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How Suchitra Sen Revolutionised Image Of Women In The 1960's

How Suchitra Sen Revolutionised Image Of Women In The 1960's

by The Daily Eye Team April 5 2016, 5:14 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 35 secs

Suchitra Sen’s persona has many dimensions – as the legendary romantic star, who created mushy magic on 700mm; a powerhouse performer, who portrayed a working-woman on screen, at a time when women artists were seen as mere appendages to the narrative; and a woman who suddenly called it quits and willfully withdrew from public gaze completely. This excerpt from SuchitraSen: The Legend and the Enigma by Shoma A Chatterji, published by Harper Collins, looks at Sen as the quintessential working woman, who effortlessly portrayed the dedicated professional woman in many of her films, someone who attempted to create a balance between the demands of love and romance and work.

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