Smritirekha Biswas (17 February 1924 – 3 July 2024), commonly known as Smriti Biswas, was an Indian film actress.
Life and career Biswas was born into a Christian family as Smritirekha Biswas, on 17 February 1924.
Biswas worked in many Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali films. She debuted in the film world as a child artist with Bengali movie Sandhya in 1930. She worked in the films of Guru Dutt, V Shantaram, Mrinal Sen, Bimal Roy, BR Chopra, and Raj Kapoor. She also acted with Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar, Uttam Kumar, Balraj Sahni, and other notable artists in various films. Biswas retired from acting after marrying film director S.D Narang in 1960. She last appeared in the Hindi film Modern Girl (1961), directed by R. Bhattacharya. After her husband's death, she lived a life of poverty in Nashik. Biswas had two sons, Rajeev and Satyajeet.
Biswas turned 100 on 17 February 2024, and died in Nashik, Maharashtra on 3 July.
Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes1933DondoBengaliAs Child Artist1933KaberiBengali1937MuktiHindi1943Dwanda Bengali1944Udayer PatheyBengali1944SandhyaHindi1945RagniHindi1945DhamkiHindi1947Yeh Hai ZindagiHindi1947BidaiBengali1948OpobdaBengali1948Ek AuratHindi1948Nek DilHindi1948Roop RekhaHindi1948Chhaya PathHindi1948ChittagongHindi1949AbhimaanHindi1950Nai BhabhiHindi1950Pehla AadmiHindi1950Ek-Sho-Noi DharaBengali1950MaryadaBengali1951MaldarHindi1952NiraksharBengali1952AnuragBengali1952Abu HossainBengali1952Biresh LahiriBengali1952MinotiBengali1953Chalis Baba Ek ChorHindi1953HumdardHindi1953HumsafarHindi1953ShamsheerHindi1953Teen Batti Char RaastaHindi1954Bhai SahabHindi1954Chandni ChowkHindi1954Shaheed-e-Azad Bhagat SinghHindi1955Abe-HayatHindi1955Baap Re BaapHindi1955Laakon Mein EkHindi1955Sau Ka NoteHindi1955ShikarHindi1955RajkanyaHindi1955Duniya Gol HaiHindi1956AabrooHindi1956Arab Ka SaudagarHindi1956Badshah SalamatHindi1956Ek Din RaatreBengali1956Bhagam BhagHindi1956Jagte RahoHindi1956SailaabHindi1956Taj Aur TalwarHindi1956TaksaalHindi1957Yahudi Ki LadkiHindi1957AbhimaanHindi1958Dilli Ka ThugHindi1958RaginiHindi1959DaakaHindi1959Neel Akasher NeecheyBengali1961Modern GirlHindi
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