Did you know who directed Suchitra Sen in her first Hindi film?

Suchitra Sen stepped into Bollywood under the guidance of Bimal Roy who decided to cast her in his blockbuster ‘Devdas’ and she excelled in her role sharing the screen with the then superstars Dilip Kumar and Vaijyanthimala. Her grace and immaculate style gave her the opportunity to shine in ‘Bombai Ka Baboo’ opposite the evergreen Dev Anand.
However, Suchitra Sen’s most famous Bollywood film is Gulzaar’s ‘Aandhi’ which followed a woman politician’s dilemma between her political and personal life.It created a storm throughout the nation as the storyline had an uncanny resemblance with the life and career of Indira Gandhi.
She eventually received a nomination for Best Actress for her sensitive performance in ‘Aandhi’. Sadly, she missed the opportunity to work with the Titans of contemporary Bengali cinema at that time like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. Though Ray once tried to cast her but things didn’t work out. In 1972, Suchitra Sen was conferred with the prestigious Padmashree award.