The star falls again in the world of Bengali entertainment. Veteran actress Basanti Chatterjee has crossed the land of no return. He was about 88 years old. The actress was suffering from deadly disease cancer for a long time. There were also multiple aging problems. He was bedridden for the last six months. The actress breathed her last at around 10 pm on Tuesday.
He was last seen in the serial Star Jalsa Geeta LLB. He was forced to withdraw from the series when his physical condition deteriorated. But he was in touch with all the co-actors. He lived with the housekeeper. The body of the actress is kept at home for now. Waiting for his daughter. Death has also been reported in the Artist Forum.
During the shooting of Geeta LLB’ serial, he said that he used to come to the shooting with illness. But all the artists on the set used to cooperate with him. It is known that the actress used to take medicine worth Tk 20,000 per month. Besides, the cost of injection was 45 thousand taka. The actress used to go to the shooting set in Sonarpur from Dum Dum with this illness.
গীতা এলএলবি ধারাবাহিকে তাঁর সহ-অভিনেতা ভাস্বর চট্টোপাধ্যায় এক বিশ্বস্ত সংবাদ মাধ্যমকে জানান, ‘মঙ্গলবার রাত ১০টা নাগাদ ওঁর মৃত্যুর খবর পাই। আমি শুটিং সেটে থাকাকালীন খবরটা পাই। মনটা খুব ভারী। তবে আমরা সকলেই মনে করছি, তিনি মুক্তি পেয়েছেন। কারণ শেষদিকে খুব কষ্ট পাচ্ছিলেন মানুষটা।’
Basanti Devi maintained her dominance in the acting world for almost 70 years. He also worked with Uttamkumar, Chitra Biswas, Suchitra Sen. It is known that the actress was diagnosed with stomach cancer. A kidney was also immobile. In early 2025, he returned to the sets of the ‘Gita LLB’ and also participated in the one-year celebrations. However, his physical condition deteriorated due to the rupture of his ribs. Since then, he basically started his distance with the set.
In an interview given to a trusted media in April this year, he said, ‘I was close to fifteen when I stepped into the industry. It has been almost seventy years. How many memories.’ At first, the actress used to do various events in the dance group. Later, the actress gradually made her place in movies, serials, Tolipara from the theater stage. The death of this veteran actress has cast a shadow of grief in Tolipara.
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