Gitali Roy

Gitali Roy

History

Gitali Roy was an Indian Bengali film actress. She acted in four of Satyajit Ray's films, viz., Mahapurush, Chiriakhana, Mahanagar and Charulata. Among other notable films she also acted in Rajkanya (1965) and Baksa Badal, a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay and directed by Nityananda Datta in 1970.

Profile

Gitali Roy

Movies

The Switch (Baksa Badal)
Sister
A hilarious romantic-comedy where two people have their luggage exchanged during a train journey. One of them (Soumitra Chatterjee) is a psychiatrist, and he develops a keen interest in knowing the other party (Aparna Sen). His experience as a psychiatrist helps him to understand the happy-go-lucky and pampered Aparna Sen and woo her love.
The Zoo
When Byomkesh Bakshi's new client, Dr. Nishanath Sen, is murdered at Golaap Colony, he decides to probe into the case with the help of his close aide, Ajit.
The Holy Man
Buchki
A wandering baba initiates a widower layer and his youngest daughter, irritating her boyfriend Satya and the ever-skeptical Nibaran.
Rajkanya
Darpa, a cunning man, asks Rajkumari to pretend to be Princess Rajkanya Chandralekha so that he can keep all her riches for himself. However, when she realises the truth, she ensures all his plans fail.
Charulata
Mandakini (Manda)
In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art. But over time a sexual attraction develops, with heartbreaking results.
The Big City
Anupam's wife
Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.