Actress Anjana Bhowmick dies

Bengali actor Anjana Bhowmick has died. The veteran actor was admitted to a hospital in south Kolkata on Friday night due to respiratory problems. She died on Saturday morning.

Anjana, the mother-in-law of actor Jisshu Sengupta, was 79. Anjana's daughter Nilanjana and her husband Jishu were in the hospital with her on Saturday.

Anjana Bhowmik had been ill for a long time and was having old-age-related health issues. She was reportedly bedridden for the last five to six months, and was looked after by her daughters Nilanjana and Chandana. Director Srijit Mukherji, Arindam Sil, and other celebs from Bengali cinema also joined Jishu and Nilanjana at the hospital after Anjana's death.

At the age of 20, Anjana Bhowmik made her debut with the 1964 Bengali film Anustup Chanda. She changed her name to Anjana before the release of her first film. She became known for her chemistry with late actor Uttam Kumar on screen; they worked together in films such as “Thana Theke Aschi”, “Chowringhee”, “Nayika Sambad”, “Kabhi Megh”. Anjana's performance with Soumitra Chatterjee in the film “Maheshweta” (1967) was also praised. Anjana quit films many years ago.

Anjana Bhowmik was born in December 1944.