Supriya Devi Age, Death Cause, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Krishna Banerjee
Nickname	Benu
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 160 cm in meters- 1.60 m in feet inches- 5’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds-121 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 January 1933
Date of Death	26 January 2018
Death Cause	Heart attack
Age (at the time of death)	85 Years
Birth Place	Myitkyina, Myanmar (Burma)
Place of Death	Her resident in South Kolkata
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Bengali Film: Basu Paribar (1952) Hindi Film: Begaana (1963) TV: Benudir Rannaghar (1998-2002)
Family	Father- Gopal Chandra Banerjee (Lawyer) Mother- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Late Uttam Kumar (Actor)
Husband/Spouse	Biswanath Chowdhury (Politician)
Marriage Date	Year- 1954
Children	Son- None Daughter- Soma Choudhury

Some Lesser Known Facts About Supriya Devi

During World War II, her family moved from Burma to Calcutta (now in India). After reaching India, she continued with her dance classes.

At a young age, she became a very prominent dancer in Burma. Even the Prime Minister of Burma got impressed by her dance moves.

Her closest friend, Nihar Dutta, got married in Guha Thakurata family and became Mrs Nihar Guha Thakurata, an eminent social worker of Burma.

She was also awarded Filmfare East Lifetime Achievement Award and West Bengal government’s highest civilian award, Banga Vibhushan.

She was in a relationship with legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar, they lived together for many years. However, they could not get married.

She was last seen in the English movie ‘The Namesake’. She often appeared on Bangla television shows.