Debashree Roy Age, Wiki and Bio

Debashree Roy

Quick Info

ProfessionActress, Dancer, Politician, Producer, Choreographer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth08/08/1961
Age63 years
BirthplaceKolkata, West Bengal, India

Bio/Wiki

Real NameDebashree Roy
NicknameMiss Chumki

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Weight60 kg
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
HobbiesCooking, Travelling, Writing, Reading

Relationships & More

Marital StatusDivorced
Affairs/BoyfriendsSandeep Patil (Cricketer)
Husband/SpouseProsenjit Chatterjee (Actor, m.1992– div.1995)
Children
SonNone
DaughterNone

Family

FatherBirendra Kishore Roy
MotherArati Roy
Siblings6 (all Elder)

Career

Politics
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress (2011-March 2021)
Political Journey
  • In 2011, she successfully contested the West Bengal assembly elections against CPI(M) candidate and former minister Kanti Ganguly, from the Raidighi constituency.
  • On 15 March 2021, she quit TMC. Reportedly, she was denied a ticket for the upcoming West Bengal legislative election.
Debut
Film
  • Pagol Thakur (1966, as a child artist)
  • Nadi Theke Sagare (1978, in a lead role)

Favourites

FoodFish, Kadhai Chicken, Cheese Chilly Mushrooms
ActorMithun Chakraborty
ActressesRekha, Jai Bachchan
ColoursRed, Blue
PoetsAmrita Pritam, Gulzar

Some Lesser Known Facts

Debashree is a talented actress, dancer, and choreographer.
Her first dance performance was at age 3.
Starting as a child artist at 6, she gained fame at 9 for her role in ‘Kuheli’ (1971).
She is skilled in Indian classical, tribal, and folk dancing.
Her early training was from family members and later by Kelucharan Mahapatra.
With 100+ movies, she worked in Bengali, Tamil, and Hindi films.
Awards include a National Film Award, Banga Bibhushan, and BFJA, Kalakar, Anandalok Puraskar, and Bharat Nirman Awards.
She is the aunt of actress Rani Mukerji.
Married to actor Prosenjit Chatterjee for 3 years from 1995.
Participated in classical and folk dance dramas like ‘Bichitro’ and ‘Vasavdatta.’
In 2011, she became an MLA from ‘Raidighi constituency.’
Runs 'Debasree Roy Foundation' for stray animals.