Uma Dasgupta in a nonetheless from ‘Pather Panchali’
Uma Dasgupta, who immortalised the position of ‘Durga’ in Satyajit Ray’s iconic movie Pather Panchali died at a personal hospital in Kolkata on Monday (November 18, 2024), household sources stated.
“The 84-year-old actor, who had been affected by most cancers for a very long time, is survived by her daughter,” they stated.
Having been forged within the position of Durga in Pather Panchali, tailored from the eponymous novel of author Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay, on the age of 14, Ms. Dasgupta received the hearts of audiences worldwide for the portrayal of the character immortalising sure scenes like drenched in rains and selecting up mangoes at an orchard after a nor’wester together with her little brother Apu.
She was seen by Ray throughout her stage efficiency as a toddler artist in a college perform and the director received in contact together with her college and household.
Regardless of the worldwide acclaim and applause for her position in Pather Panchali, she retreated into her non-public house and was by no means seen in some other movie afterward.
She was a trainer by occupation.
Contacted, the maestro’s director son Sandip Ray instructed PTI, “I used to be instructed by father how instinctive and pure she was earlier than the digicam and gave the proper shot in a single take.”
“No matter father used to inform her throughout rehearsal and briefing earlier than a shot, she was so clever, it didn’t want additional prodding or prompting because the digicam rolled. And father would inform us afterward that Uma took to the character like a fish in water,” he stated.
Being a bit baby in 1954-55, Sandip Ray didn’t have a private reminiscence about how Dasgupta fared on the capturing flooring and in open air, however afterward, they met often at features and occasions.
“We had final met at a perform associated to Pather Panchali. That was lengthy again. Do not know why she didn’t act in any extra movies,” he added.
Printed – November 18, 2024 07:12 pm IST
