
Shobha Sen

Shobha Sen (17 September 1923 – 13 August 2017) (also known as Sova Sen) was Bengali theatre and film actress.
Personal life.
Earlier she was married to Deba Prasad Sen, a freedom fighter. They divorced and Shoba married theatre personality Utpal Dutta. Udayan, son from her first marriage died a few years earlier. She has one daughter from her marriage to Utpal Dutt, Dr. Bishnupriya Dutt, who is a professor of theatre history in the School of Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Career.
After graduating from Bethune College, she joined Gananatya Sangstha and acted in the lead female role of "Nabanna". She joined the Little Theatre Group in 1953-54 which later became People's Theatre Group. Since then she has acted in many productions of the group, chief among them are: "Barricade", "Tiner Taloyar" and "Titumir".
She has also worked in some films, including "Ek Adhuri Kahani".
On 10 April 2010, Sen received the Mother Teresa International Award.