Debashree Roy Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Debashree Roy
Nickname	Miss Chumki
Profession	Actress, Dancer, Politician, Producer, Choreographer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Party	All India Trinamool Congress (2011-March 2021)
Political Journey	• In 2011, she successfully contested the West Bengal assembly elections against CPI(M) candidate and former minister Kanti Ganguly, from the Raidighi constituency. • On 15 March 2021, she quit TMC. Reportedly, she was denied a ticket for the upcoming West Bengal legislative election.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 August 1961 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	63 Years
Birthplace	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Educational Qualification	Post Graduate
Debut	Film: Pagol Thakur (1966, as a child artist) Nadi Theke Sagare (1978, in a lead role)
Family	Father- Birendra Kishore Roy Mother- Arati Roy Siblings- 6 (all Elder)
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Cooking, Travelling, Writing, Reading
Favourite Things
Food	Fish, Kadhai Chicken, Cheese Chilly Mushrooms
Actor	Mithun Chakraborty
Actresses	Rekha, Jai Bachchan
Colours	Red, Blue
Poets	Amrita Pritam, Gulzar
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Boyfriends	Sandeep Patil (Cricketer)
Husband/Spouse	Prosenjit Chatterjee (Actor, m.1992– div.1995)
Children	Son- None Daughter- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Debashree Roy

• Does Debashree Roy smoke?: No

• Does Debashree Roy drink alcohol?: No

• Debashree is is truly multi-talented as she is a fine actress, dancer, and choreographer.

• She gave her first dance stage performance at the tender age of 3.

• She started her acting career as a child artist at the age of 6.

• She got fame as a child artist at the age of 9, for her role of ‘Ranu’ in the Bengali film ‘Kuheli’ (1971). 

• She is a trained Indian classical, tribal and folk dancer.

• Initially, she learned dancing skills from her mother and eldest sister and then Bandana Sen, but later on, she was trained by Kelucharan Mahapatra.

• She has worked in 100+ movies in various languages, such as – Bengali, Tamil, and Hindi.

• She has won several awards including a ‘National Film Award’, ‘Banga Bibhushan’, 3 ‘BFJA Awards’, 5 ‘Kalakar Awards’, an ‘Anandalok Puraskar’ and ‘Bharat Nirman Award’.

• She is the maternal aunt of Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji. 

• In 1995, she was married to popular Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee,which lasted for 3 years.

• She participated in many classical and folk dance dramas like ‘Bichitro’, ‘Vasavdatta’ (production of Natraj Troupe), ‘Swapner Sandhane’ etc.

• In 2011, she became the Member of the Legislative Assembly from ‘Raidighi constituency’.
  

• She runs a non-profit organization namely ‘Debasree Roy Foundation’ for the cause of stray animals.