Sandhya Roy

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Sandhya Roy (born 11 April 1941) is an Indian actress and politician. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she reigned as a leading actress for approximately 30 years. She has received numerous awards including four BFJA Awards and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Ganadevata. Roy made her silver screen debut with Mamlar Phol (1956). She rose to stardom for her role as Shabala in Salil Sen's Nagini Kanyar Kahini (1958) based on Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay's celebrated novel of the same name. She is noted for her roles in films such as Nimantran, Phuleswari (1972), Ami Sirajer Begam (1973), and Ashani Sanket (1974). In 2014, she contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Medinipur constituency for the Trinamool Congress. She won the election and became a member of Parliament of India.