Kolkata: A new book on the late Bengali cinema icon Suchitra Sen offers a peep into the life of the elusive actress through rare photographs, replica of posters and insights offered by renowned filmmakers.
Titled `Mahanayika` (great actress), the 500-page book was released Wednesday and has write-ups on Sen by director Ritwik Ghatak, Ajay Kar and Asit Sen, among others.
It also carries an article by Sen`s biographer and friend Gopal Krishna Roy.
"Besides photographs and posters, there is a collection of news clippings reporting her death," Roy, who was present at the launch, according to reports.
The 82-year-old actress died at a nursing home here Jan 17 following a massive cardiac arrest.
IANS
First Published: Thursday, February 20, 2014, 15:59
