'Pather Panchali' actress Uma Dasgupta passes away
Uma Dasgupta, who portrayed Durga in Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali', has passed away.
Uma's relative, actor and politician, Chiranjeet Chakrabarty confirmed the news.
He said, "Uma di's daughter informed me that she is no more. She was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago."
She breathed her last around 8am on Monday as she was battling cancer for several years.
In Pather Panchali, Uma's character Durga dies due to high fever, after she enjoys the rains during the first shower of the year. The film , which is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name, was Ray's debut feature as a director. It received widespread acclaim upon release and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films ever made.
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