Cast

Karuna Bannerjee

1919 – 2001

Active years (films on this site)

1955–1972

Genres

DramaHistory

Schools and movements

Indian Parallel Cinema

Directors worked with

Satyajit Ray4 filmsMrinal Sen2 films

Biography

Karuna Banerjee was a Bengali actress best known for her role in Satyajit Ray's The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959) as the long suffering mother, Sarbajaya. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 1959 BAFTA Awards for her performance in Aparajito (1956), the second part of The Apu Trilogy. She appeared in a number of other films after that, including Ray's Devi (1960) and Kanchenjungha (1962).

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6 films on this site

1. Pather Panchali 1955 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
2. Aparajito 1956 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
3. Devi 1960 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
4. Kanchenjungha 1962 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
5. Interview 1971 · Mrinal Sen · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
6. Calcutta 71 1972 · Mrinal Sen · IMDb 8.0 · Cast