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• Made her debut in the Bengali movie Teen Kanya (1961).
• Photographer Brian Brake shot her while covering the Indian monsoon and named it Monsoon Girl. It was published in magazines like Life and Paris Match.
• Made her directorial debut with the movie 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981).
• In 1986, won the Padmashri, the fourth highest civilian award given by the Government of India.
• Has won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress many times.