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name: "Chunibala Devi"
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born: "1 January 1875"
died: "1 January 1955"
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# Chunibala Devi

Actor. Born 1 January 1875. Died 1 January 1955.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1875
- **Died:** 1 January 1955

## Biography

Chunibala Devi (c. 1872–1955) was an Indian actress. A former theatre performer, she made her film debut in *Bigraha* (1930) and appeared in *Rikta* (1939) before retiring.

She was brought out of retirement at around the age of 80 by Satyajit Ray to play the elderly aunt Indir Thakrun in *Pather Panchali* (1955). She died in Kolkata of influenza in 1955, before the film's release, though Ray had arranged a private screening for her. The performance earned her a posthumous Best Actress award at the Manila Film Festival in 1966.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, scroll.in.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Pather Panchali* (1955), Fi1m 93, as Indir Thakrun — [page](https://film.one/film/pather-panchali.md)

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