page_title: Chhaya Devi
hierarchical_section_title: Chhaya Devi
caption_attribution_description: English: Chhaya Devi in Harmonium
context_page_description: Chhaya Devi was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in hundreds of films for over five decades.
  Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film Sonar Sansar. She rose to hall of fame for her role as Rani Lakshmi in Debaki Bose's Vidyapati. Some of her notable films are such as Nirjan Saikate, Hatey Bazarey and Apanjan by Tapan Sinha, Saptapadi, Uttar Falguni, Antony Firingee, in Bengali, Alaap in Hindi, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan.
context_section_description: Chhaya Devi (Bengali: ছায়া দেবী) (3 June 1919 – 25 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in hundreds of films for over five decades.
  Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film Sonar Sansar (1936). She rose to hall of fame for her role as Rani Lakshmi in Debaki Bose's Vidyapati (1937). Some of her notable films are such as Nirjan Saikate (1963), Hatey Bazarey (1967) and Apanjan (1968) by Tapan Sinha, Saptapadi (1961),  Uttar Falguni  (1963), Antony Firingee (1967), in Bengali, Alaap (1977) in Hindi, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan.
caption: শ্রীমতি ছায়া দেবী (কাদম্বিনী ভট্টাচার্য)
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