She was applauded for her performance in Raja Sen's National Award winning Bengali film Atmiyo Swajan (1998). She was applauded for her performance in the 1973 blockbuster Sanyasi Raja. She made her Bollywood debut opposite Dharmendra in Begaana (1963) under Sadashiv Rao Kavi's direction. At the beginning of 1960s, she came to a bigger attention for her successive roles in films such as Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960), Shuno Baranari (1960), Komal Gandhar (1961), Swaralipi (1961) to name a few.
Vyjayanthimala who was later found to play the same titular role was full of praise for her performance in the film.
She rose to higher prominence after she had played the role of Amrapali in Amrapali (1959) directed by Sree Tarashankar and produced by Nalanda Films. She rose to prominence after she had appeared in the Uttam Kumar starrer blockbuster Sonar Harin (1959) directed by Mangal Chakraborty. She, then took a hiatus and returned to filmdom in Marmabani (1958) under Sushil Majumdar's direction. She made her debut in Uttam Kumar starrer Basu Paribar (1952) under the direction of Nirmal Dey and successively appeared in Prarthana (1952) directed by Pranab Ray and Shyamali (1952) directed by Binoy Bandyopadhyay. It was through Chandrabati Devi's inspiration and contacts that Supriya Choudhury stepped into the world of Bengali films. Supriya and her family were on friendly terms with Chandrabati Devi who was their neighbour. The family thanks God and start living their life praising the Goddess s name henceforth.In Calcutta, she resumed her dance lessons and trained under Guru Muruthappan Pillai and later under Guru Prahlad Das. The operation is successful and the doctor whose last time s attempt failed was glad to return a child back to his mother in full health. His only son Gopal gets stabbed which forces the doctor to don his role in the OT yet again. Trying times come and the priest s unwavering faith in his God now faces a challenge. The acute poverty in the house forbids the mother and the son to completely devote them to the goddess s meditation. Another instance how God is always watching over our every move, however small it may be. The household does not even have rice to eat when the doctor goes to them with rice in hand. The father, a priest by profession has immense faith on his goddess Kali. The story shifts to another poor family dwelling in the village. The doctor decides that to be his last OT and sets out in a quest to see God. The same day a young child is admitted to the hospital after meeting with a massive accident. The sister's fiance takes responsibility of his insensitive act and all is fine with the family after a brief period of turmoil.ĭr.Chatterjee is a famous and dedicated doctor who has a strange vision one day while coming to the hospital.
The police however arrest him and put him behind bars. During this time the police chase Kunal who comes begging for help from his brother. The sister's fiance takes advantage of her and impregnates her. This leads to more problems in the family and sibling relationships are on doldrums. Kunal, however is very rude to his wife and one day she finds some evidence of Kunal being involved in smuggling. Kunal unexpectedly marries a girl whose father was a freedom fighter.
The monetary differences between the two brothers start stemming up in various forms. The sister's marriage is suddenly called off and a new alliance is sought after with the principal of a music school. He spends money lavishly and becomes the most powerful person in the family with a house and a car. The climax starts building up when brother Kunal Dutta returns a rich businessman. He has a sister whose marriage is almost fixed with their music teacher. Mrinal Dutta, the elder son of the family, is a reporter and the sole earning member.