
Born December 25, 1919 — Died November 13, 2001
From Khulna, Bangladesh
Also known as Karuna Banerji, Karuna Bandopadhyay, Karuna Bandyopadhyay
Karuna Banerjee (Bengali: করুণা ব্যানার্জী) was a Bengali actress best known for her role in Satyajit Ray's The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959) as the long suffering mother, Sarbajaya. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 1959 BAFTA Awards for her performance in Aparajito (1956), the second part of The...

Apur Panchali
(Archive Footage)

Calcutta 71

Interview

The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray
Self

Kanchenjungha
Labanya Roy Chaudhuri

Devi
Harasundari

Headmaster
Labanya

Shubha Bibaha
Meja-boudi

Manmoyee Girls' School

Aparajito
Sarbojaya Ray

Pather Panchali
Sarbojaya Ray