She was the "power woman" who literally “ruled” the Bengali film industry and became the "undisputed Number 1". With her acting prowess, the enigmatic
Suchitra Sen made a lasting impression on the audience, despite shunning the
limelight
for three decades before she passed away in 2014.
On Suchitra Sen’s 90
th birth anniversary, veteran actress
Madhabi Mukherjee who had seen the Mahanayika from close quarters says she had made a huge impact on everybody’s mind through her
sincere acting
.
“It is said that she shunned the limelight, but she had reached the zenith of her film career and therefore, she left the field and then pursued her spiritual interests. After that she never returned,” recalls Madhabi Mukherjee during an exclusive chat with ETimes.
Mukherjee goes down the memory lane to recall how the iconic actress could capture the essence of love and romance on-screen through her performances, sans the “kissing and bed scenes” that were shown in foreign films.
“There was no bed scene or kissing scene in those days, but she showed how without doing explicit scenes one can essay love and romance. We felt proud that when there were such scenes in the foreign films, in India, we could portray such romance sans the explicit scenes,” she added.
Suchitra Sen's sincerity in her work and her spiritual pursuits, later in her life, was a "mark of her dedication" to whatever she did, feels actress Madhabi Mukherjee.
Suchitra’s vibrant, romantic appearance used to send the audience into a tizzy. Her unmatchable performances stole many a million hearts. That’s how you describe Suchitra Sen, the graceful chapter of India’s tinsel town. That’s why the elusive mystifying queen of
Bengali cinema
lives on in millions of her fans’ hearts till today.
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