
Sreela Majumdar
Acting
Biography
Sreela Majumdar (died 1/27/2024) was an Indian film actress who was predominantly associated with Bengali cinema. She made her industry debut with the 1978 movie Parashuram, under the direction of Mrinal Sen, and then went on to be a part of several movies like Ek Din Pratidin, Akaler Sandhane, Chokh, and Arohan. She was seen as a woman from a brothel in director Shyam Benegal's 1983 film Mandi, starring Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in the lead roles. She then featured as one of leads opposite Om Puri and Anil Chatterjee in the role of a widow in the film Chokh. She was also part of movies like Ek Pal (1986) and Prasab (1994). Her 2017 venture includes the drama Baranda, which depicts the complexity of human relationships through the lives of two people. The movie stars her as one of the leads opposite Manali Dey, under the direction of Reshmi Mitra. Her 2023 releases include Palan, directed by Kaushik Ganguly.
Known For

The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.
Mandi

A young woman is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies. Based on the novel by Rabindranath Tagore.
Chokher Bali

Hari, a poor farmer, is a victim of the prevailing agricultural system and faces abject poverty after getting exploited.
Arohan

The film is based on the struggle of a molestation victim and how she comes out of depression with the help of a few friends. According to the director, the film is the story of many such victims in our society. It talks about the struggles they face in their day-to-day lives.
Shlilatahanir Pore

In order to treat his visually impaired son, mill owner Jethia forges some documents to acquire the eyes donated by Jadunath, one of his workers who was wrongfully framed for a couple of murders and sentenced to death.
Chokh

Arko is a school student who forms a beautiful bond with his teacher, Nayanika. It is more of a relationship between two friends rather than a student-teacher relationship.
Mukti

Nandu wants to take over Mastermoshai's property. Meanwhile, his daughter commits suicide after being raped by an evil thug but Mastermoshai's son, Swadhin, and his friend Azad expose the culprit.
Phool Aur Pathor

A middle-class family struggle to make ends meet. Their only hope is their son Rana who always fights injustice which lands him a job in the police force and takes care of the family.
Pratibad

A woman tries to uncover the mystery behind a series of mysterious packages from an anonymous sender that threaten her marriage.
The Parcel

Shankar had a small grocery shop in a suburban area of Kolkata. One day a huge shopping mall came up in the neighborhood and this became a threat to Shankar as well as affecting every person's lifestyle and mentality, society and humanity.
Shankar Mudi

A young woman, ignored by her husband, decides to spend time with the young man who had previously wooed her.
Ek Pal
The City of Joy, is a “target” for a gang of terrorists. The story carries the heroism of two persons Surya and Ganga. Surya who was assigned to the duty of imprisoning the culprits responsible for the explosion that shook the city and its inhabitants were in the grip of fear. Ganga was a hardworking lad and believed in doing anything that came his way.
Target Kolkata

Subhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Ruins fascinate him. While in the village, he gets acquainted with a young woman, Jamini, who has had her heart broken in the past, by another visitor from the big city. Will history repeat itself, or will she find a way out of the ruins at last?
The Ruins

After leaving her family, Teesta seeks solace at the hills and greenery of Kalimpong.
Teesta

Damul (Bonded Until Death) highlights the ill effects of the Bonded Labour System while narrating the story of a bonded labor who is left with no choice but to steal by his landlord.
Damul

Puja, a village girl, works for Pratap Chowdhury as his maid. One day, she decides to help his daughter Moina when she learns that her in-laws are torturing her for not giving them dowry.
Puja

After being accused wrongly of theft, a slightly addled servant runs away to the city, carrying as his only real possession an axe, which he claims to have killed a tiger with. He takes up life among India's throngs of city-dwelling homeless, and for a little while almost has a decent time of it. He has a girlfriend, and one good friend, and gets by through begging and doing odd jobs.
The Man with the Axe

Kaushik Ganguly will bring the story of dismissal in his new film ‘Palan’ in the context of 2022. The characters of Kharij will remain the same, the names will not change. The story will change a bit to keep pace with the context of this era.
Palan

Sharmila is from an affluent family who falls in love with a poor but educated man, Anand. Trouble ensues when the couple finds it difficult to make ends meet.
Neelimay Neel

In order to reach greater heights in her career, Tomosa is willing to go to any extent. Her over-ambitious nature lands her in a conflict with another woman, highlighting their different approaches towards life.