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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alokananda Roy
| yearsactive = 1957 – 1962<br/>1978 – present
| awards = [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Awards]]
}}
'''Alokananda Roy''' is an Indian actress known for her work in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]] and [[Bengali theatre|theatre]]. She made her thespian debut at the age of seven in the 1951 and later on became part of numerous Bengali plays. She made her screen debut with [[Satyajit Ray]]'s ''[[Kanchenjungha (film)|Kanchenjungha]]'' (1962).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sengupta |first=Debaleena |date=20 May 2012 |title=I knew who Monisha was: Alokananda Roy |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/i-knew-who-monisha-was-alokananda-roy-112052000022_1.html |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref> She received a [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actress Award|BFJA Award]] for her role in [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]'s Bengali film ''[[Phera]]'' (1988).<ref name=":0" /> She appeared in [[National Film Award|National Award]] winning films such as ''[[Paromitar Ek Din]]'', ''[[Utsab]]'', ''[[Prohor]]'' and ''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bravely told heroic tale |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bravely-told-heroic-tale/cid/968821 |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref>

== Acting career ==
While searching for a new face to portray the character of Manisha in ''[[Kanchenjungha (film)|Kanchenjungha]]'' (1962), [[Satyajit Ray]] ultimately chose Alokananda Roy for the role. Ray had to convince her father and her uncle as well that the role was sober enough to play.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Goopy Bagha on Ray birthday |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/goopy-bagha-on-ray-birthday/cid/1689867 |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref> The film did not perform well at the box office.<ref name=":2" />

In 1978, She returned to stage with the Bengali play ''Acharya'' directed by [[Shekhar Chatterjee]]. She featured opposite [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] for near about ten years, in the Bengali play ''Homapakhi'' directed by the latter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‌দুই নাটকে জন্মদিন পালন সৌমিত্রর |url=https://www.aajkaal.in/news/entertainment/26936 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224051511/https://aajkaal.in/home/?aspxerrorpath=/news/entertainment/26936 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 February 2022|access-date=21 December 2020 |website=aajkaal.in |language=en }}</ref> She starred as Rangapishima in [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s Bengali thriller TV series ''Tahar Namti Ranjana''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranga Pishima to come alive through Tahar Namti Ranjana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Ranga-Pishima-to-come-alive-through-Tahar-Namti-Ranjana/articleshow/20571937.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026063943/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Ranga-Pishima-to-come-alive-through-Tahar-Namti-Ranjana/articleshow/20571937.cms |archive-date=26 October 2019 |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Due to the sudden demise of Ghosh, the series was never carried on after completion of the first episode.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2020 |title=ঋতুপর্ণ ঘোষ |url=https://sobbanglay.com/sob/rituparno-ghosh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930021359/https://sobbanglay.com/sob/rituparno-ghosh/ |archive-date=30 September 2020 |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=সববাংলায় |language=bn-BD}}</ref>

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
!Award
!Year
!Category
!Film
!Result
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
![[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award]]
|1989
|Best Actress in a Leading Role
|''[[Phera]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=BFJA Awards 1989: Complete list of Awards and Nominations |url=https://www.filmiclub.com/award/bfja-awards/bfja-awards-1989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415170452/http://www.filmiclub.com/award/bfja-awards/bfja-awards-1989 |archive-date=15 April 2015 |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=FilmiClub |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
![[Anandalok Puraskar]]
|1998
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role
|''Sedin Chaitramas''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anandalok Awards 1998: Complete list of Awards and Nominations |url=https://www.filmiclub.com/award/anandalok-awards/anandalok-awards-1998 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420142956/http://www.filmiclub.com/award/anandalok-awards/anandalok-awards-1998 |archive-date=20 April 2015 |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=FilmiClub |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!Filmfare Award Bangla
|2022
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role
|''Ekannoborty''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations for the Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-joy-filmfare-awards-bangla-2021_-52674.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Filmography==

===Hindi film===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2004
|''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]''
|Prabhabati Devi
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

===Bengali film===

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|1962
|''[[Kanchenjungha (film)|Kanchenjungha]]''
|Manisha
|directed by Satyajit Ray
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ray Did: Actors relive moments spent with Ray |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Actors-relive-moments-spent-with-Ray/articleshow/11430042.cms |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1988
|''[[Phera]]''
|
|directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta
|
|-
|1992
|''[[City of Joy]]''
|Mother of child in opening scene
|directed by Roland Joffé
|
|-
|1997
|''Sedin Chaitramas''
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000
|''[[Paromitar Ek Din]]''
|
|directed by Aparna Sen
|
|-
|''[[Utsab]]''
|
|directed by Rituparno Ghosh
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Prohor]]''
|
|
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Kranti (2006 film)|Kranti]]''
|
|
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo]]''
|
|
|
|-
|2015
|''Family Album''
|
|
|
|-
|2016
|''Benche Thakar Gaan''
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tollywood celebs glam up premiere of Benche Thakar Gaan |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/showbiz-details/T/5302/tollywood-celebs-glam-up-premiere-of-benche-thakar-gaan.html |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=Indiablooms.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''[[Cinemawala]]''
|
|directed by [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|
|-
|2021
|''Ekannoborti''
|
|directed by [[Mainak Bhaumik]]
|
|-
|2025
|''[[Dhumketu (2025 film)|Dhumketu]]''
|
|directed by [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|
|}

===Bengali TV series===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Channel
!Role
|-
|1999
|''[[Ek Akasher Niche]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Zee Bangla]]
|Nandini's mother.
|-
|2008
|''[[Khela]]''
|Tista's mother.
|-
|2010
|''[[Gaaner Oparey|Ganer Opare]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Star Jalsha]]
|Sucharita Sanyal.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Bodhuboron|Badhubaran]]''
|Rangama.
|-
|''[[Raage Anuraage]]''
|[[Zee Bangla]]
|Mallar's mother.
|-
|2016
|''[[Membou]]''
|[[Star Jalsha]]
|Gora's paternal grandmother.
|-
|2017
|''[[Jamai Raja (2017 TV series)|Jamai Raja]]''
|[[Zee Bangla]]
|Nilasha's maternal grandmother
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[Guriya Jekhane Guddu Sekhane]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Star Jalsha]]
|
|-
|''[[Sreemoyee]]''
|Sreemoyee's
Mother.
|-
|2021
|''[[Ei Poth Jodi Na Sesh Hoy|Amader Ei Poth Jodi Na Shesh Hoy]]''
|[[Zee Bangla]]
|Rama Sarkar:Satyaki's Grandmother
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=9704937}}
*[https://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/adver/107172as-an-actress.html Alokananda Roy] on [https://www.calcuttayellowpages.com calcuttayellowpage]

[[Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]

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