder sister Rupa Ganguly.^[6] Her brother, Aroop Kumar, appeared in only one film, Bezuban, released in 1962. Kishore Kumar, and actor Anoop Kumar are her paternal uncles and her paternal aunt is Sati Devi, married to Sashadhar Mukherjee (brother of Subodh Mukherjee) of the Mukherjee-Samarth family.

Preeti died of a cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 2 December 2012.^[1]

Selected filmography[edit]

Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005)
Tohfa Mohabbat Ka (1988)
Uttar Dakshin (1987)
Kranti (1981)
Thodisi Bewafai (1980)
Jhoota Kahin Ka (1979)
Dillagi (1978)
Khatta Meetha (1978)
Chor Ke Ghar Chor (1978)
Damaad (1978)
Aahuti (1978)
Ankh Ka Tara (1978)
Anmol Tasveer (1978)
Dillagi (1978)
Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka (1977)
Anurodh (1977) ...Manjeet
Saheb Bahadur (1977)
Balika Badhu (1976)
Khel Khel Mein (1975)
Rani Aur Lalpari (1975)
Dhuen Ki Lakeer (1974)

8 ,, (swami) (1977)

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ashok Kumar’s daughter and actor Preeti Ganguly passes away in Mumbai, bollywoodlife.com, 4 December 2012
↑ "A legacy lives on". The Hindu. 28 July 2000. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013.
↑ "Veteran actor Ashok Kumar passes away". The Economic Times. 10 December 2001.
↑ "Unfair fun". The Tribune. 27 August 2006.
↑ 'To be an actor, discover your own self', (Interview) at Indian Express, 13 January 2000.
↑ "Deven Verma at a musical do". The Times of India. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.

External links[edit]

Preeti Ganguly on IMDb

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[obit-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ashok Kumar’s daughter and actor Preeti Ganguly passes away in Mumbai, bollywoodlife.com, 4 December 2012

[2] "A legacy lives on". The Hindu. 28 July 2000. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013.

[3] "Veteran actor Ashok Kumar passes away". The Economic Times. 10 December 2001.

[4] "Unfair fun". The Tribune. 27 August 2006.

[5] 'To be an actor, discover your own self', (Interview) at Indian Express, 13 January 2000.

[6] "Deven Verma at a musical do". The Times of India. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.

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