Shobha Sen


Shobha Sen was Bengali theatre and film actress.

Personal life

Earlier she was married to Deba Prasad Sen, a freedom fighter. They divorced and Shoba married theatre personality Utpal Datta. Udayan, son from her first marriage died a few years earlier. She has one daughter from her marriage to Utpal Dutt, Dr. Bishnupriya Dutt, who is a professor of theatre history in the School of Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Career

After graduating from Bethune College, she joined Gananatya Sangstha and acted in the lead female role of Nabanna. She joined the Little Theatre Group in 1953-54 which later became Peoples’ Theatre Group. Since then she has acted in many productions of the group, chief among them are: Barricade, Tiner Taloyar and Titumir.
She has also worked in some films, including Ek Adhuri Kahani.
On 10 April 2010, Sen received the Mother Teresa International Award.

Works

Plays