Who Was Bela Bose? Jai Santoshi Maa Actor And Dancer Dies At 79

Bela Bose, a well-known dancer and character actor in the 1960s and 1970s, passed away on February 20. She was 79 years old. According to her spokesperson, Bose passed away at the MGM hospital in Vashi following a cardiac arrest. In the presence of her loved ones and close friends, her final rites were conducted on Tuesday morning.

The veteran actor and classical dancer Bela Bose appeared in a number of movies during the 1960s before becoming well-known across the country for her heartwarming performance in the 1975 hit movie Jai Santoshi Maa.

Who Was Bela Bose?

Bela Bose, who was born in Calcutta (currently Kolkata), was raised in a wealthy family before a financial crisis wiped out their wealth and forced them to move to Mumbai and then Bombay. She began her career as a group dancer in movies after her father passed away in order to provide for her family, and she later took on more roles in films once she finished school in the 1960s.

Before making her first significant breakthrough when she performed a dance number with Raj Kapoor in the 1959 film Main Nashe Mein Hoon and began to be recognised in the Hindi film industry, she played the role of a glamorous dancer, seen in the background of Helen and Aruna Irani, among others, in numerous films such as Bhagam Bhag and CID.

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Bela Bose landed her first leading role in Sautela Bhai in 1962, three years later, opposite Guru Dutt. She then starred in a number of other blockbusters, including Professor with Shammi Kapoor, Bandini with Bimal Roy, and Amrapali alongside Lekh Tandon.

After marrying Ashish Kumar, her co-star in the film Jai Santoshi Maa, Bela Bose changed her name to Bela Sengupta. In the most recent years, the star was quite active on social media, posting old photos from her film sets on Facebook and Instagram.

According to her spokesperson, Bose died on Monday at the MGM hospital in Vashi following a cardiac arrest. Her last rites were performed on Tuesday morning in front of her family and close friends.