Arati Bhattacharya[4] is an Indian Bengali actress, writer and director[5] who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Anil Chatterjee were popular. She later migrate to hindi and then Bhojpuri film industry as a successful script writer.
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Arati Bhattacharya | |
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![]() Satyajit Ray at Bhattacharya's wedding with Kunal Singh. | |
Born | Hoogly (Chunchura) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Kunal Singh [1][2] |
Children | Akash Singh (son) [3] |
Arati Bhattacharya was born in Jamshedpur, India. After passing in matriculation from D.M. Madan Girls High School she joined Jamsedpur Women's College but could not complete her studies.
After her first accidental meeting with Satya Bandhyopadhyay in a college drama in Jamsedpur Satya Bandhyopadhyay invited her to came and work in Kolkata as a Theater artist. Then she to Kolkata with her mother and started her acting career as a theater artist in "Nahabat" play in Rangmahal theater as lead role ' Keya ' Written and directed by Satya Bandhyopadhyay.[6] After getting a break as a lead actress in the film “ Ek Adhuri Kahani ” directed by Mrinal Sen in 1972 she portrayed a number of memorable roles in the 1970s
She is known for films like Preyasi, Stree, and Suryatrishna. She also gives her voice as a singer in the movie Anandamela in 1976. She had worked with Satyajit Roy in Jana Aranya[7] and Mrinal Sen in Ek Adhuri Kahani. She acted in more than 50 Bengali movies. She is also a Kathak dancer.[8] She is also directed a few hindi and Bhojpuri films. Now she is working as a successful script writer in Bhojpuri film industry.
She married Bhojpuri actor and politician Kunal Singh. Actor Akash Singh is her son.