Bannerjee, Karuna (1919–2001)

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Bannerjee, Karuna (1919–2001)

Indian actress. Name variations: Karuna Bannerji. Born 1919 in India; died Nov 13, 2001, in Kolkata, India.

Starred as Sarbojaya Ray in Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito (1957), 2 films in Satyajit Ray's trilogy; other films include Manmoyee Girls' School (1958), Kato Ajanare (1959), Devi (1960) and Calcutta 71 (1971).

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