Born in 1931, Gita Dey started her career as a child artiste at the age of six.
She acted in both theatre and cinema right up to the age of 14.
Her marriage at the age of 15 to Ashim Kumar Dey, a businessman at Taltala, stalled her acting career for a while. After five years of marital bliss, she made her return to the world of show biz. She came in touch with the veteran of the Bengali stage Sisir Bhaduri.
He took the young star under his fold.
The last play she acted in was 'Badsahi Chaal' in 1996 directed by Gyanesh Mukherjee staged at Rangana in north Kolkata.
Gita Dey, specialised in character role, acted with all artistes and under acclaimed directors including Ritwick Ghatak, Debaki Kumar Bose and Satyajit Ray.
Some of her movies are 'Meghe Dhaka Tara', 'Sat Paakey Bandha', 'Nauka Dubi', 'Malyadaan', 'Abhaya Srikanto', 'Jaya', 'Nishipadda', 'Dui Bhai', 'Ahoban', 'Barnochora', 'Pita Putro' and 'Mouchak'.
Dey had worked with directors of every genre except Mrinal Sen, Rajen Tarafdar and Mangal Chakravorty.
Her long association with All India Radio (AIR) since 1954 came in the shape of her regular assignment as actress in radio plays with which she was involved until recently.
In a career spanning more than six decades, she had acted in 200 Bengali films and some three thousand plays.
In 1988, she received from the then West Bengal Governor Nurul Hassan, a star medal on behalf of the Calcutta University for her lifetime performances.
Among her recent Bengali feature films were 'Bhalobashar Chhoa' directed by Subhash Sen.
Meanwhile, singer Pintu Bhattacharya, who enthralled Bengali homes with his melodious rendition, breathed his last at 0515 hours.
He had been undergoing treatment at the Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital in south Kolkata for some time, his family sources said.
Gifted with a melodious and intense voice, Bhattacharya was a popular household name in Bengal during the final quarter of the previous century.
Though the singer is no more, his renditions 'Ami Cholte Cholte Theme Gecchi', 'Ek Tajmahal Goro' and 'Chalona Dighar Saikat Chhere' will continue reverberating in millions of hearts.
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